The rest of the season really does start here now January is out of the way.
We’re out of the FA Cup and League Cup and the transfer window was hugely underwhelming so now we just need to concentrate on what we can do over the coming months in the league.
With our small squad – as poor as it sounds – getting knocked out of the cups might prove to be a good thing, though that excuse looks very shoddy regarding the League Cup in particular.
Even so, our small squad clearly can’t hack the rigours of English football at all times, something we feared anyway, and so going back to one game a week may see our fortunes upturn.
We’re certainly hoping things improve defensively, too, as we’ve still looked very shaky at the back at times this season – something we could have fixed in January.
And so, as we move on, here are three defenders we just wish the Reds had gone after more over the past few weeks…
