I think there is an opening for a rebounding defender with Houli coming to the end of his career. But there looks to be a number of young players in line for the role.
So it is over to Markov really. Every time I see the guy on TV he looks like someone who just loves life, always similing. I wish him all the best, but he is really going to have to pull out all stops to make it into this team on a full time basis.
I think a good year for him would be playing 12 games and holding his spot for a run of games on form, rather than injury to other players.