Jenna Thomson, Motherwell fan
Deadline day is over and although Alan Burrows assures us that the club’s business isn’t done yet, I have mixed feelings about how the window went down.
Losing Sondre Solholm and putting Barry Maguire and Connor Shields out on loan when faced with a relegation battle seems like a bad idea. In a time where injuries have been plaguing us, trimming the squad seems counter-productive.
That being said, Shane Blaney looked promising on his debut, and I am excited to see how the other new players – Jon Obika’s arrival this morning takes Motherwell’s January signings total to seven – settle into the team.
I am a little sceptical of the amount of players that are young and don’t have much experience but I shall keep an open mind.
We are badly in need of more defenders, especially full-backs, and with one of our new signings – striker Mikael Mandron – already picking up an injury we could have got 12 players last night and it wouldn’t have felt as if we were prepared.
It is a bit of a relief that not all signings we made this window were loans because do desperately need more long-term investment in the team.
Tonight’s game against St Johnstone is a must-win for Motherwell or else Arbroath and Raith Rovers away may become normal days out…
