Dulwich Hamlet - Season 1 Review
Not too much to say other than I was super glad we had Danny Mills this season and have managed to extend his contract for another year! The whole season was carried by us putting the ball on his head as often as possible during each 90 minutes, he managed to stay injury-free and we performed really well because of it. I think that if we had a bit more squad depth to cover serious injuries elsewhere we may have made the playoffs but I'm also fine with spending another year building with the new youth that came through.
The intake looked decent but I was pretty disappointed in the lack of DMs and STs predicted to come through as we only have 1 decent DM currently and no real backup for Danny Mills up top. The intake was pretty much as previewed but there are a couple of attackers who may be able to fill in up top if need be.
9 elite talents was a pleasant surprise and although none of them are going to be setting the world on fire anytime soon, there are at least 3 who will go straight into the first team and a bunch more who will be filling in on a regular basis. (Players are nicknamed after my stream viewers!)
TOP 3 TALENTS
Simon is an exciting prospect able to play as WB on either side. With a professional personality I'd expect him to progress nicely given the amount of minutes he's likely to play. Technique isn't great and he's a tad short but he performed well enough in the last few games of the season.
Jasondubu is a pacey Inside Forward who will get a lot of matches for us next year. From what I've seen of him he likes to dribble and is capable of moments of magic but his lack of determination may hamper his development. I'd still expect him to do well for us at this level over the next year or two.
Jubee is a really solid option for us in defence or even in the midfield and they're an aerial threat up top via set pieces. They will probably start around half the games next season as with the low natural fitness of 3 they got extremely tired after each game they played and couldn't be risked for the following fixture.
There's the proof of no transfers!!
Time for me to crack on with season 2!