@horseman
That's very reasonable - but I think *especially* given your comments, a manager at L1 level needs to show flexibility and to be creative in what they do.
As you rightly say, you cannot tell how every signing will turn out. But there are two things there.
Firstly, especially with the limit on the number of senior players,
was signing Winnall a good idea given his injury record? Many on here DID point to that at the time he signed. As was already pointed out by another poster we do also have among that 'senior' grouping others who seem to be on the treatment table an awful lot (Hanson, Hall, Obita), a player/coach who might be on the subs list but doesn't even get changed, a youngster (Atkinson) who apparently failed a medical elsewhere, etc. All of these things have been said on here for months.
Secondly, if a signing does not work out then sticking to the same plan despite that seems obstinate. You know what I am going to say! Nobody who has watched us would claim that Clare is a right back, even though he was signed as one. That hasn't worked. So surely the manager has to admit that and play someone else in that position and then use Clare in another role?
I do agree that after a performance like that players who didn't play suddenly seem better! Someone has mentioned Kelly - personally I'd have him nowhere near the squad if he plays as he has been doing.
I'm not sure how anyone could have watched last night's debacle and be confident that relegation is not, at the very least, a possibility.