Yes, I might have opted to have given Silva the benefit of the doubt for a while longer. However, all these departures (apart from Kiernan?) merely demonstrate just how bad much of last summer's recruitment actually was. It's no doubt true that Julian was working in difficult circumstances at times but perhaps we'll be able to tell a bit more about that by how Slough do this season.Tony wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2026 1:58 pm Partly forced on us by circumstance ( ownership issues/ funding/change of manager) but hardly helps create a bond with fans. As I said a long way back on this thread, did many of last season's squad deserve another chance given the flirtation with relegation? Only three of last season's squad retained, which, if deliberate, says a lot about how Dowse sees matters. With so little retention it doesn't matter much starting again with a clean slate of players. We can just hope that they perform and we can achieve some level of stability. Silva is probably one I might have retained but thought we never quite worked out his best position.
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Lord Elpus
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No, I meant in terms of how his choices of players translate to performance on the pitch and where they are in the table.
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Lord Elpus
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Oh yes, it either says their budget is higher than ours was or he learned very quickly!Tony wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2026 6:04 pm I realised that, I meant he hasn’t signed any of them which may or may not say something.
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HamptonMad
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Dowson missed the best young Aldershot player. Harry Thorpe has signed a contract with Havant and WaterloovilleThelittleowl1 wrote: Wed Jul 01, 2026 3:30 pmSeems like a player with a lot of experience at higher level. Definitely the type of player we need.
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BevereeMaster
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Hopefully my non league lovers can name a few trialists today!
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Thelittleowl1
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According to Dowse's interview today, we have signed Sak Hassan from Wealdstone.