Can i just ask, who are the 6-8 key players out injured? Because your team when everyone is fit is not hugely different from tonight, and one of them is NEW CB (who we dont have so cant possibly be injured) and one is Colbeck (who no-one has seen so doesn't know if he is any good). If there are 6-8 "key" players out, then that at least 6 changes to that team.
Plus, we need 2 new CB's. Hazell is poor, but Gregan was much worse tonight. That man is going backwards.
And to call Hazell the "dross left by Shez" is harsh. He is poor at the moment and needs replacing, but was voted as player of the season by us (the fans) last season.
"Shez had 3 YEARS!!"...not a long time at all. How many years did Big Joe get before we did anything? Was it 5 or 6? And even Alex Ferguson took 5 years to win a trophy with that lot.
Penney needs to be given time, and plenty of it. 3 years minimum.