Have i missed something?.....comps been in for repair and just got it back?

Chocolate bar / whole factory

Think we need to take a mid term view on this.
Due to the nature of the current squads contracts there will be no mass clearout come October. however, in my opinion we need a definate shift in our recruitment policy away from average jack-of-all-trade plodders and towards high quality specialised players.
This may take 3/4 years to achieve but I've long advocated the way forward is to have a high quality squad of 20 players with the club's much vaunted youth policy providing back-up when injuries strike.

Don't forget relegation is no longer an issue (one of the reasons for having a larger broad based squad) and at the top end of the table it's quality not quantity that makes the difference. If we continue with the current policy of signing the likes of Thorman, Calderwood, Reardon etc the best we can hope for is mid table anonymity.

This will not be a quick fix and some patience is going to be required, but anyone who has watched us this season must surely realise its time to go back to the drawing board and start afresh.