I went for Mabete because his play was a complete surprise, including being so dominant at the centre of a back three. Glad Olie was able to sign him on a perm.
If he can gain a little extra compsoure in the tackle there is definately a good player in there. He goes in with everything in every header/tackle/challenge, not many players have done that consistantly for us. Sid Nelson had his moments but was a very average player.
I would suggest Shaun Taylor and Jon Gittens being the last 2 who achived that successfully for us.