It now becomes a matter of whether we can find one more experienced defender.
The extra keeper would be nice, but I'm sceptical about that. Who is GOOD, AVAILABLE, INEXPENSIVE and WILLING TO SPEND MOST OF THE YEAR ON THE BENCH? Would the incomer be any better than Leutwiler?
Anyway, it is the extra defender that is definitely more v*tal.
If any two from Nyambe, Lenihan, Williams, Ayala and Bell get injured or suspended at the same time, we HAVE to call on youngsters.
It's not the end of the world, but it's not ideal.
I wonder which one will be at the top of the pecking-order, eventually, from Wharton, Magloire, Carter and Grayson.
The other optimistic feature is Lewis Thompson's apparently excellent form at left-back for the U-23s.