MadAmster
Vital Squad Member
........ the transfer window opens.
What, is any, additions would you make.
Do we leave Lowe and Thomas out on their loans to continue to get regular first team football? I would. Neither would be first choice this season and both they and the club will benefit from their staying at their current clubs.
Incoming?
2 full backs? Not impossible IMO. a left and a right. However, McDonald is having a very good season at left back with the U23s and is a more than reasonable cover player, IMO, should Malone suffer injury, suspension or loss of form. Malone also needs to work on his right foot as, when challenged with his back to the sideline he can only play the ball backwards, taking the sting out of the attack. Right back? Wisdom has been less than convincing in his occasional games this season. Nowhere near the player he was in his loan period with us and definitely not the player who won the League and Cup double with Red Bull Salzburg at centre half.
Do we need a centre half? We have Keogh and Tomori starting and Pearce on the bench. Hudds and Wisdom who can also play there. Is that sufficient if we are aiming for promotion?
Midfield. We have a plethora of small(ish), fast players but only BJ and Bryson of any physical prowess. For games against the likes of Stoke, Leeds, Millwall etc do we need another physical presence? Thorne now he is starting to look good again in his U23 performances?
Up top, again we have small(ish) fast players for the wide berths and Marriott/Nuge/Waghorn for the central roles. I don't see the need for another forward.
From the 23s, I have already mentioned McDonald. Another who I think is capable of making the transition to the first team is Louis Sibley.
Possibilities enough to talk about.
What, is any, additions would you make.
Do we leave Lowe and Thomas out on their loans to continue to get regular first team football? I would. Neither would be first choice this season and both they and the club will benefit from their staying at their current clubs.
Incoming?
2 full backs? Not impossible IMO. a left and a right. However, McDonald is having a very good season at left back with the U23s and is a more than reasonable cover player, IMO, should Malone suffer injury, suspension or loss of form. Malone also needs to work on his right foot as, when challenged with his back to the sideline he can only play the ball backwards, taking the sting out of the attack. Right back? Wisdom has been less than convincing in his occasional games this season. Nowhere near the player he was in his loan period with us and definitely not the player who won the League and Cup double with Red Bull Salzburg at centre half.
Do we need a centre half? We have Keogh and Tomori starting and Pearce on the bench. Hudds and Wisdom who can also play there. Is that sufficient if we are aiming for promotion?
Midfield. We have a plethora of small(ish), fast players but only BJ and Bryson of any physical prowess. For games against the likes of Stoke, Leeds, Millwall etc do we need another physical presence? Thorne now he is starting to look good again in his U23 performances?
Up top, again we have small(ish) fast players for the wide berths and Marriott/Nuge/Waghorn for the central roles. I don't see the need for another forward.
From the 23s, I have already mentioned McDonald. Another who I think is capable of making the transition to the first team is Louis Sibley.
Possibilities enough to talk about.