[BaggieSteve]

At the moment we have Phillips, Burke, McLean, Chadli and Leko. Chadli will definitely leave after the World Cup and McLean will probably also leave so we will definitely need to sign at least 1 winger.

The Championship requires squad rotation and for that to work for the entire season we need to have 2 players for each position. So we need 2 left wingers and 2 right wingers; Phillips and Leko for the right and a new signing and Burke for the left for example. (I think Burke could be better on the left wing because he likes to drift around rather than stick to the wing. That’s probably why Pulis and Pardew didn’t like to use him)

The way it’s going we could lose a big chunk of the squad and those players will definitely need to be replaced. We can’t afford to go into the season short in certain areas like we were under Tony Pulis.

I completely agree that we need a deeper squad but I don't agree we have to have two players for each position. Such an approach would imply that you don't vary your tactics during the season but just rotate players through their "designated" positions. Provided we have seriously bolstered our forward line, I would not be concerned if we did not bring in another winger as I'm sure the players we would have would be sufficiently versatile to cope.