The only player in the game who would ease the pain for me is Jaegar O'Meara.
We don't need a couple of very good players.
We need to replace Paddy (I'm still hopeful he's staying) with genuine top end talent; we need a pick 1 or 2 type player.
That's what we need to target, and make it non negotiable.
As an example, I'd rather pick 2 and 16 than pick 8 and 12.
If we lose one of the few 10/10 players in the comp, we must replace him with a 9/10 player, at worst, not a couple of 7.5s.
Motlop and Scharenberg would not replace what Paddy brings to the table - I'd rather him than both of them.
We are a genuine premiership threat, with a side stacked with talent.
We've seen the difference incremental improvements from Wright to Lyons has made, Mackay to Atkins.
If Paddy goes, we need elite talent to replace him, simple as that.