
The transfer window is now more than halfway through, and after a flurry of activity, the Imps have been quiet for a couple of weeks.
Joe Taylor and Jack Moylan are the new faces, and with Freddie Draper back, we have something resembling an attack. The squad still needs a couple of players, and it’s likely there’s a lot of work going on behind the scenes.
What exactly do we need? It could be argued we’re okay for strikers now, but where else do we need players? Or, more to the point, what type of player do we still need?
I’ve had a good look over the squad, and I think there are still three things City needs to find in the next two weeks. What are they?
We Need To Find Experience

First up is a need for experience in the side. The manager has already spoken of needing experience, and it seems like it is high on the shopping list. Why do we need experience? We have the likes of Adam Jackson, who have been there and done it, but why do we need more?
In general, when we concede first, heads drop. Since Michael Skubala has come in, we’ve shown a better spirit – Barnsley and Wycombe in particular, but we have still struggled when going 1-0 down. Also, we look at the Bolton game and that last-gasp goal, and you wonder if maybe we need a leader. No offence meant to Paudie, but with two sendings off, I’m sure there’s a desire to get someone in who is going to be on the field regularly.
Experience doesn’t always mean age – when Jacko came to us, he’d had a couple of seasons where he’d been on the fringes at Barnsley, and Joe Walsh struggled to get 25 games a season before becoming an Imp. Someone like Ethan Erhahon, with 40-odd games a season, will be perfect, especially if they’re 24 or 25.
We Need To Find Pace Out Wide

There’s one issue in our squad – we’ve done away with wingers. Mark Kennedy didn’t seem to play wide players, so we went into the season with Dylan Duffy and Reeco as our only quick wide players. I think Michael Skubala wants to change that to give us a dynamic edge up top. I couldn’t agree more – players who run at defenders are worth their weight in gold, and even if they’re not actually that good, they cause panic. Derek Asamoah was a classic example. He would run at defenders and create something, not always from a pass or a cross, but from simply carrying the ball 30 yards forward and shifting play up the field.
This is a loan, I’m sure of it, as we’ve done well in the pasy. Morgan Rogers and Brennan Johnson obviously stand out, but remember Josh Ginnelly? That’s the sort of player we need, a little bag of tricks who can come on and change a game. One would imagine Reeco will eventually be back in the starting XI, so replacing his pace like for like, and maybe even bringing some Ellis Simms-style power, would be ideal.
We Need To Find a Home For Hakeeb Adelakun

It’s not all about incomers. We have to find a home for one or two players. Haks stands out – he’s one of the club’s highest earners, and I think his time here is up. I’ve got to take my hat off to Haks, he’s proven himself in terms of attitude and application, but that’s the best he could really hope for. I never felt he was going to be essential to the squad, but he will leave, having changed opinions since August. What we could do with now is shifting that wage for the last six months, which might give us a little wiggle room in the market.
The same could be said for a couple of the other players in the squad. It pains me to say it, but I suspect Jaden Brown might be one we look for a loan deal for. He’s got a two-year deal, so he’s with us next season as things stand, but he needs to get some minutes and that’s clearly not going to be the case here. A loan deal for him (a successful one) could give him the impetus to kick on and be a bigger part of the squad next season.
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