I think a lot will depend on how we start the season. Plenty of the players left over from last year will probably still be low on confidence, and we really need them to get used to winning again, and quickly. The likes of Maguire and Slew don't really know what that's like yet at first team level.
If we bring in those players you suggest, I think we're actually a stronger proposition on paper than this time last year.
I've just penned a preview blog on our prospects for the new
We Are Going Up football league blog - my verdict was 'cautious optimism'. I like what I've seen so far this pre-season, and am far more optimistic than I thought I'd be at the point DW was appointed.