Originally Posted by
thnhouse
With the Artell out argument I'm on the fence. On the one hand we are playing well and have been hamstrung with injuries to key players all season. It's not like when SD left and you could see that all the way through the club we were desperate to get rid of him. Also you can honestly say that Lowery, Ainley, Kirk, Pickering and Wintle are developing well.
The issue for me is our transfer policy has again been poor. Nolan, Walker, Raynes, Grant and Stubbs have all not performed. The only decent signing we've made has been Porter who seems to dip in and out of form.
The defence has been awful all season. Raynes is great at defending higher up the pitch but is terrible in our box. So many of our goals conceded come from players with way too much room in our box. Walker is a midfielder, no wonder he's not doing well as a centre back. Nolan is just about coping but thats the best you can say about him. We need fresh blood at the back and more than just Ray coming back in.