Pre-season
Pre-season was a busy one for Blyth Spartans as we brought in 10 players and got rid off 10 also.
Ryan Connor:
A young versatile defender that will improve, will start left back but can also cover the whole of the defence, which is a big help at this level, a player that will hopefully stay until league 1/2.
Gary Wales:
An experienced striker who should easily grab a lot of goals at this level, will only stay for a maximum for 2 seasons but will be a big player for me hopefully.
Bob Malcolm:
I was really happy when he agreed to sign as he is a very good CM and can play at a much higher level easily so will be in the team for 3-4 seasons.
Steven Thicot:
This is the signing of the window as he is my best CB and CM, he is only 24 and is my best player, stat-wise, by a country mile!
Frederic Daquin:
AML/R both needed improved drastically and Daquin will be my AMR, he has good crossing and dribbling stats so will be a good winger and as a bonus he is still fairly fast for his age.
Omar Koroma:
A young striker that will play alongside Gary Wales and hopefully benefit from his experience. Omar will play the AF role as he doesn't as good finishing but is a better all round player, can improve and will stay with me for a long time!
Ludovic Roy: I needed 2 keepers as there wasn't a decent one to start with, Roy will be the sub keeper as he isn't as good as the other keeper but he will be good cover for a couple of seasons.
Stephen Stirling:
A CM that is already a very accomplished player but can still improve, he can play at a much higher level so will hopefully stay with me until about league 1/Championship.
Cedrick Fiston:
Only player that my backroom staff showed me that I decided to sign, he is a AML that is 10x better than the one already at the club, along with Daquin, I hope that they can get 15-20 assists each from crosses.
James Gilpin: My first choice keeper, he's only 21 so can still improve and will hopefully keep between 5-15 clean sheets this season. Will be first choice for BSN and BSP but will be replaced for league 2
Pre-season results:
Blyth 1-4 York
Lee Mason
Blyth 1-3 Arbroath
Lee Mason
Blyth 2-2 Spartans
Ryan Connor Wayne Buchanan
Blyth 2-2 Annan
Lee Mason Wayne Buchanan
I'm happy with pre-season, we didn't win any games but we scored goals and we didn't have a decent keeper for all of the games, nearly all players are fully fit and have good morale. Just about to play the first game. Will post player screenshots tomorrow
