Lee Johnson has his work cut out for him this summer. A mixture of injury, poor signings and the potential of players leaving has meant the first-team squad at Easter Road is a husk of the unit that was favourite to repeat as best-of-the-rest in the Scottish top flight last season.
The new manager will have to sign well if he doesn’t want another year of struggle for the Easter Road side – and to keep his job with Ron Gordon so far showing a penchant for quickly dismissing coaches when things aren’t working out.
The 2015-16 season displayed some notable examples of recruiting top-class talent through the window, though it wasn’t all plain-sailing. It never is when you bring in 20 new players over the course of 10 months.
Here’s what those talents are doing now...
The 2015-16 season displayed some notable examples of recruiting top-class talent through the window, though it wasn’t all plain-sailing. It never is when you bring in 20 new players over the course of 10 months.