Short and blunt: the current midfield picture doesn't smell right. It's not about chasing money; it's about how the shapes and roles fit together. With talk of Dragojevic arriving and the obvious possibility of switching between a 4-3-3 and a 4-2-3-1 with Shanks as the number 10, the headcount starts to feel wrong.
Where the numbers go wrong
To be fair, every squad needs depth. But you can see why I'm uneasy. If we want six central midfielders to cover a 4-3-3, yet still plan to use a 4-2-3-1 at times with a proper 10, the balance changes. Add Dragojevic into the mix and suddenly we've got a cluster of players who are all contesting similar roles. It's not clever doubling-up; it's redundancy.
What Dragojevic changes
It's the signing itself that put me off. I was sceptical before and, to be honest, that scepticism hasn't evaporated. You don't need me to list the names — the problem is more structural. If the plan is Neil Cameron as the six and Ferguson sliding into a right eight role, you've still got too many holding options sitting behind Shanks when the team wants someone in the ten. That creates a logjam and forces awkward decisions.
What we'd need to do next
Simple solutions exist but they're not easy. Somebody's going to have to move on — permanently or temporarily. Chucky, in the user's list, would be an obvious candidate for sale or loan if management want to keep the others. We also still need buyers for Raskin, Diomande and Barron, and until those deals happen the squad looks top-heavy.
Truth is, the numbers don't lie. You can tinker with tactics, shift players around, but unless some exits are secured the midfield will feel crowded. I'm not calling it a disaster, just saying the plan needs to be clearer — and fast.
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