Offering JOB a two-year contract last summer seems a little rash now, given how little he’s featured this season and is not getting any younger.

Surprised yet not surprised by Lacey’s departure. Never quite recaptured the consistency from his first season, and we need a beast of a centre half who is both powerful yet mobile. That wasn’t Alex.

I’m sure it’s unconnected, but it always struck me as odd that IB always seemed to refer to him as “Lacey” - no nickname, no first name, just Lacey.