How many more senior  players do we need

We got the pace now, we’ve got the clever link up play I’d still like to see a combative big beast to finish off the squad up top.

I think having a big unit available to put on up front (even if it isn't 'Plan A') is certainly a helpful option, not least because some of the defences in this division are simply massive and the useless referees tend to let them shove smaller players around. Just remember how many times Lloyd was fouled with impunity or even penalised for standing up to fouls from big defenders last season. There will be certain games where the same occurs with Rose this coming season, assuming he's going to be playing a similar role.

Whatever the rights or wrongs, we have to take a view that some of the referees are going to be uselessly biased in favour of big defenders and only a big bloke to match will allow us to get near some parity in the decision-making.

Surely we'll be signing two keepers? Even if one is a younger backup option. Battersby has gone so we need two. Unless there's a youth keeper coming through that I don't know about?

Need one more striker Think if we signed a Luke Armstrong sort, then the strikers would be done.
But for me we also need another winger, Creative/Goalscoring Centre Midfielder, Centre half and 2 x keepers

Quoted from OddShapedBalls

I'm unsure how we'll be setting up next season but I do think a 3-man midfield is the most effective these days, hunt for distribution, clifton for some steel and drive and a defensive mid (who can pass accurately) to screen the defence.  I certainly reckon we'll get more value out of Hunt next season with the more lively wing/forwards we're bringing in.

We'll only have 1 keeper next year, I think another CB will come for sure, hopefully another RB/RWB, a defensive CM, a bruiser CF and another wing/forward please.

Be interesting to see what loans we do get in after JS mentioned prem teams asking us what positions we needed filling.....

Total stab in the dark and we still have a few signings to come in but if this was our squad right now I'd have a guess at 433 / 4231

As many as PH wants . It's up to him , not us to tell him

I wonder how big a part Waterfall & Holahan will play next season ?

You would think Hurst will want to have the quality so that they are fringe players rather than consistent starters .

We need a keeper and a back up for him.

There must be a few good young ones being released from clubs higher up.

So he might jump at the chance of coming here as a back up.

Quoted from grimsby pete

We need a keeper and a back up for him.

There must be a few good young ones being released from clubs higher up.

So he might jump at the chance of coming here as a back up.

A legitimate backup won't come in, we will run with a Fake No2, somebody with less than 5 league games under their belt to support the No1 in training, warm ups and to play if a keeper drops out of the warm up. Even with 7 subs, Hurst rarely goes with a keeper on the bench and running with a Fake No2 means we can get an emergency loan in at any point if our No1 is injured, suspended or called up for international duty.

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I wonder how big a part Waterfall & Holahan will play next season ?

You would think Hurst will want to have the quality so that they are fringe players rather than consistent starters .

I wouldn't write either of them off, I still think people are over-hyping the role hunt will play - I'd wager Holohan will have a greater impact