I won't get into a battle ru66 as you know a lot more than i do.

You say Barlaser was a luxury for us and Rathbone could rat and get us forward. Fair enough. However, in the championship for us Barlaser played 61 games scored 5 goals and had 11 assists. In league one he played 71 games scored 11 goals and had 12 assists. That is a luxury i think you can manage. Let the ratters do their job and give the ball to somebody who has quality to deliver the telling pass. Barlaser was an outstanding dead ball deliverer and very comfortable on the ball in tight spaces. I will admit he has struggled at the'Boro' but i would take his quality now for us, luxury or not.