I can't see us getting much more in between now and the end of the window
We've not replaced like for like in terms of Matt Clarke, but Downing looks an assured CB. Raggett will be a good squad defender and James Bolton looks solid, but hasn't played much due to injury. We've really strengthed our forward line with Harrison and Marquis coming in. Marcus Harness while not going to score the goals Lowe did will have a big hand in a lot of goals this season and looks a very good buy. Ryan Williams when fit will be a good squad winger. Ross McCrorie add bite to the midfield that we didn't have last season when Naylor was suspended. Very happy with our business and I think our squad is alot better than last season in terms of balance.
The players Bond has brought in all seem to be of fairly decent quality so far Blackman aside. Quite happy with our window so far we still need another winger and some creativity in the middle of the park and we'll be done.
We probably overspent this time a year ago, so given most of our funds are (presumably) going towards our return home, we're tending to promote youth instead of spending over the odds on experience.
Pretty decent, although a lot are raw and unproven - Ndjoli, Jakubiak, Mandron and Willock are our forward signings but none has done it at this level before. Confident they will be ok though.
Overall, fairly happy. We've signed a couple of highly-rated and sought after players that may have gone to Championship clubs - Wales U21 captain Regan Poole (from Man Utd) and Hiram Boateng (from Exeter). Happy we re-signed Rhys Healey on a permanent from Cardiff who was excellent in L2 last season for us, just hoping he can keep that form in L1. Re-signing Ben Reeves seems a good move too as he was one of the best #10s in the league when he was last with us and was also linked with a Championship move.
Signed a couple of questionable players like Jordan Bowery and Joe Mason though who I don't think will be good enough for us and we still probably need another striker or attacking mid.
I think our transfers have been reasonable but we still have players that didn't really do the business in league 2 IMHO and therefore can't see them performing in league 1.
I suppose it is always difficult knowing who will make the step up when you have been promoted and therefore who to keep and who to let go. Some obviously will be good enough but those borderline players who got you promotion and have been kept for whatever reason, could be the weak link more than who has been brought in.
I think my main worry, rather than the players is Tisdale. He actually hasn't got the most stellar CV at this level.
Lost two players - young Dan Adshead to Norwich for a decent fee plus add-ons; Kgosi Ntlhe to Scunny who presumably offered a better deal/closer to Peterborough where he started his career.
Signed a couple of experienced players - Jimmy Ryan is a solid midfielder if he can stay fit; Eoghan O'Connel was rescued from the Buryshambles without the need to relocate to Devon.
And four decent-quality loanees from further up the food chain:
Goalie Robert Sanchez from Brighton seems a confident sort, who did decently enough for Forest Green last season according to their fans; Left Back Rhys Norrington-Davies from Sheffield United earned rave reviews from Barrow fans in last year's loan spell (and looks very good from what I've seen; Forward Rekeil Pyke enjoyed his loan with us last year enough to return for a full season - he's raw but willing, and I suspect once he finds the net he'll get a few; Centre Back Tyler Magloire comes from Blackburn's under-23's, with some sentiment from Rovers fans wanting him to be put in their first team instead of being loaned out, he's also allegedly faster than Kylian M'Bappe, but unless the latter makes an unexpected move to Gillingham we probably won't find out this year!