redrobo wrote:So that's 3 young loan signings. Just hope that they all can cut it at EFL1. Possibly not in the starting 11 all at the same time but certainly in the match day squad.
They're three very highly rated young prospects at bigger clubs, who've all previously shown in varying ways that they're capable of competing in first team football. Doesn't matter that they're young. What matters is that they're very good at football.
That said, we do actually have a good few experienced heads in the dressing room in Letheren, Mellor, Diagouraga and Obika. You then have the likes of O'Connor, Wildig and Stockton (you could even argue Lavelle) who are a tad younger, but have plenty of games under their belts. It's quite a nice blend at the minute between young and old.
I agree with RS that Stephen Robinson is veering towards a 4-3-3, given the signings of proper wingers, another 'solo' centre forward to compete with Stockton and his previous preferences. If Adams was still in charge and we'd lost Songo'o, I'd be very concerned. But he's not, and we have a new manager with a different style. I wouldn't mind a more defensively minded midfielder at least as an option in the squad, but they don't need to be as aggressively destructive as Songo'o. Might be that Jones could act as a bit of a destroyer - although that is pure speculation as we haven't seen him play properly yet.
Also we do need another left back. Delaney is not a left back, he's just left footed. Transfermarkt has it as a position because he played a couple of games there apparently for Rochdale. Fine in an emergency, but we need a proper left back as back up/competition for Gibson.