Quote Originally Posted by The Bedlington Terrier View Post
I'll bet our first team players don't think they are short of quality!

They certainly did not look short of quality at Stamford Bridge or Wembley.

Realistically, we are short of one centre back and one genuine wide man.

The word in my earpiece is that a genuine wide man will be here by Thursday and unless miracles happen any further layers added to the squad will have to wait until January.

Robinson, Barton, Keane, Boyd, Darikwa, Gray gone - Cork, Walters, Taylor, Bardsley, Wood and Legzdins in = 6 in 6 out.

Ulvestad and Anderson it must be admitted are nowhere near ready for the EPL but I think Dan Agyei isn't far off, might be time to give him a proper chance but he is behind Wood, Vokes, Walters and Barnes in the pecking order.

To summarize we are stronger than last year, more experienced and have TEN full internationals to choose from: Heaton, Ward, Defour, Brady, Gudmundsson, Hendrick, Wood, Walters, Kev Long and Arfield.

I'm not having we are short of quality looking at that lot!

I have no problems with the quality of the first 11 + to keep us up.

My problem is the lack of quality as we go down through the numerically-challenged squad.

I don't say "small" or "tiny" squad to avoid the predictable comments.

And its in the vulnerability of the 11+ that I speak of.