Championship 2022-2023 signings and departures

I would imagine it's a tactical decision by the DoR, with what budget is available. Quite a young squad generally means less injuries. 

If you sign players in August as oppoosed to June that's 2 months salary you are saving...

I'd imagine they'll sign 4-5 before season starts then

At present yes - and yes that feels like a small squad

The '1st team squad' page on the website is password protected! I wonder what the rationale is behind that?

Yes, he does! He wants a successful Level 2 but his hands are tied over money until the Premiership Agreement is renegotiated.it’s also interesting to see how many players from BUCS teams have joined the Premiership this summer, perhaps why Conor O’Shea was suggesting a competition including them and Level 2.

This is replicated all over The Championship - do you think Mr Sweeney knows this?

We attended a "Meet The Players" evening at The Mennaye the other night. Pirates have 20 new players, but a lot of very young (and very promising) players. We have lost a lot of experienced players from last season so I think top 4 would be a hell of an achievement. We had positive news on the long running stadium saga. The CEO stated that the project would go ahead despite the blow when Cornwall Council decided not to include it in the bids for levelling up funding (a shock out of the blue). It will be on a smaller scale than originally planned, but the planning permission for the original blue print is, and will remain, in place. So there will be the chance to expand as time goes on. He also said that there is a review of minimum criteria going on and there is a chance that minimum capacity will be cut from 10,000 to 5,000. That would certainly make lot of sense and make life a lot easier. We live in hope.