Think strengthening the defence will help whole shape of the team. Might allow/encourage Dorrans to play further up the pitch and link midfield to attack rather than being so deep and acting like a sweeper. Cranks might be the winger we have been asking for and it might give McDaid a bit of a nudge to get back to taking players on.

Only worry now is McPake and Nicholl. Can they keep their coaching to a minimum and let the players play what they see in front of them? This, for me, will be the acid test. If new players like Berra and Christie start fannying around with tippy tappy stuff then for me this will be a clear sign that the coaching staff are responsible and their future needs to be reviewed for next season.

If they do carry on playing tippy tappy stuff and they go on to reach the final of the promotion playoffs I'll admit I was wrong and never criticise tippy tappy tactics again.