In recent games it's been really alarming to see the bad timing of some of our defenders attempts to play the ball.

Iovu instead of retreating and ushering the boy away from goal steps forward and bodies him.

Keresztes striding forward past four men then pushing the ball towards an opponent and losing possession 70 yards from goal.

Bert running over to the right back position and getting done leaving no cover behind him.

Watching a ball in the air, not moving towards it straight away when you're closer to it than the attacker but allowing the attacker to get close to the ball before you make your challenge. (If that makes sense)

It occurred to me that if we're ever going to turn Iovu KK and Bert into polished defenders we could do a lot worse than ask Declan Gallacher to come in and coach them.