It is almost 11 weeks since the 2022 season ended with Derry City lifting the FAI Cup, and teams across the country will be anxious to get going as they seek their own versions of success this year.Just one side in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division will go into 2023 with a new manager and the transfer window has not seen major activity thus far.While many teams may look similar to what we saw finish the season in November, there are always hopes and concerns about who may improve or decline when the League of Ireland gets going again.We have gone through each team and asked one question of them that may be key in determining whether they can achieve their goals this season.The top scorer for Bohs in 2022 was Dawson Devoy with eight.
That's the lowest for a Bohs top scorer since Ryan McEvoy had five in 2013 for a Gypsies team that finished one place above the dreaded drop zone.However, Devoy will be in Milton Keynes rather than Phibsborough in 2023 with the next highest scorers now in Tallaght [Liam Burt, 7] and Fleetwood [Promise Omochere, 5] while Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe [4] was released.That leaves a big hole to fill for a Gypsies team who scored 25% fewer goals than the previous season as they failed to replace Georgie Kelly.In has come Dean Williams, described by Declan Devine as a "real poacher who will score important goals for us".
Bohs will require him to score more than the six he had for Drogheda United last season, which included two penalties, and a 13-game drought to end the season.The financial realities of relegation in 2020 forced Cork City to rebuild with a young squad in the First Division drawn largely from their successful youth academy.Thirteen players who made at least 10 starts in 2022 had an