The title of the thread is far harsher on the bros than it's meant to be and I think they've been brilliant for us, but are they just too fixated on moving forward at the speed of a glacier at the expense of the short term?

I don't think it?s a coincidence that Jatta (and probably Bostock) aside we've had some dreadful January transfer windows which have helped derail multiple seasons. I actually think we'll end up making money on Jarvis and Whitaker eventually but they were never going to be what we needed right now when we'd lost a key player under a cloud & had a load of injuries. It's like they can't pivot to fill short term holes - Hardy was a complete disaster by contrast but weirdly we actually had a couple of very strong January windows when we were really ip against it and had to react fast. Admittedly there was probably some dumb luck involved and there was no comparison with summer windows where the chance to plan longer term works in the bros' favour.

Rational long term planning has to be there but there are times you have to give in to 'knee jerk' reactions and address today's problem. I just worry that repeated short term setbacks not being addressed will just keep us on this turgid League 2 treadmill way longer than we need to be.