Quote Originally Posted by champs95 View Post
I firmly believe we will use the formation that has been popular in this WC. That we reverted to last season.
We will play with 3 centre halves. We only have Mulgrew, Lenihan and Downing. With Williams able to step in. So I do actually think we need another defender.

A 31 with Champ experience who costs nothing is perfect. Or a young loan player from the Prem.
For me, though, that would be emergency-cover only. Nyambe can play centrally, as well as Williams. Then we have Wharton, Platt, Magloire and others.
What would be the chances of another import being needed? Only with a serious run of injuries, I'd have thought. It's not as if we're talking about a first-choice centre-back. If it is a PL youngster, he'd have to be significantly better than Wharton, in which case, his club would probably be expecting him to get a regular spot with us - which I just can't see.
Yesterday's game seems to have emphasised yet again that - as a first priority - we need signings for the front end.
Incidentally, Gladwin again didn't figure, and there was no mention of him on the official site. Injured, or on his way?