In close season most fans identified the need for
new centre back...got one in Williams unlucky with his injury, scott leather now doing a sterling job and marshall as cover looks reasonable
a left back...got griffin unproven at the moment and I'd rather have buzz personally
a new central midfielder....we didn't get one, boshell left and initially Wilkinson looked a decent replacement so we are more short now than we were close season...THIS IN MY VIEW IS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS BOTH DEFENSIVELY, CONTROLLING GAMES AND WINNING MATCHES!
a right winger...we got junior and lee was slow to get rid, now we have joe on loan so we haven't solved that one
a replacement for Duncan and back up striker...we got james and kyle....both excellent signings for that purpose but have been used wrongly on occasion.
having kept the likes of Rodgers and lawrie I said at the start of the season we look similar to last season...no better but maybe had more strength in depth.
we will do well at this late stage to sign the quality needed to change things who are motivated (especially if they are on loan)......personally I thought if we'd got a new manager in before xmas he'd have bought in the players required and we'd have gone like a rocket....but of course it could have gone the other way.
If Lee stays for next season he really has to identify the obvious and have a bit of luck with all his signings......and not lose damian or james and a few other key players like luca
Lee also needs now to decide his starting XI and stick to it and get a winning streak going and also focus the minds to eliminate silly individual errors