Goodrham, in normal circumstances, would probably still have been a candidate for loan. I always use Ipswich as the yardstick (just a team that did well recently with a large budget) and think what would they have done with him? I think they’d have sent him away for a few months. He’s profited from being here at a time of major transition and done well in spells but also had poor games and struggled to influence play at all. He’s learning on our time and it looks now as though he’s finding a rhythm and will be part of the squad long term which is great, but fortunate. He still needs to find his best position. Looks for now as though that’s LW but I think he needs a very willing runner at full back as he isn’t the quickest. I wonder whether he may go more central eventually. But we’re lucky as it could’ve gone the way it’s gone for G’OD in which case we’ve burned through two of the best talents our academy has produced for a while. As it happens it’s only 50%.
