Sun Sep 12, 2021 8:22 am
Chris Hughton:
"How good this squad compared to last season's squad will be determined over the next period of games," Hughton said.
"It's going to be a younger squad. I think the average age of players that have come in is about 23, we probably have the youngest squad in the Championship.”
"You can't start post-window and not be happy with the squad that you've got. There aren't any managers that get everything they want and the only thing that would have been more helpful would have been getting players in earlier than we did."
Mick McCarthy:
"The lads at the top of the league are probably the two teams with the best squads and most depth.
They’ve managed to keep hold of most of their players and have been building strong squads for years.
The four places below that are something we are striving towards.
We had a push last year, but it was a little too late.
The goals is top six. You can never call the Championship, it’s always competitive, but the gaffer won’t let us take our foot off the pedal."