But they signed him based on the evidence of him playing centre back. That's literally what I'm saying. Playing him at RB was the move that was not backed by evidence. It panned out but that was the risk. He's doing a decent enough job there but...
If he goes out on loan I hope he goes back to Derby. The manager there clearly thinks very highly of him and he'll get a lot of game time. I'd be more nervous sending him somewhere else and him just sitting on their bench. If that happens he'd...
I would argue that having two boss RBs would see us being more well covered than having two crocked sub-standard RBs, a midfielder and a centre half. By your logic if we had a flock of twenty sheep with RB spray painted on their fleece we'd be...
Covered as well? I'm not sure a perma crocked and sub-standard Patterson and an OAP who has played a full ninety twice since the start of last season (one of which was against league one opposition) is "well covered".