Cardiff must improve 'the spine' before Championship start

[BBC] We asked Cardiff fans for their views on what the Bluebirds still need to do before the start of the new Championship season. Cardiff have made just one signing but are closing in on another and looked good in their surprise pre-season victory against Italian giants Roma. Here are some of the replies. Lew: The team has promising youth backup in a lot of positions, but I think we would benefit from some further experienced support at full-back. Joel Bagan, Perry Ng and Ronan Kpakio all have their skills, but you can't expect them to make it through a season without getting injured. I think some more support up top for Yousef Salech will be key to scoring more this year too. David: The manager and team did a brilliant job last season - yes it was League One but the manager was still newish to management, and the team was full of very young inexperienced players. We all know the Championship is very tough. We have lost some very experienced players and have only signed 1 player, our keeper on loan last season. We need the cliche 2,3,4 signings who are experienced in this league to complement the great young talent we have. Position wise, it has to be the spine; central defence, central midfield and centre forward. Jeff: The end of last season showed Cardiff were only just capable of second place - not bringing in experienced championship players will result in probably getting four points from the first eight games. Then we will be trying to get some players in to join a club that doesn't know how to be successful. Cardiff City will probably go back down there's no forward strategy for getting into the Premier League. Our young players will run out of steam way before the middle of the season and probably get overwhelmed with injuries from youngsters trying to impress in a poor squad. Lynn: Cardiff need a second striker, a central defender to play alongside Dylan Lawlor, a full back with experience, and Omari Kellyman back! Jon: We need cover at left back, a central midfielder, two pacy wingers and a striker or we could well be back in League One next season! Daf: BBM did wonders in his first full season, introducing more youngsters into the fold with Ronan Kpakio, Joel Colwill and other brief appearances with other youngsters in cup ties but personally we need more strength in depth. That means possibly another CB (if Dylan Lawlor goes to West Ham), a LB as we can't rely on Bagan all season, a Central midfielder, then two more wingers. Then we should give Roko Šimić a chance as we are going to need to be more physical in the top areas of the pitch. Adam: We've obviously massively under-resourced at present. Fewer players than we had when we were in League One last year. But this is the way the summer transfer market works, not helped by it being a World Cup year. Biggest signing of the season is BBM extending his stay. In BBM we trust. Patience. James: Dylan Lawlor staying is effectively the same as a £15m transfer. The bulk of the squad is a year more experienced and should handle the step up. Bringing Omari Kellyman back and a replacement for Ryan Wintle would be more than enough. Stuart: We should keep playing the young lads from the academy. But we need to invest in a big bruising centre forward and a clever experienced playmaker to take the strain off the younger lads. Then we pray for an injury free season! Latest Cardiff City news, analysis and fan views