Football fans often have tunnel vision and look at their own club in isolation.
I've just had a look at the confirmed squads thread and everyone bar Killie is in a similar position as us - i.e. short in at least one are of the pitch (Morton appear not to even have a GK).
Perhaps the difficulties in getting people in this year are impacting everyone, but regardless we'll all be fishing in the same pond which makes it a seller's market for the players.
And it should also be noted that we didn't have a midfield worth the name from November onwards last year and still sneaked the playoffs.