With the addition of Sonny I make that 6 CBs for 3 spots, I thought we'd possibly change to a back 4 the fact we've called him a "central defender" in the first sentence of his announcement makes me think a back 3 is still "plan a". It gives us plenty of cover and all the players are quite flexible both Ness and McDonald could play in the middle, we saw McDonald play at RCB last season and Macari can even fill in at LCB if needed.

Seems a very sensible signing too, already experienced League 2 and recently signed a new contract at Man Utd so they clearly rate him. The big bonus for us is he’s under 21 he doesn’t technically have to be registered to the squad list so it means we still have 2 more spots available to sign more experienced out-field players in positions we really need… Attacking midfielders!

Solid signing, and he looks like he could challenge some of the older lads like Lewis Macari and Lucas Ness. It’s good cover, and getting a loanee makes sense here. Shame about the bad jokes around his name, especially the one Notts came up with.

I listened to Sonny's interview, & I learned that he was going to travel to Germany to join the squad there.

I presume that he will train with the squad on Friday & be in the match squad on the Saturday.

I'm sure that he would have begun his pre season training at Man U so it will be interesting to see if Martin plays him against Kaiserslautern.

I am going to say, I think he probably will / should replace Macari.

Macari is OK defensively but going forward I still don’t think he looks that comfortable and confident in the choice of forward pass to make and then ends up a little too often for me, going backwards.

Rod McDonald seems to be one of those players fans often overlook. Alongside Lewis Macari and Lucas Ness, he adds depth to the defence, which should help keep things steady at the back.

With these options, we’ll be able to rest key players, deal with any injuries, and give someone a break during busy spells. That kind of cover is really useful over a long season.

He seems like a level-headed bloke, so I hope he gets a fair chance and does well.