Purrington wasn't going to stop with us so we've got Mattock for this season. If he his fit he's got to start. It would help him if he had a wide man in front of him. Robertson he's not a left back waisted there. Clarke we've signed looks about as tall as Taylor, disadvantage for a defender too me.

I know PW has some good qualities but his management of the Purrington situation for me is not good. Lad is starting every week for the 3rd placed championship team, he was the future not Mattock. Mattock will only get worse very poor management for me but I will get slaughtered for not praying at the PW church. I hope we complete the 3 signings I get the feeling that they will fall through but let us hope not

I was pleased when we signed Purrington. I thought Mattock was prone to lapses of concentration. I wanted Purrington to do well but to me he looked like a rabbit in the headlights. His apparent lack of pace was also quite alarming. Whether he was fully fit or not I'm not sure. The word I got from people behind the scenes was that the lad didnt exactly throw himself into life at at RUFC and was destined almost from day one to return to the south. That may or may not be true, but it chimes with what I saw. I think however much you want a player to do well, if he isn't settled and if his heart and soul isn't in it, it isn't going to work out. Perhaps that was the case here. Charlton obviously suits him for whatever reason and certain players suit certain clubs. He seems to be doing well there and good luck to him. That doesn't necessarily mean we were wrong to let him go though. You can't hang on to players who dont really want to play for you. it was pretty obvious that although Warne said the right things to force a modest fee out of Charlton, he was inevitably going to go to a club nearer his home, in a higher division and a club he had got to know. For what it's worth my personal opinion is that Mattock has been excellent in the last 12 months and for me he is the better player of the two. I respect your view to the contrary though Derby.

I agree with the comments on Purrington’s speed or lack of it. I always thought he looked like a centre back playing out of position at left back.

He’s obviously a decent enough player but when he had his chance I was never that impressed.

Just want to add a little more opinion about Purrington.

It is true he didnt always impress but I have to agree with Derby that for me it looks like one of the many glaring mistakes PW has made. PWs good qualities are somewhat in equal quantity to his limits. It may be heavily influenced by his personality of openness that we can form so many opinions about him with reasonable evidence unlike the (super) steve evans era when you couldnt tell a pig from a poke such was the incredible turnover.

When you think you see something in a player who then goes on (very quickly) to do much better than he had done at our place one is bound to be irked and so it was with Purrington. Clearly cultured and positionally astute, and a decent passer of the ball. The one thing missing was game time at this club and more permission to be attack-minded. That last item was never going to happen given PWs assessment of our strengths and his set up. Admittedly, many players leave clubs because of the culture and personal differences. Still, it was one that got away and Im not sure that the suggestions why he went so easily are strong enough to convince me we couldnt have kept hold of him.

Ps I dont really agree that he wasnt allowed to attack. During the back half of the disastrous 24 point season maybe, but he had a full season with us in league one in which we got promoted and scored a sackful of goals. Emmanuel was certainly given licence to get forwards which he did to good effect, and I'm sure Purringtons brief wouldn't have been any different.

One we had a look at Glenn and passed up the chance to.sign - Jamie Vardy while he was at Stocksbridge. He's gone on to have a half decent career.