It's a pity some on here don't seem to realise that there is a lot more to being a good goalkeeper than just shot-stopping ability, and I can only conclude that they haven't played football at any sort of decent level, because it's common knowledge that the goalie is the most important player in the team. That's why the likes of me and many others were calling out for Letheren to replace Macey, because Macey's performances were just not cutting it.
Undeniably, results speak for themselves, and the proof is that Letheren has now been back for 4 games, we've got 3 wins and a draw from them, and the defence is suddenly playing well, even those who were playing crap before (notably Smith-Brown, Canavan, and Edwards), this undoubtedly being due to Letheren's ability to organise his defence, communicate, and give the defenders confidence.
The greatest pity of all, for me, is that DA apparently didn't recognise the need for a change earlier, and it should be remembered that loads on here were calling for it because they could see the obvious; if he had, it seems to me that we probably wouldn't have got to where we were in the league before Letheren came in. But that's DA....
And that's also why I shan't listen to him any more if he bangs on again about "only the professionals know best"!
Just remembered also that Letheren was apparently only brought in because Macey was injured, in which case his inclusion was pretty much taken out of DA's hands!
