Williams has a week before Brum to make things as clear as mud. He can either keep the tune Sheehan had generated - largely blowing out the dust and cob webs from Duffer - and make fine incremental adjustments to the “new” or he’s going to try “new” wholesale right from the start with the confusion and pratt falls that may ensue.
with the return of players from the injury list, there are a lot of new toys to play with. Some can be set aside as cover (e.g. Pedersen, Naughton) and some can immediately start to challenge (e,g Allen, Abdulai), which is going to force hitherto regulars like Fulton and Darling to find a gear or get comfortable on the bench. The #9 role is the biggest conundrum. Williams is going have to figure that out either by using Cullen and developing a style around him, or going bold with Myk, or the recruitment of someone new this month. I thing we can all agree that Yates works exceptionally hard at achieving very little, and was never more invisible than against Morcambe. If we could transfer him out during the January window I would as all he’s doing when he plays for us is depreciating his value.