Day 49

French striker Malik Rezgane joined us on trial. I don't think he's got much chance of earning a contract—too similar to our existing talent, lacking versatility, nearing his peak. But if he turns out to be a goal machine, I could be swayed.

Scout Ian Gardner recommended I sign Cork City's 31-year-old Irish defender Neal Horgan, whose contract expires in around four months. The report suggests that he's a better right back than Peter Bore, so it's worth considering. I asked for a second opinion.

A note from your editor

It's just a quick one today.

These days where next to nothing happens appear to be the norm we can expect throughout the season. I'm trying to think of a way to give them more value—a funny anecdote, deep-diving into the training system and creating individually-tailored schedules for everyone in the squad, or even fictional colour (telling stories about encounters with secretaries or imagined board meetings, or perhaps regaling you with expanded versions of the little details you find in player and team profiles).

I'm not quite sure how to progress, though. Most of the interesting days will be, from here on out, when the first-team plays a match, and that will generally be only once a week—occasionally twice. On the other days, expect me to experiment with ways to develop the narrative of this blog. I don't want to blow out the length of entries just for the sake of it, but I do want to make it worth your while reading (and mine writing).

So let me know if you like or dislike anything you read on here in the coming weeks, and I'll try to shape the content accordingly.