The 2020-21 English Football League seasons will start on 12th September, our League One campaign will then run through to end on the 8th May 2021 all being well. Obviously we're still waiting on news of the fixture list and with our new stadium in Plough Lane not expected to be ready till end of October whether we can switch a few games to away fixtures or perhaps play behind closed doors at Kingsmeadow, or find somewhere local available, that part of the new season is very much an unknown quantity at this moment in time.
Signings / Squad News
Glyn Hodges has bolstered his squad for next season by completing the signing of right-back Cheye Alexander. The 25-year-old has signed on the dotted line after leaving Barnet, where he spent two seasons playing for the National League club. Cheye was a product of the West Ham United Academy and has also been on the books with Aldershot Town prior to his time with Barnet. So far that's the only confirmed new recruit, we hope there will be some more before the season begins in September, a Goalkeeper is still surely a must have again this year with only the inexperienced Nik Tzanev available else we might need to ask the coach Ashley Bayes to have a go 😏
And as if they were reading my mind we get an update later the same day ... The Dons manager has announced the loan signing of 24-year-old goalkeeper Connal Trueman from Birmingham City. Connal, who made 10 appearances in the Championship last season after signing a new contract with the club he joined as a boy, signs for Wimbledon on a season-long loan deal.
Glyn Hodges said that Connal is a goalkeeper who he has tracked for some time after a glowing recommendation from a respected figure in the game. “Connal has been on my radar for a while,” said our manager. “Kevin Hitchcock, who is a friend of mine and was Goalkeeper Coach at Birmingham when Zola was manager, told me about Connal a long time ago. When he became available we took the opportunity to sign him and we are delighted to have him on board. Connal is at a great age and he could potentially end up being the Birmingham number one so we have got him at a good time and he’s hungry to do well. He is forging a career for himself and if he comes here and does well for himself it will be great for both parties.”
Stadium News
The latest pictures from the club show the start of the "semi permanent" stands going up at New Plough Lane. This is great progress even though we are unlikely to see them any time soon being part of the club and the progress being made knowing we are so close to returning home again.
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