We have one of the oldest squads in the PL. The main task will be to bring in younger players whilst deciding which of the current squad are worthy of a new contract.

Priority has to be players who are injury free at the moment and ready to play.

There are a number of good players lower down the leagues we are hopefully scouting and desperate to make the jump up to the PL.

Versatility is essential. Players that can play in a number of positions if needed.

I am sure the scouts have been active for months looking, watching, assessing and recommending various players to Dougie.

Realistically I can see a couple of loans and perhaps 2 or 3 permanent signings.

If I could have only have one signing it would be a Bolassie/Antionio type player - a pacy powerful type that can play on the wing or across the front line.
This would relieve the pressure on Wilf and give us a threat on the other flank.
It would help us to get up the field quicker and make the opposition full backs wary of pushing forward.
It would also help the midfield in terms of making forward passes.

Younger and less prone to injury, we are in a ridiculous situation at the moment. No replacement for AWB, bite and arse spring to mind. We are so stretched now, more than any other team in the division and it’s not like we have any of the 7 to 8 players coming back into contention...

Posted before ,Do we give roy funds to go forward and strengthen squad ? Or get safe and bring in new manager and start a rebuild for next season and long term.Roy has done miracles but he and like some players are coming to the end of there term ! .If we are going to progress as a club we need to strengthen at times like these (Hopefully safe) when we have sufficient time to rebuild, not when in a relegation scrap or before season starts.

Sell Wilf to Chelsea but he stays for the rest of the season. Get Batshuayi, get Bowen from Hull, get another right back.

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold...