I understand various factors make recruitment tricky for Boston, regardless of who they're managed by, but Den (for all his faults) managed to put together a team that was by today's standards very settled and also really quite good. So it's not impossible. It's very telling that we're now beholden to the likes of Harrogate Town for short-term loan deals (or not) - it shows things are slightly chaotic and day-today. Non-league is edging that way for sure, but getting a settled squad nailed down early is one way you can gain an edge over teams like us, who failed to do so when the weather was warm.
Recruitment and retention simply has to get better, simple as that - and we have to start getting better at getting our summer signings right. It did for Den two years ago and it's doing for Craig now. Trying to fix July's mistakes in mid-season is extraordinarily difficult.
You have got it spot on. As YC says As well most of his signings were not given time to settle in. So yes how was CE ever gonna get a settled side? As so many supporters have said: we just don't look like a Team....And this revolving door, quick fix, bring some more loans in, loan him out regime is the absolute root of this inconsistency. Once the star summer signings were deemed unfit for purpose, the die was cast & Craig has gone through a ridiculous amount of players.
As u say the successful sides at this level know each other inside out, they have a gang mentality & A strong Team work ethic (And a goalscorer). Greene's successful 3 full seasons was built on the above qualities. He could also get the absolute max out of players & they fought for each other. You have to say that Craig appears unable to foster that spirit, belief & mentality into any of the dozens he has signed never mind build a consistent, settled side.
