The whole dimension of the club will change.
A: Weve seen Thelwell bring in a significant number of players for the youth teams last summer. The pick of which appear to be Benjamin, Clarke & Graham.
Imagine the growth he could implement with funds. Even £10mil a season would go a long way here in recruitment.
B: The stadium and training facilities are supposedly top notch. There was an article on Newcastle this week regarding their players e.g Gordon, Isak and Guimaraes being sold on a stadium and new training ground -- they are now 'unsettled' as it looks like those infrastructure projects wont happen during their contracts with the club.
C: Half our squad will be out of contract this summer. Some may be kept on low cost short term extenstions, nevertheless there is a massive opportunity to rebuild the team and squad.
These players are contracted beyond this season
2026:
Mykolenko
Garner
Tarkowski
2027
Branthwaite
Pickford
McNeil
Beto
Chermiti
Iroegbunam
Patterson
Armstrong
Dixon
2028
O'Brien
2029
Ndiaye
Some of these will also be sold. However this is only 14 players from e.g a 23 man squad.
We will need to spend significantly in January and the summer.
The opportunity to take this club to where it belongs in the top 6 is achievable with a focus on youth and infrastructure as well as a few key signings able to come in and take us to the next level.
Its going to be a rollercoaste