Ah I don't disagree that they ended up being poor signings. Carruthers especially was unlucky with injury. Having seen the Leeds friendly he looked our best player and has he been injury free I reckon he could have has a very good season.High wages, injury prone, prior history with KR. Sorry but as Holmes (although good in spells) and Carruthers go, they were quite poor signings for the money they were on - in my opinion anyway.
Holmes may have been deemed a risk worth taking (it would be interesting to hear what the medical advice was)