I can't believe folk are on here questioning McGowan's departure when, not so long ago, many were agreeing it was in the best interest of the club and the player to ditch him.
As for Harkins. I was one of the few who felt he could be utilised in our team. So many were tarring him as a lazy, useless waste of a wage packet.
I must admit I thought, on the face of it, wrongly as it turned out, we had the makings of a reasonable squad of players with only the CH position questionable. I wasn't alone in that assumption.
We were on the cusp of a good run prior to the international break. It's likely that our young players will be inconsistent, including young Reilly, so pehaps a good idea would be to think the best and hope for an upturn in performance next Saturday.