Brett Long's injury hardly helped but Durnan's was equally damaging. Not just in losing the players but it highlighted the lack of cover we had at goalkeeper and in central defence.
Much is made of Farrell's recruitment success and whilst there have been notable individual signings like Ryan Wallace, Mikey Ruth, Finlay Gray and Carlo he has pretty much failed to produce a consistent and successful unit. And having a queue of signed midfielders this season with no central defensive and striking cover was hardly a balanced squad.
One thing's for sure; apart from the usual financial aspects, recruitment for next season is going to be a whole lot harder, and especially if Stevie Farrell remains in place.