FORMER Bromley boss Andy Woodman has criticised the club’s summer recruitment – saying some of the signings wouldn’t have got into other League One teams.
Ahead of their first-ever season in the third tier following their League Two title win, the Ravens made twelve permanent signings and completed three loan deals.
Bromley started the campaign with a win and a draw, but Woodman was sacked after six defeats in the next eight games.
“I’d just signed a new contract [until 2028], so that was a bit bizarre,” Woodman said on the BBC’s 72+ EFL podcast.
“I just felt we didn’t get the players we should have. I’m sure one or two of them were out of our reach but we just didn’t really put our marker down until late.
“Then we end up having seven players come in over one or two days that, in my opinion, weren’t good enough to get in League One teams and suddenly they think they should be in my League One team.”
Woodman led the side from the National League to League One in three seasons.
“I felt I was building something and I wanted to finish the job,” Woodman said. “Would I, in hindsight, have liked to have walked away on my terms in the summer? Maybe, but I was quite excited about the next chapter.
“We probably got to League One too quickly. We couldn’t do all the infrastructure stuff – it was impossible.”
Despite admitting to being angry at his sacking, he hopes owner Robin Stanton-Gleaves and the club achieve their aim of staying in the division under new boss Karl Robinson.
“Two weeks ago I was fuming and now I’ve moved on,” Woodman said. “I sincerely wish them all the best.
“I want them to stay up. I want my legacy to live on at that football club because I’ve worked so hard to get them to where they’ve got to.
“As much as I was disappointed, I can’t do anything about that now.
“I can only move on and look forward to my next challenge, and hopefully put another club on the map.”
