They’re Danny Rohl’s players now

At this point, whether certain lads were signed under a previous regime or not, they’re Danny Röhl’s players now. That’s not blind loyalty or pretending the past didn’t happen. It’s just the reality of how a proper football club should operate if it wants any sort of continuity.

For years we’ve lived in that cycle where a new coach comes in, doesn’t fancy half the squad, and suddenly it’s another rebuild. That might be satisfying in theory, but in practice it costs money, costs time, and usually costs points in the early months while everything settles. The smarter approach is the one the club were apparently trying to move towards even before the takeover: build a squad with a clear baseline, then let the manager coach it upwards rather than replacing the lot.

Continuity matters more than folk admit

Every manager will have preferences. That’s normal. But you don’t want a dressing room made up of “his signings” and “someone else’s signings” every time there’s a change. It becomes an excuse factory. Players hide behind it, fans argue about it, and the club ends up spinning its wheels.

If the structure is right, the expectation is simple: you come in, you coach what you’ve got, and you add quality where it’s genuinely needed. That doesn’t mean standing still. It means being targeted, not frantic.

Left-back is the glaring one

The clearest example is left-back. If the club themselves are saying we’re light in certain areas, then that’s where recruitment should be pointed. Not because it’s fashionable, not because it gets the fans excited for a week, but because you can’t go through a season with obvious gaps and expect consistency.

It’s also one of those positions that affects everything else. Balance in the build-up, width when we’re trying to stretch teams, even how comfortable you are pushing bodies forward. When a spot like that looks thin, the whole side can end up compensating.

Outgoings might be quieter than people think

I’m not convinced the main sales will be the names everyone throws around in first-team arguments. More likely, the churn comes from the edges: loans going back and players moving on at the end of deals. That’s still turnover, mind you. It still needs replaced. But it’s a different kind of rebuild than shifting your core.

And timing matters. A lot of the replacement work can’t fully happen until bodies are actually out the door, unless the club have a clear target and the opportunity arrives early. That’s when you act. Otherwise, you risk stacking the squad with too many of the same type and having to fix it again in January.

So yes, additions are needed. But the bigger point is the mindset: treat the squad as a club asset, not a manager’s personal project. If Danny Röhl improves what’s already here and we fill the obvious gaps, we’re finally moving like a serious operation.

Written by Angus1812: 11 January 2026