No I haven't, I said 4-5 and still think that. I just pointed to Burnley to show that teams do make reinforcements in January and it doesn't mean upsetting a squad. That argument doesn't wash for me. Surely all the players and coaches want the best chance of promotion. Having a 2nd player in key positions isn't excessive and will help burnout and cover injury without having to totally ditch our playstyle. There will be plenty of minutes to go around
Attacking LB cover, Grimes cover and 2 wingers and we are golden. I would look to loan out Kai and Brau.
24 man squad including 4 keepers. We can drop a keeper if Dovin is fit. 5 wouldn't be OTT if the right players are available
Well it is excessive because as a club we just don't have unlimited funds and have to still operate within the confines of a budget - irrespective of whether this is the best chance of PL football or not. This is the point you're also naively missing. This is a business, not FIFA career mode.
Parachute clubs not only have parachute payments at their disposal, but many of those which are coming down from the PL often will benefit from moving on their better players in the summer to generate further funds to use and reinvest back into the playing squad within that same window or in the Jan window.
Both of the above points isn't helped by the fact that clubs are operating in a window where to get the best players available, for the most part, they're likely to going to have to pay well above market rate.
We aren't going to get Grimes cover really as if you look at his previous injury record he barely misses games, and investing funds into a like for like would be both extremely difficult and potentially pointless.
Wright can play on the left if necessary, plus BTA can play on the right, so I would've thought we'll only look at the one winger in Jan, but it could be two depending on whether we're able to find one that could also cover the AM slot. Then I'd imagine we'll probably look to sign a dynamic and attacking-minded 8 to rotate with Torp as the drop off when he's out is massive.
In an ideal world we need a covering LB as the other two aren't good enough to step in for Dasilva in the event he's injured or suspended, but we aren't realistically signing one unless both Bidwell and Brau are moved on which isn't likely to happen.
