Originally Posted by
jackal2
Leaving aside all the baggage associated with Barton, the biggest reason we shouldn't sign him is that he's too old. If we've learned anything from the past few months it's that we cannot keep relying on players in their mid 30s lasting a full season in the endurance competition that is League Two. Likewise, we cannot rely too heavily on very young "ones for the future" who never will be. Ameobi and stead have given us everything they've got, but since Christmas they've looked increasingly flat-footed and jaded. Meanwhile, the likes of Elliott Hodge and Callum Saunders have been a virtual waste of a wage.
We're supposed to have a new scouting team, so I want to see us scouting and signing players in their early to mid-twenties with some senior experience but still plenty of hunger and energy.