Tom Ince a record signing from Hull City joined us on a permanent basis despite competition from Newcastle United. If he can produce the same form as he did in the loan spell hie will be a very big player for us in the months ahead.
Darren Bent returns and despite us having a proven goal scorer in Chris Martin, Bent offers a different option up front.
Alex Pearce came in from Reading and I have heard mixed reports about him. Obviously as a highly rated coach, Paul Clement's more qualified than most to judge the player.
Chris Baird who can play at full back, centre half or indeed in a holding midfield role is for me the signing that just might be the one that proves its value more than the others. He is a good experienced pro and will bring some leadership to the side. A candidate for captain?
Scott Carson has had some good times over the years and is a full England international. Most fans I speak to rate him highly although his time at Wigan wasn't the best spell of his career.
Andreas Wiemann has dropped down a division to join us and surely will provide a threat when we are going forward. He didn't quite set the premier league alight and now has a chance to make progress in a side with their eye on promotion.
Hopefully a few more players will be joining the squad between now and the start of the season. Centre half is a position that we struggled at during the run in last season and we have been attempting to address this by pursuing Jason Shackell from Burnley. So far we have failed to get him and I wonder if the price on him is now higher than we are prepared to pay.
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