Only Carroll has been what you call poor, the others have contributed and generally improving(although Enrique has looked dodgy last two games). Let them grow into the club.
I disagree
Apart from Enrique and Bellamy I haven't really been impressed by any of our summer signings
Adam started well but has looked out of his depth recently, Downing has been a big disappontment, although he has lookec better in his last few outings, Henderson doesn't realky bring anything to the team and
we've seen the sublime and the horrendous from Coates so it's probably to early for a full assessment of him yet
These don't compare to the type of players Houllier - Hyypia, Henchoz, Hamann, Camara - and Rafa - Alonso,
Luis Garcia, Reina - brought into the ckub during their early years
And they certainly don't compare to the likes of Thompson and Toshak
I was actually one of the few at the time who said I couldn't see our summer signings taking us back into the top four and whilst i don't want to come across as 'I told you so' I think that assessment at this current time looks about right
Of course there's more games to go and the team might go on a run - in which case my assessment will have been wrong (and I hope it is) - but just as with the away victories against Chelsea, Everton and Arsenal, it takes more than a couple of good displays, albeit against a top side, to convince me this club is moving in the right direction
There's been too many false dawns this season
