Us especiallyI reckon you'll need a slightly higher total than previous years but 40 will still have you comfortable clear, imo. If you go back a year you'll see posts on here suggesting you'll need 40 to survive but, inevitably, after the packed festive schedule a few teams will go on long winless runs.
With a dozen less games, we should have less but that will depend upon Moyes using the whole squad. So, yes we will!
Long term investment