If the rumours are true looks like there's some canny early signings to come in this window with no initial outlay. If Sheaf does go then there will be significant money in the pot for further acquisitions.
We need a keeper who will be vocal in organising the defence at set pieces in my opinion. The defence needs to know what the keeper will be doing (ie coming for the ball ). In this instance defenders can concentrate on marking attackers rather than wondering what the hell the keeper is doing .
Keeper on loan wouldn't be a bad idea preferably with plenty of experience from a PL club. There's usually a few of them around. Collins just isn't cutting it for me .
I'm not saying that they are not upgrades . JDS was bought to be first team , he clearly isn't. I'm not constantly banging on I'm just stating that when they are starting they're falling well short of the standard needed to be effective in matches. Surely to justify a squad place they should be...
The signing of 2 experienced nasty bastard leader types would help the team hugely in my opinion . One in Central defence , one in midfield. We need more grit and people who are going to yell at others . This would be a massive benefit on the pitch.