I agree - that would be great, although lumping Eduoard in with those might be a tad unfair. Think he has skill/flair. But hopefully Plange fits the bill too.

Looking dangerous?? Really? He might weigh in with a decent goal every now and then, but you can hardly call him dangerous it’s all a bit few and far between!!

Made in Bromley

Having a recheck of this squad it's interesting to look at Leeds under Bielsa.

Bielsa had a principled predisposition to a squad which was approximately 18 strong and made up to 25 from the youth team prospects.

This worked brilliantly in Leeds' debut season and I think it fair to say that Leeds have been a leading light in bringing through youth team players to the first team. This season the system imploded as Leeds had a Palace 2020/21 type injury crisis. Arguably they were simply unlucky in that they lost their 2 of their 3 best players (Phillips and Bamford) neither of whom you would take to be injury risks under normal circs.

Not convinced by the value of taking maximal advantage of the loans system - not least because loans tend to be very last minute affairs and it's accordingly difficult to plan for them. Leeds indeed were evidently planning for Gallagher! But I do think there is room for working on a squad that is heavier on youth than a traditional two first teamers for every spot would accommodate.