Yes, but looking at the first XIs that won the Division in 2004, and now:

2004 2006 Otto's Choice
Green Green -
Edworthy Colin Edworthy (but Colin's OK)
Drury Drury -
Fleming Davenport Davenport
Mackay Doherty Mackay
Holt Safri Safri
Henderson - Hendo's better than nothing.
Francis Hughes Francis, by a country mile.
Roberts Ashton Ashton
Huckerby McVeigh This is an odd one, as ...
McVeigh Huckerby Huckerby.

Stick an on-form McKenzie or Jarvis in for McVeigh and it's not really any worse than the team that won the League, midfield aside. So I don't see why the pessimism about the quality in the team - admittedly the squad worries me.

In 2003-4 we had Mulryne if Francis wasn't perfoming, andMcKenzie and Svensson to fill in up front. And of course, some better loanees than Marney and Lisbie. But I stand by my point that we're only 3 or 4 players short of having a really decent first team.

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot, Nov 6, 21:24:16