SteelCity Blade
Active Member
The seemingly imminent signing of Michael Doyle and last week's capture of Marcus Bent has caused inevitable debate on here with those questioning the wisdom of these signings against those who simply want to keep an open mind and give new players a chance.
What we have to recognise as fans is Micky will do his best with what he's given to work with. He cant perform miracles and has to base his recruitment on attitude and individual attributes. Yes we would all like to see an Andy Reid or a Glenn Whelan through the door but lets get a grip shall we?! The money isnt there for players like that and its about time people accepted the fact.
The reassuring thing that people should take from our January dealings so far, is that Micky has identified immediate problems and moved to rectify areas of severe weakness in the side.
The first thing he noticed was that we didnt have a natural left sided player that is fit and as a result we were constantly getting mugged down that side - he signed Mattock.
He then quickly established that we are very light at centre half with no decent experience - he signed Lowry (an Australian international from a PL club).
He recognised that we lack pace and movement up top - he signed Marcus Bent to give us some impetus in that area.
He has also realised that we are a soft touch in the centre of midfield and that we are forever losing the game in the middle of the park - He is signing Doyle (a battling centre mid and experienced campaigner in this division).
The signings might not be pretty, glamorous ones but they have been well thought out and done within our means. We have to roll our sleeves up as a club, get players who can come in and do a job and allow Micky the chance to bring in players with the important qualities to keep us up....rather than jumping straight on his back. The rest of the season is not going to be pretty but you cant expect it to be! We're fighting for our lives. Getting nice, entertaining footballers in to make people clap like seals is not on the agenda.....SURVIVAL IS!
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What we have to recognise as fans is Micky will do his best with what he's given to work with. He cant perform miracles and has to base his recruitment on attitude and individual attributes. Yes we would all like to see an Andy Reid or a Glenn Whelan through the door but lets get a grip shall we?! The money isnt there for players like that and its about time people accepted the fact.
The reassuring thing that people should take from our January dealings so far, is that Micky has identified immediate problems and moved to rectify areas of severe weakness in the side.
The first thing he noticed was that we didnt have a natural left sided player that is fit and as a result we were constantly getting mugged down that side - he signed Mattock.
He then quickly established that we are very light at centre half with no decent experience - he signed Lowry (an Australian international from a PL club).
He recognised that we lack pace and movement up top - he signed Marcus Bent to give us some impetus in that area.
He has also realised that we are a soft touch in the centre of midfield and that we are forever losing the game in the middle of the park - He is signing Doyle (a battling centre mid and experienced campaigner in this division).
The signings might not be pretty, glamorous ones but they have been well thought out and done within our means. We have to roll our sleeves up as a club, get players who can come in and do a job and allow Micky the chance to bring in players with the important qualities to keep us up....rather than jumping straight on his back. The rest of the season is not going to be pretty but you cant expect it to be! We're fighting for our lives. Getting nice, entertaining footballers in to make people clap like seals is not on the agenda.....SURVIVAL IS!
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