rlPotter's First Dayrl

The video interview on the site is very interesting. Does sound a little like he's asking for fans to be patient while the new team gel's, which is only fair. New coaching staff, new training techniques and, at the moment, 10 new players including a new 7 and 9. It's going to take a while for everyone to settle. But I'm still confident about next season and that the dark times are behind us and a new day will dawn at Odsal.

Now, if the club could only get the stadium redevelopment on track

Must say i can see us doing VERY Well this season. Like you say all we need is a new stadium or a very big refubishment

we should get a more enclosed stadium to make a better atmosphere

Indeed.

And how should we set about getting one?

Maybe Bradfords Top Lad could tell us?

Who was the kid lifting the weights wearing the NO30 Jersey?

Maybe I already asked him?

Posted on the pledge thread - but probably better here:

Interesting that he singles out Southernwood along with Diskin and Kearney - maybe he'll play a bigger part than we thought, especially if we don't get the stand-off we are chasing.

He does, but he didn't seem very enthusiastic to me when he mentioned Cain. Maybe I was reading too much into it though.

way it sounded to me was cain was doing an ok job in the standoff role in training until the proper standoff arrives. didnt sound to me like potter considered him ready to do role in 1st team yet. just way I interpreted it. interesting as seem to remember plenty of wakey fans telling us standoff was his best position when we signed him.

That's kind of what I meant. I wasn't saying he didn't rate Cain, just that the way he referred to him as doing "ok" was more of a suggestion he didn't think he'd be using him in the first team too much straight away.

It's difficult to know though as he's only just got there so can't have seen too much of everyone himself. His knowledge of how they've been going in training will be more based on what St. Hilaire & Evans have told him.

Or more astutely, he has no desire to place unrealistic expectations on the lad for 2011.

I thought that as well mate, he wasn't overly enthusiastic.

But I think it's widely accepted within the club that Cain won't be rushed due to his size, and won't be featuring too much this year.

Yeh Alan Langer was a giant of a man.

Allan Langer was 5ft 5 and weighed 88kg.
Cain Southernwood has five inch more in terms of height, and is 5kg less.

It was Paul Medley's words, not mine, in saying Southernwood wouldn't be rushed due to his size.