Alex Pearce - New Contract until 2013

[Ian Royal]

Premier League quality? Just can't see it in a million years.

His balance and stance are all wrong to be good enough for that, and he isn't quick enough to recover from mistakes.

[PEARCEY]

He's a capable Championship defender and so it's a good move to tie him down on a new contract. He won't be on massive wages and is a low cost member of the squad, and one that's done ok so why wouldn't we keep him?

Pair him with a defender who compliments his qualities and he'll be fine. Put him without another similar defender, like an aging Ingimarsson and the partnership will struggle a bit. I'm not sure he and Mills are a suitable partnership either, but Pearce still has his value, even if it's as backup to Mills and AN Other next season.

Fair summary