We did what we could to nab a starlet, but it didn't work out, so we need to have a centreback or two in place who shouldn't um and ah over things or need pampering. They're not our future. Other signings and the development squad are and will be. I'd be happy enough with Uppy and the Monk...
I wouldn't turn up my nose at the Upsy. Short-term deal for a man who knows what he is doing without much work on the training field would do us alright. We're a team about position and reading of play and not one about lightning-paced centre-halves amending their errors.