South East Wales

We asked Newport County fans for their views on what the Exiles still need to do before the start of the League Two season and what their expectations are with Hayden Mullins the new manager in the dugout.

Here is what some fans had to say:

Robert: Newport need a miracle.

Ade: We have signed players that no one else wants. Nothing seems organised like last season. I fear for us, I really do. Even our new kit looks poor. Home, away and third. Shambolic across the club.

Benjamin: I'm praying that we will do well because of the new signings. Hopefully we are not battling relegation this time. I don't really know too much about Mullins, but hopefully he does good for this club, because our past managers have not. I am hoping we can finish in mid-table. We possibly need a few more signings, but I think that we've got a solid team now, so I think we'll be fine.

Harvey: We can't instantly have bad views on Hayden Mullins. I think he will do good and I'm excited for the future. I think we've got space for a few more signings. But I think we've been all right so far. Probably a new backup striker would be good because although we have Shaquille Gwengwe and Christian Doidge, I think we do need another one. I'm going for a mid-table finish, like 17th maybe.

Carl: Huw Jenkins needs to step forward and tell us, the fans, what his intentions are for the upcoming season and stop treating us as fools. We know the club, we understand things are tight but give us some vision so we can move forward. And I have said previously you need experience in this league, a tested goal scorer and defenders otherwise it's going to be one long season and us paying fans don't deserve that.

Mark: I think Mullins is a decent appointment. Let's hope he stays here longer than Fuchs did. And hopefully we can go onwards and upwards up that table. I think we can push for mid-table, but I'd like the play-offs.

Richard: Hopefully we can have a better season than last year and let's hope the new signings can hit the ground running and we can get a few wins in the first month of the season. We could always do with a few signings, but it's whether they're prepared to get the cheque book out. I'd be happy with mid-table after last season. If we're mid-table safety, that'll do us. Results will speak for themselves at the end of the day for Mullins. He needs to get the fans on board in the first half a dozen games with some positive results.

We asked Wrexham AFC fans for their views on what the Red Dragons still need to do before the start of the new Championship season in just under two weeks' time.

Here are some of the replies.

Mick: We must focus on improving our defensive record from last season. It is great to see a highly rated right wing back as our first new signing. Now we need to prioritise a top-class keeper but keep hold of Arthur Okonkwo too. We also need a commanding centre half and a ball playing defensive midfielder. Not asking for much really!

Al: We must still add probably a new keeper, a centre back and a striker who can score 15 goals in a season.

Tim: Phil Parkinson seems desperate for a new goalkeeper, but I am not sure why. I don't think we need major surgery hopefully the likes of Lewis Brunt and Zak Vyner can step up and we stay relatively injury free. Last season, we were an unknown quantity, but teams will be savvier against us now.

Jon: I think the priority is a top-class defender as leaking goals was an issue last year. We also need more cover in wide areas due to injuries and Issa Kabore leaving. Maybe also a creative midfield player. Not sure if Parky would agree but in him we trust, right?

Derek: I am not a Wrexham fan, but I think that too many signings cause instability. Wrexham have a great manager, great owners, and a strong team. Just one or two good signings will sort it.

Paul: This transfer window must be an improvement on the January window. We had a massive opportunity there as some of the championship big boys were frankly awful. Wrexham must not get second season syndrome.

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!

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Swansea City forward Kyrell Wilson has joined Belgian top division side KAA Gent for an undisclosed fee.

The 21-year-old spent last season on loan at Scottish Premiership side Falkirk, where he scored three goals and made one assist.

Wilson - a former Chelsea academy player - also had a spell on loan at National League side Yeovil Town after joining Swansea in 2021.

Despite featuring in multiple matchday squads, Wilson never made a senior appearance for the Swans.