He's a better defender than Pervis I think - but nothing like as effective at going forward. But at the moment, we need to stop shipping soft goals - so, a defender is probably paramount.
Hang on now - yes, he said it was 'the policy of the club' quite a few times. But his very last comment was that it had been 'the secret of the club'.
That really doesn't sound to me as though he was particularly criticising it. It was almost a Potter 'it is what it is' statement.