Okay there are some more reactionary suggestions that could happen but what do you think we need to happen? Since August we have seemed to have a wish list of players: A strong striker A mature/strong CM A winger RB Wroe was brought in to be possibly signed permanently in Jan, but is he worth it? The CBs are not great but we won't ship them out until at least summer especially with Grandison and Goldson in the background.
Jones, Goldson and Jermaine are all more than capable of playing well in defence at this level. At present, Mkandawire looks like a squad player at best and Winfield not even that. We need a couple of forwards - if Marsden's not good enough then loan him out.
I am in general agreement with you Lenny - surely our best centre-half combination comes from two of Grandison, Jones and Goldson. I have missed all the Christmas games as I have been in Canada but, despite the good win at Oldham, we are in dire straits unless we can start picking up some home wins. I cannot remember us losing four home games on the trot before (possibly at the end of the season where we dropped into the conference). GT's statements over the last few days fully highlight (as if we needed it anyway) the absolute folly of our over-reliance on loan players. At this vital stage of the season when we need to put a run together we will probably lose Reach (generally one of our best loanees) while the jury is still out on Gayle and even Eaves who I only saw at the Walsall game but it looks as if he has gone backwards since last year. GT's recent comments about his objective being only to stay in his job this time next year say it all about the current malaise at the club - there is clearly no long term strategy to develop the club and to consolidate in League 1. Instead we have a make it up as we go along strategy with very little idea of which players will be available from match to match and a constant procession of unfit or immature loanees. We are competing against other clubs with much more settled sides who are improving their understanding by constantly playing together while we seem to have two or three changes in personnel or position every game. Since we started the season with a squad short on both quality in certain areas and numbers I have feared the worst and, whatever happens between now and the end of the season, we desperately need a change of management in the summer.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25627145 Tom Eaves on season long loan, Gayle returns to WBA and Reach returns to Middlesbrough. Hall also up for sale.
How has Eaves been playing? , never really got a chance for us at Rotherham, some good touches for a big lad but is he a goal scorer? X x
We were a tad annoyed that he went on loan to Rotherham and seemed to sit on the bench. He has changed us up front since being back but not as prolific goal wise as last time. I think a combo of him being slightly lacking confidence and our midfield not supplying him the ball as he wants it. Still a big player I think many would like to be here permanently.
