Defence for FLT final?

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Was a bizarre decision anyway imo.
It was an odd decision, he looked excellent before his injury, and I was looking forward to his return. We had already lost Albert X for the season, and Willis and Wright had question marks about their fitness levels, as had Feeney to be fair, so maybe one of those three had to be sacrificed for economy reasons, who knows..
Even so, looking back and with a bit of hindsight, it looks like a lack of foresight on somebody's part. We are very lucky that O/9 has bailed us out so far and that Sanderson has been a revelation after being ignored for so long, otherwise we would have really suffered. As it is we may just get away with it, but we are overloaded in some areas and threadbare in others. This has nothing to do with injuries but more to do with poor recruitment and targeting, so lets hope that this is being remedied by the new regime. I think it will, but the proof is in the pudding.
 
It was an odd decision, he looked excellent before his injury, and I was looking forward to his return. We had already lost Albert X for the season, and Willis and Wright had question marks about their fitness levels, as had Feeney to be fair, so maybe one of those three had to be sacrificed for economy reasons, who knows..
Even so, looking back and with a bit of hindsight, it looks like a lack of foresight on somebody's part. We are very lucky that O/9 has bailed us out so far and that Sanderson has been a revelation after being ignored for so long, otherwise we would have really suffered. As it is we may just get away with it, but we are overloaded in some areas and threadbare in others. This has nothing to do with injuries but more to do with poor recruitment and targeting, so lets hope that this is being remedied by the new regime. I think it will, but the proof is in the pudding.

I think the reasons for the Feeney decision were financial and related to the pandemic and salary cap.

I'm all for having 'spares' in all positions but it's pointless having too many players who won't get games.

At the time we may have thought we needed a keeper, striker, etc, more than another defender.
 
I think the reasons for the Feeney decision were financial and related to the pandemic and salary cap.

I'm all for having 'spares' in all positions but it's pointless having too many players who won't get games.

At the time we may have thought we needed a keeper, striker, etc, more than another defender.
It's that old football fans go too favorite isn't it hindsight <laugh>
 
Thought that Feeney has since broken a bone in his foot
Yeah - he did, just starting his recovery now after an operation.
"Luckless former Sunderland Everton defender Feeney, meanwhile, broke his foot in training soon after signing in January."
 
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