Midfield is the problem, we seem to have too many but genuine cover for Pearson and Gallagher is thin on the ground and most of the others we don’t know what their best position is or even if they are good enough anyway.
We need another experienced central midfielder with some force of character as soon as the January transfer window opens - a loan for the rest of the season would do but what we are lacking at the moment is presence and drive in the 'engine room'.