He’s certainly looks a downgrade on O’Brien and Grimes at the moment. He’s still finding his feet and was rated highly enough for Forest to have a look. Plus he’s had a crap start with his father passing. So I’m with you hoping he can step up in time.
I don’t think people appreciate how much of a loss Grimes was. And even if they do, they certainly won’t admit it after constantly slagging him off for his time here! Signing O’Brien permanently would have been good as well, but I think Galbraith is more than adequate replacement and has a higher ceiling. Having both would have been lovely, but didn’t O’Brien go for something like £7M? That’s a lot of money for us.