Blues rival Marseille for Ecuele Manga

No way am I saying we should spend £10 million on a CB, but that position needs addressing sooner rather then later

Besides bringing in quality players, we need to strengthen the depth too as our subs' bench at times has been dire. With Mucha, Hitzlesperger and Neville gone the numbers are way down.

I wonder what will happen to the likes of Vellios, Gueye and Junior, none of whom got much of a look in under Moyes.

Under 20s tomorrow, do we have anyone to replace them already...

Mucha, Hitz and Neville have gone and Fellaini and Heitinga will probably also go, so that's possibly 5 players we will need to bring in just to keep the same squad size.

A GK is crucial now as we have no back up for Howard. At least 2 CMs are needed, one to partner Gibson and another to provide cover and competition (Gibbo will miss a chunk of the season injured). A striker is a must as we only have one senior striker at the club and need more competition in that position. If Heitinga leaves, then we also need another CB, although just for cover.

Remember we're still only in June - most of our signings will be from mid July onwards - the players are not even back from their holidays yet!

Need to stay patient for another couple of weeks - it will certainly be the most interesting transfer window we've had for many many years. .

If Fellaini is going though, I want it done very soon – not the last day like we normally do. We need to be able to get players in and training with the existing players before the season starts.

A striker or two is priority for me. We were creating enough chances last season with the team we currently have, it was finishing those chances off which was the problem!

Then we need a midfielder, or two if we have to replace Fellaini and then it's time to look at the defence where we obviously need a back-up keeper (Smithies from Hudds?) and at least one centre back.

It should be a busy summer but it is hard to watch other clubs already doing their business as we seem to be either waiting or not getting the deals we want.

No-one has a clue exactly how much money we have to spend or whether Fellaini will leave, it's all just conjecture.

We'll need quite a few players in this window just to cover the players we've released, without even starting on how we can improve our first XI.

It will be an interesting couple of months for sure.

I only ask because, in a recent radio interview, he had the same youth policy as Moyes. In fact, his parting words were, "There is no substitute for experience."

Another interesting point cropped up in the interview with our new Head of Recruitment, Ian Atkins. When asked about promising youngsters, he spoke glowingly of strength and power. Pace and technical ability never got a mention.

Let's hope Martinez is not afraid to give the smaller talented youngsters a chance. Oviedo and Junior in particular...