EstebanSCIAG The issue I see is that Gunter, Obita and McCleary all produced their best form with a partner who understood them really well.
McLeary and Gunter isn't too bad for the Championship, but the Obita and HRK partnership is functional at best.
Well yes, I was talking about McAnuff and to a lesser extent Taylor as the partners who brought out the best in Obita.
Is our bench really looking that shabby?
Assuming first team is Bond; Gunter, Hector, McShane, Obita; McCleary, Norwood, Williams, Quinn, HRK; Pogrebnyak
That gives a bench made up of seven from Moore/Al Habsi, Cooper, S. Kelly, Kuhl, Tshibola, Tanner, Fosu, Stacey, Samuel, Cox, and Sa
We could use another full back and maybe another centre back (looks pretty likely that Ferdinand will be available though and I think he'll start ahead of McShane if he's fit at the start of the season), and an exciting left winger would go a long way. Other than that, we have an excellent substitute in every position, plus some variety amongst the forwards. Would be very happy with any of those filling in for a stretch.