The way things are going it looks as though we are going to end up with more or less the same squad as last year apart from Williams, now that keegan and Matty have signed up, which can only be a good thing as we have usually started a new season with a bunch of strangers.So their familiarity with each other is a great bonus.

Cheers, not a surprise really.



Wray that was the kids name I was trying to think of that signed at the same time as Ackroyd. Yeah there certainly seems to be a bit of hype behind Ackroyd, hopefully he can fullfil it with us.

Every time ive watched Ackroyd Ive been impressed with him.

When I look at a youngster the question I ask is not will they make it - far to early to tell - but will they benefit from a full time environment.

I never got that feeling with Mazive or Moules. They both looked as good as they were ever going to imho. Where as in say Crowther and Jowitt I can still see room for growth. TJ and to a degree Batch are already there.

Ackroyd looks to have acres of potential so well worth persisting with. He won't get any game time other tha friendlies and maybe a cup game but he should get the chance to impress in training. Wray is a longer term project but he has one big selling point, he's big and seems to have the heart to match.

Fingers crossed for both.

Luke Hooley is the player that impressed well last season, he went very well at Oldham in his loan spell, starring in games and picking up man of the match awards which is very impressive. SL supporters tend to be snobbish when talking about the `lower leagues `but many many SL youngsters are sent out on loan to lower league clubs and fail to impress, mainly because they are still very young and the game is bloody tough, and perhaps some players feel a bit above that level and do not go with the correct attitude. So for Luke do impress so well at Oldham suggests to me that firstly he is very talented and secondly and of equal importance he has a first class attitude. Bodes very well. Bit of quality at full back with Grix, Jowitt and Hooley

Also went on loan to Dewsbury and impressed. Just not sure about his status, is he in next years full time squad?