The 3 you mention have improved, but they were still part of the team last season. We need to improve the squad or we won’t progress. I hope we don’t need to rely on Wharton and Magloire as it is a recipe for disaster in the championship. They need to be used sparingly throughout the season! i wouldn’t say I’m looking forward to the season as it stands currently!

I think we still use the yellow pages when completing transfers!

I never thought I’d say this but we are missing a director of football. Someone who can be the go between between the manager and the scouting network! TM is so indecisive, every transfer window I’d the same story! Our needs have been blatant for a couple seasons now, yet it’s always done in the last minute or not at all!

Bristol City have recruited well this week! They have added experience and quality to a young squad. They were in and around us last season, they are the kind of team we are competing with but financially we can’t touch them! Heres to hoping TM pulls something out of the bag because at present our squad looks very fragile with a long, tough season ahead.

Big wages I bet!!

Wow our transfer windows are depressing!!

I’m sorry but with that defence you are fighting relegation! CH and GK are needed ASAP!

Apologies, I didn’t mean any team in particular Boro was the first team that came to mind! And of course Pears is at Boro. i just think now we have to get a proven keeper. Too long we’ve been so poor in this area. The GK is vital yet we keep failing to address this position.

But Shrewsbury getting a Man Utd understudy on loan was quite a coup! Us signing Boros unwanted understudy isn’t quite the same!

He was at Shrewsbury though at the time and was a huge success! He proved himself as a number 1 in League 1. Sheff Utd knee they we’re getting a good GK with experience of playing 40+ games a season!

A GK that is fully expected to become an English international and is behind De Gea in the pecking order is different to signing a untested championship No.2 GK.

I’ve just had a nightmare that they were our defensive options for the first game! ? only Lenihan there who Is championship quality. I believe this is our biggest summer for years. If we get it wrong we may get it badly wrong! We need a solid spine, rarely comes cheap! We cannot afford to play a full season with another sub standard goalkeeper!

I think it’s a pretty simple scenario.... if we are looking to progress, all our signings have to supersede the players they are replacing! every signing has to improve us, it’s that simple. TM has to pull the rabbit out of the hat this summer because he simply can’t afford to replace Tosin, Graham and Walton! It’s a big issue with the Loan market, a player has a good season, goes back to his parent club and you are left looking for a permanent replacement that simply that simply doesn’t fit your budget!

I agree with a few posts on here regarding ball playing centre halves! I’d much prefer a solid centre half who was quite happy just laying it off to a ball playing CM player! it’s very rare to get a top top defender who’s unbelievable on the ball, yes Theres exceptions like VVD but look at his price tag. John Stones is an awful defender but he can make a pass! let’s get back to basics, defend well and let the attacking players do the attacking!

I think it’s important TM gets his defensive options in early in the window. But just as importantly he needs the existing defenders out on the training pitch working together! Our defence has been poor now for a few seasons and often looks unorganised. You’d expect TM to demand better being an ex old school centre half.

TM really has done everything he can. You can blatantly see the barrier he is hitting in his style of play. The game has moved on and he hasn't. I cannot think of a huge list of possible replacements but Ainsworth and Damien Johnson are names that I think would be an improvement. Or do we look at a young European coach like a few other teams have done? Wolves Norwich and Forest have all had success down this route. Changes are genuinely needed, TM can't be trusted with any more funding.

Lenihan got injured last season the game after deadline day, our season ended soon after. Lesson learned? Absolutely not!!

But he's a RB, if that deal had gone through weeks ago we'd still be in a position where we are short of a LB and a Winger.......and we'd have even less money for wages where they are needed!

Last January was Nativity This time it's criminal. Surrendering any chance of the playoffs isn't exactly what the fans are looking for. TM's excuses will be recycled from last year and we will inevitably start building for next season mid February!!

Surely we didn't pin all our hopes on Atsu? 1. I don't think he's what we need and 2. Paying his wages was never really realistic. Season over. ?

100%. Without sounding dramatic....the season will just peter out again!

I have literally seen nothing since the non starter Atsu deal, what have you heard?

I know the play offs were an unlikely target but surely we needed to push for them? We are without Evans and Dack for the season and we are relying on the likes of Bell and Williams in defence. The frustration is real, Bloody Groundhog Day!

Although I'll be pretty miffed if we don't add to the squad, as it is blatant where we need to improve. Imagine being a Hull fan, their best 2 players leaving on deadline day!

Che Adams will be on at least double what our highest earner is on.