I agree. I'm just speculating on why we seem so reticent to fix what appear to be fairly obvious deficiencies in our first team.
I can, to a degree, understand why we haven't added more than Edgar to the defence; because NA (probably encouraged by the board) wanted to give Collins a go, see if he'd get a game out of TK, give MacGahey a chance but I don't see similar possible solutions in CM.
it seems fairly apparent that J Wallace will struggle with injuries all season, that Coutts will continue to be fairly immobile, Baxter is trying his hardest but needs both legs and physicality alongside him, Scougall is more miss than hit and Basham is out of sorts and hasn't really found a role in any of our midfield combinations.
I can't see who we've got to come back or to try that can realistically change things. Reed's done OK at times, poor at times also, Flo is as likely to have a run in the team as JWall and I don't think any of the kids are threatening to break through.
I think NA has worked through pretty much all realistic midfield combinations and still hasn't cracked it. Maybe he's had to go through this process to convince the board we need more players?