Aidy Boothroyd the thinker

I welcome his judgement that we need attacking full backs to create more of a forward threat Because as he identified we were playing in front of teams last season not behind them.

In deciding we need players who can provide better service from wide areas and strikers who will score more regularly we can all see he has his priorities sorted. He's bound by resources on how he achieves his goals here

Some fans are looking for big money signings and mostly he's brought in frees. It's clear over a series of transfer windows that SISU aren't prepared to invest vast sums

But perhaps decent money for a big name prolific striker would be money well spent. Let's see how that develops

Aidy also sees there is more that can be produced from the existing squad. We all saw that last season, that's what made it so frustrating.

His praise for Westwood and Gunnarson recently was welcome if not surprising. His endorsement of Carl Baker possibly one of the most skilful players in the squad,and one of the best passers could be an indication of where his heart lies

But most important his view that "the bit between the players ears is the most important space on a football field" shows that he realises he must breed a team with a positive mental attitude.

To compete next season we need to approach every game believing we can win and put up with the few occasions when we dont. That's the way we can keep up his average in the Championship

I followed his career at Watford and was impressed. I confess I wasn't even aware he was at Colchester.

When fans there dismiss him as a boring long ball merchant I have to take thier word for it. But the considered thinker about the game I've encountered at Coventry seems a world away from that