The Rebel Army is building up but doesn’t hold your breath
for this team to show off its might as they at least will be pushing for a
decorous campaign and possibly finish among the top five spots, but no with no run
for the shield.
As this upcoming season, the club is building up with a
more youthful approach and for manager Neal Fenn his approach will be a more
relax one instead of putting a winner in the field, opting for a calmer
attitude and positive results in the end.
For a season that saw one of its most winningest managers
of this club John Caulfield losing his job after poor results from his
Leesiders in the 2019 season, for Neale Fenn his job was to keep City firm in
the top circuit and look for a more positive 2020.
Still, I credit manager Fenn approach and leveling the
club to close strong and saved it from possible disaster as the way this club
saw several players leaving for England’s Championship league.
So far, in the
preseason the club has to build some of its most vulnerable spots with several
important players that maybe could uplift this club to finish above the top
three spots and earn a return to European competitions.
Somehow this can be a sort of boost for the team
confidence in its players, but this club will not be that hard fighting and
a competitive squad that delights us with its game back in 2017 when they almost
won all the league competition shields.
The need to develop young talent and get some notable
rookies to make their debut and putting minutes in the field will be one of
manager Fenn tasks to uplift this team academy as well as thinking of this club's
immediate future.
However, the team has seen a few important players leave
the institution as the likes of Connor McCarthy going to Saint Mirren of the SPL,
Shane Griffin, Tadgh Ryan, Connor McCormack, Liam Kearney, and Dan Casey.
For manager Fenn it was business as usual before the end of
last campaign as the man assured the return of several players to the club as
he was busy at work alongside their new GM Joe Gamble.
As the club with players like Cian Coleman, David Harrington,
Cian Murphy, Ronan Hurley, Alec Byrne, Rob Slevin, Charlie Fleming, Cian Bargary,
Liam Bossin, Mark McNulty sealed their compromise and return to the club.
On the transfers market the arrivals of Cory Galvin from Waterford,
Dylan McGlade Bray Wanderers, Connor Davis Derry City, Joe Redmond Birmingham
City, Reyon Dillon formerly from Crystal Palace and Corinthians and Harry Ochieng
from the English side Wingate & Finchley.
In addition to giving professional contracts to U-19 prospect’s
Beineón O’Brien-Whitmarsh, Rory Doyle and Dale Holland as the team are looking forward
to its youth academy to build upon its future.
In the end, Cork City will not be the cup winner but it
will have its shoots to win some trophies, but I doubt this squad will make a
dash to finish among the top three even winning the league shield, a sixth-place finish is my forecast.
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