I don't think we need a new CT/CM to go up, and here's why.

[ryans father]

A central pairing of Bridcutt and Sparrow is not a top 6 pairing IMO. We have seen Bridcutt can get over run when alongside Harley/Sparrow/Dicker etc etc

I'm pretty sure to accommodate Vicente we will go with 1 up top and GP will bring in a 2nd midfielder to sit / box to box.

New CM is essential if we are to achieve top 6.

I think we could be a play off side without a new striker but we are then banking on Hoskins / Adgestein stepping up / being a capable back up

This!

 

[Gonzo]

Liam Trotter please!

... or did he go to Southampton?

 

[Surf's Up]

Too many games last season where we we're completely bullied around the midfield, it was so frustrating to watch. We definitely need a CM.

I think this is the key this year. It's easy to forget and to get carried away with pre-season success but this is a highly physical division and we have to have a degree of physicality in the centre of the park otherwise we will not be able to sustain a place in the upper echelons of the league. We also need strength in depth which means adequate cover for every position.

 

[Silk]

Liam Trotter please!

... or did he go to Southampton?

Lots of stories that Southampton are interested but I don't think he's gone there..yet

 

[B.W.]

Tell you what, I'm going to trust Gus' judgement on the need for a powerhouse midfielder and target man, and not the overly-optimistic posters on this thread... we WERE overrun in midfield far too often last year, and we ARE also short of a plan B, so we need both new players... otherwise, we will finish around about where we finished last season, maybe a little higher...

Make no mistake, the objective is promotion / play-offs minimum, and we will almost certainly fall short of the play-offs if we fail to strengthen our squad further...