Rotherham v QPR 4Mar23 3 - 1 FT 20th/39pts

There are two types of loan that I’m in favour of, the first is where you add one or two to complement what you’ve got, to give you that tiny little bit extra on what you’ve already got. We did this in 2010/11 with Walker and Routledge respectively. They added that sprinkling of extra quality to an already strong side. The second is a lengthy loan, a two/three year loan, where the player is essentially yours in everything but name. It’s the kind of loan Chelsea did with Thibaut Courtois 10 years ago. I like these loans because they benefit both parent and loan club as well as the player. These are the best loans in my eyes for player development, but the way in which managers chop and change in this country means they just don’t exist here.