We need a couple of wiser heads

AT last we’ve perhaps seen the chink in Roy Keane’s armour, the one and only thing that made the difference in Saturday’s defeat against Blackburn. A lack of experienced players.

Dwight Yorke was our only player over 30 to start the game at the Stadium of Light, and we finished the match with only one person on the pitch over 30, sub David Connolly. It might seem harsh to put this result down to a lack of know-how, but older, wiser sides tend to not concede two goals within the space of as many minutes.

That manic minute or so apart, we more than matched Blackburn. In fact, remove that freak, brief period and we were good for a win. It’s frustrating, but something that we can perhaps work on going into the next transfer window. Looking at most of our recent signings it’s clear we’ve gone for youth rather than experience. Roy Keane was part of the infamous United side that “won nothing with kids,” so will know how to bring the best out of our young side.