[Tin Monkey]

One of the areas where I hoped to see some new faces was in defence, so looking at the options we have available this close to the start of the season is very disappointing. Nothing much has changed since last season, with only one new face appearing. Surely the defence was one area that needed working on?

My starting line-up from the current squad would be:

Allcock

Cav------Williams (probably our best central defender)-------Halford-------- Howson

Jagielka-----Brannan------Craney-------Procter (possibly Cook)

Mullin------McEvilly

(Brannan & Procter/Cook holding the midfiled steady, with Craney & Jagielka pushing forward)