What we have left from last season is now almost finalised. Freddie will go, and Lolos and Jephcott will hopefully sign on. So now we can start to think in more detail about what we need.
At Bury, Lowe apparently played 3-1-4-2 with attacking players in the front six positions. At the moment, we could line up like this...
Cooper
Wootton Canavan Sawyer
Sangster
ASB Sarcevic C Grant J Grant
Fletcher Taylor
That leaves Moore, Riley, Peck, Law, Randell, Purrington, Jephcott, Dyson and Lolos.
So where do we need to fill?
We clearly need one, probably two, keepers. It's anyone's guess what Lowe will make of Cooper, but most likely for me is that we get in a first choice and a backup and send Coops on loan somewhere.
GK x 2
The three centre halves above should be serviceable at L2 level, although I'd like one or two more. Mike Peck is our only back up (does anyone know if Law is able to play on the left, or would he be more on the left of the midfield four?). Ideally we'd get two starters in, but one right-sided starter and a backup may be enough.
CB x 2
Was made for Foxy. I think Conor Grant could be a long-term solution if he can stay fit. Sangster is a prospect but we need probably someone else in the holding role. Rossiter has been linked.
DCM x 1
We are clearly after some more attacking centre mids, having been linked with Cooper, O'Shea and Mayor. With Randell and Purrington as backup, I think we could see two additions here to compete with Sarce and Grant.
CM x 2
The wing-back positions are interesting. Apparently Lowe used two attacking players here for Bury. Seems made for Joel Grant. I think ASB would be a great option on the other side. Riley also impressed me before his hand injury, and Moore could look better playing further up. Could also be a role for Jephcott who generally played wide under Adams. Probably don't need/can't afford anything here unless someone moves on.
Taylor, if fit, should be a starter in L2. Fletcher, Dyson and Lolos are untested. Looks like we are interested in Maynard and Telford, so I'd expect at least one more striker to come in. That would give us five on the books so would probably be it unless someone moves on.
ST x 1
That would leave us with something like...
New GK
New CB Canavan Sawyer
C Grant
ASB Sarce New CM J Grant
Taylor New ST
This is all one man's opinion, but I'd say we need four new starters and up to eight more bodies in total. Interesting few weeks ahead.