Quote Originally Posted by Gowboy View Post
I’m not unhappy with the signing of Blaney and I hope he goes on to have a really good career and be an important player for Motherwell. However, I am concerned about his lack of experience given our need for a centre back who can organise our defence. I had hoped we would sign a player who can get the guys around him organised into a solid, reliable, defensive unit and I question if someone with just over 50 senior games, most of which are in the League of Ireland, is the guy to do that.
I hope I underestimating him and/or we have a Tom Aldred type player lined up as well.
That's the nail the head for me...SSJ, Lamie and Mugabi are not brilliant but they'd be passable second CBs beside an Aldred, Hartley, Newman, Teale etc character. Blaney may or may not be a good signing but he doesn't instantly strike me as the type of signing we need so urgently.