Knill may also be after cover for wide on the left but probably has enough in central midfield even if Lee Williamson leaves the club. One promising aspect is the emergence of two or three of his younger players so far this season.
Stephen Brogan has already picked up a man of the match poll from you the site readers in his first start, so with the added bonus of having players back fit in two weeks time for the Chesterfield clash, Knill will hope to climb up the League One table sooner rather than later.
Of course as we all know money is tight, but Coleman said yesterday: "I've told Alan to bring his list of players he'd like to me, I'll take that to the board and see what we can let him have and what he can bring in."
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