I actually liked Josh and would have been happy to keep him, don't think he ever got a chance to shine.
However the signing of Hood, the emergence of both Kay and Walker in that position, and young Bowes and even Crowther at a pinch, it was an area we could slim down on, I get the logic.
Superb defender, really seemed to hit hard but, our other options seem better going forward. Good luck to the Ginger Ninja
Agree 100% heart of a lion in defence but for me not SL standard going forwards. Always gave 100% you cannot ask for more. I think he will go great for Barrow
His gung-ho defence and never say sue attitude to tackle anything is perhaps his downfall in that the lad has spent a fair bit of time on the physio Bench , maybe a drop down in intensity may be just the Tonic he need a to not only shine in defence but also attack, which something we rarely got to see
He's the kind of player you want to do well because of the effort he puts in, but not quite at the level you need for SL. Hope he does well, and I think the Barrow fans will love him.
It does leave me concerned if we're going with Kay as our interchange hooker though.