This isn't a dig just at Tom Lockyer but looking at our record for last 2 seasons you can see how much we need to improve our defensive record. Just to get in the play-offs we need to reduce the goals against by 15 -20 goals. That's surely why we need better quality defenders- 2 or 3 new in the starting 11 or at least put faith in Broadbent for one of those positions. I think our GK - Slocombe is fine but Lumley returning would be brill.
2016-17
1 Sheff Utd 46 30 10 6 92 47 45 100
2 Bolton Wanderers 46 25 11 10 68 36 32 86
3 Scunthorpe United 46 24 10 12 80 54 26 82
4 Fleetwood Town 46 23 13 10 64 43 21 82
5 Bradford City 46 20 19 7 62 43 19 79
6 Millwall 46 20 13 13 66 57 9 73
7 Southend United 46 20 12 14 70 53 17 72
8 Oxford United 46 20 9 17 65 52 13 69
9 Rochdale 46 19 12 15 71 62 9 69
10 Bristol Rovers 46 18 12 16 68 70 -2 66
2017-18
1 Wigan Athletic 46 29 11 6 89 29 60 98
2 Blackburn Rovers 46 28 12 6 82 40 42 96
3 Shrewsbury Town 46 25 12 9 60 39 21 87
4 Rotherham United 46 24 7 15 73 53 20 79
5 Scunthorpe United 46 19 17 10 65 50 15 74
6 Charlton Athletic 46 20 11 15 58 51 7 71
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 19 11 16 58 59 -1 68
8 Portsmouth 46 20 6 20 57 56 1 66
9 Peterborough Unite 46 17 13 16 68 60 8 64
10 Southend United 46 17 12 17 58 62 -4 63
11 Bradford City 46 18 9 19 57 67 -10 63
12 Blackpool 46 15 15 16 60 55 5 60
13 Bristol Rovers 46 16 11 19 60 66 -6 59