Our midfield lacks creativity, quality, ability on the ball. It lacks a midfielder who can spray passes about the park with authority and find team mates.
It lacks a player that when the going gets tough or the chips are down, goes looking for the ball, wants the ball, finds that bit of time and space to get on the ball and makes us tick.
Ejaria is neat, tidy, young, inexperienced and still raw. He's not a big game player, yet.
Dorrans has been injury prone for a few years now.
Rossiter isn't the player made out to be, he's nothing like a Davis and he's constantly injured.
Coulibaly is a player on loan from a poor club in Ligue 1 where he struggled for game time.
Jack is a plodder who can have really good games against lesser opposition. In the bigger games, he's second best.
Arfield is by far our best midfielder.
Holt, on loan, will never be the answer.
Docherty is a player who suffered due to his poor, rushed distribution and lack of composure. Personally I would have kept him due to his engine, ability to win the ball back in numerous areas around the park and when he gets on to a ball, has the ability to slide an attacking pass, he's also good at getting us up the park.
Halliday is a Jack of all trades, master of none. I'd rather have him in midfield ahead of Jack as Halliday can pick passes out.
McCrorie is young and has rarely featured this season.
Davis at 34 or whatever still performs at International level and I'd imagine would perform for Southampton in the Premiership, should he be given the chance.
I'm not one for bringing players back but Davis blows our options out the water and 24/25/26 year old of similar style costs millions.