You have to keep in mind that on Saturday we were down to 10 men and Astley's brief was to create an outlet so we could play long balls out and or into the corners that he could run onto and just relieve some pressure. It's very different from when it's 11 v 11 and space is very congested.
I'm not saying there isn't more to come from him but I think sometimes like with this bizarre Ollerenshaw idea we're going back to English cricket in the 80s where you become a better player in other peoples eyes by not actually being in the team.
The truth is we don't have a big enough squad to really change things around too much at all, which is frustrating. I certainly think we need at least one more utility midfielder/fullback. Someone like Pete Doran (and I only use him as an example as he's someone I've seen, no idea what he does now or what other players are out there but of recent Alty players someone like him, not necessarily saying he was good or bad enough)