Central midfield

Evans played CM for Portsmouth quite a lot so should be good cover.

 

Its the one position we'd have to fill square hole with a round peg if either Watt or Sutton get injured. I think Shanks is the closest relacement we have or is it Scales?

 

I'm trusting Turnbull, Trueman and Sellers are confident they have the cover they need for CM as I just can't believe this is something they've overlooked.

 

Cooke can play deeper. He's not as effective, but he's comfortable there. Evans can do it too, Clarke to maybe a lesser extent. Its maybe a risk and we'll see how it pans out. We do have options though and its likely we had to make a call over where best to spend our money for most return. Strengthening the starting spots for the wide forward areas was a higher priority.

 

Evans has also played a lot of his football at right back so could cover there if we moved FCD to holding mid without it being square peggs

 

Ossie Ardiles approach. To be fair I wouldn't put in past Rowe being able to drop back

 

Pritchard

 

The way the kids have performed in their first year this season we could be tempted to call-up Charlie Wood from the under-18s. It will be interesting to see who they give pro contracts to at the end of the season.

 

Can't see Watt or Sutton wanting to miss any part of this rebuild under Trueman and Sellars so it will take a very bad injury to sideline them.

 

I believe Staunton has played holding midfield as well. I can’t seeing him getting a game at centre back unless we get injuries

 

Loads of options Staunton played holding midfield for youth teams

 

For the first time in a long time I have faith in the management to make the right decisions in terms of team selection, substitutions and recruitment. If they thought we needed another in midfield they'd have brought someone in. They didn't, and that's good enough for me.

 

I agree. It isn't a priority. Unless there was the chance of a really good CM in the window just gone, leave it until the summer when there's more options to choose from.

 

They can bring someone in if they want, transfer windows are now irrelevant to us. We boss recruitment and if we want to sign someone outside the window we will, there's nothing their club, the EFL, FA, UEFA or FIFA can do about it.

 

Don’t know when Pritchard’s back, I can see him in CM.

 

A "Jim O'Brien Type"

 

I think Sutton is doing a great job there

 

We all do, but we're talking about options in case he gets injured or his inevitable suspension.