Our midfield if we end up short.

[rolymiller]

...we have Palmer and Vaulks as natural cms both decent but we need some more bodies to cover em/ encourage em to play well. Failing getting anyone else in the other options we have are using wiles, ajayi, williams, Jones. I will rule out Newell because i dont think he plays well there. Wiles could be ok but its a lot to put on young shoulders in the championship. Jones has played there before and could do a job as a sitting midfielder. Likewise Ajayi who did some decent cameo roles in that position. Williams could be ok as an attacking midfielder. A new attacking and defensive midfielder would be better though.

[dantpen]

I hope we see more of Wiles this season. Even if it's only cameos from the bench.

[sawmiller]

I think Warne knows we may well get overrun if the opposition puts 5 across the middle - so, in short, the status quo is inviting problems that are avoidable

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

I hope we see more of Wiles this season. Even if it's only cameos from the bench.

Should start with simple pencil sketches then work up to full portraits in oils

[mikemiller]

Ajayi can't pass/hold possession very well, Williams can't tackle very well and has not looked good when played centrally. TS will have to get the chequebook out for a central midfielder if necessary, if we can't get Towell and the kid from Forest. We are not going to be able to bluff our way through at this level.

[JohnLeedsMiller]

Agree we need more in Midfield.

Vaulks can't pass, can tackle, can head, can shoot. He worries me. Against Cardiff nothing has changed. Worldy attempts at passing and I think only one came off. You can get away with that in League 1 but in the Championship if you give the ball away you might not get it back for 5 minutes. I believe Vaulks should have a surgical implant in his ear that just has the words 'SIMPLE BALL' on a loop.

Palmer great on the ball and doesn't tend to lose it, however not the strongest and doesn't throw himself into tackles like Vaulks.

I think we need 2 more in central mid and maybe one more striker and I will be happy.

[flourbasher]

Kayden Jackson about to sign for Ipswich according to sky.
First home league game

[kentmillerman]

Agree we need more in Midfield.

Vaulks can't pass, can tackle, can head, can shoot. He worries me. Against Cardiff nothing has changed. Worldy attempts at passing and I think only one came off. You can get away with that in League 1 but in the Championship if you give the ball away you might not get it back for 5 minutes. I believe Vaulks should have a surgical implant in his ear that just has the words 'SIMPLE BALL' on a loop.

Palmer great on the ball and doesn't tend to lose it, however not the strongest and doesn't throw himself into tackles like Vaulks.

I think we need 2 more in central mid and maybe one more striker and I will be happy.

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Thats about right. Hope the midfielders come in this week.

[Ronners]

...we have Palmer and Vaulks as natural cms both decent but we need some more bodies to cover em/ encourage em to play well. Failing getting anyone else in the other options we have are using wiles, ajayi, williams, Jones. I will rule out Newell because i dont think he plays well there. Wiles could be ok but its a lot to put on young shoulders in the championship. Jones has played there before and could do a job as a sitting midfielder. Likewise Ajayi who did some decent cameo roles in that position. Williams could be ok as an attacking midfielder. A new attacking and defensive midfielder would be better though.

Palmer and Vaulks might be our only 2 central midfielders, but they couldn't be more different. Palmer would be ,in American football, the quarterback, and Vaulks would be the protector of the quarterback, (apologies as I don't know the exact term)
In their own stiles, one couldn't play without the other, as palmer couldn't win the ball that Vaulks could, but neither could Vaulks spray the pass that palmer could.
I do believe that either Ajayi or Jones could play the ball winning central midfielder that is Vaulks (Although not play it as well) but in my mind we definitely need another more creative central midfielder, especially at this level.
Just a shot in the dark for a more older player, and apologies if he's already found another club, but Steve Sidwell, fits my bill?

[flourbasher]

Hope we don't have to take on an out of contract, unfit journeyman because the door closes on our current options.
Remember odemwingie

Adjayi has played the old Greg Hanford role of sitting in front of the defence which Kevin Blackwell set up for us. We were solid then.

I think Semi has only done this by coming on as a late sub though and not for 95 mins