I think you're right Archey.We signed Mccart and it was frowned upon possibly because he signed from Rotherham.On the other hand some were fair salavating at the prospect of signing Pollock from Watford. Ones older with far more experience but not the type we want according to some, or ones inexperienced ,younger but comes from Watford and the bunting would have been out had he signed. I know I'm getting a bit older but I do get confused at times.
In the here and now it's clearly weaker than last season. But that's because we have lost 3 of the best CBs from this division in the space of a few months. In time the new lads could hit those levels and even surpass the levels of those who left but it will take some time for it to click.