A) He isn't old
B) You have no idea at all what future class he will be. Kenwyne Jones was an awful player before we molded he and he improved dramatically.
C) You can't judge that Holmes is not really the same player after 2 games!
D) Players mature at a different rate. I doubt he will be as good as Cork at the moment and it may be that he is not a premiership class player. The thing is we aren't in the premiership. He only has to be a better LB than Skacel to improve the team, and it can't be that hard.