I think we need to look at someone to play one of SG 10s as they have all
been shocking. That said we signed two in the summer and it would seem a bit of an admission of failure by the scouting set up
I think he’ll be looking for full backs that provide more threat going forward. The two Matts can’t cross for shit at the moment.
To be honest - what I would really like to see is us sign someone in any position that we can all agree is an obvious upgrade on what we have.
I think we need to strong second half of the season to try and hold onto SJM and EMI in the summer
On the last point you make, I'd like to believe that a decent run of form would be enough to keep our better players, but I don't. If they are off, it's already a done thing bar the paperwork and serious injury, and our results between now and the end of the season is utterly irrelevant.
It might be different for lesser players, but for players like SJM and Martinez, where we'd be looking at >£70m each, I think they are planned / agreed (certainly in principle) well in advance.