It could have been sorted by playing both in pre-season.
Patterson is such an exciting player he might well have helped Tav out by playing alongside him i think they would work well together. The stuff about Tav only being any use playing from a deep position or them getting in each others way sounds like the old football manager stuff you used to read on here all the time. Nonsense. He can shoot from distance something we badly need.
Its interesting the way we are going through all the players (scottish guys first obviously or players not on big wages) but have still refused to accept our tactics are a large part of this seasons problem.
A bit more speed in the side, Patterson, and more options in the centre forward position not the one man isolated, we can hit some form against dross no probs.
We focus on the goal lost it was a shocker but when you cant put teams away these things happen there is way too much pressure on our defence and keeper to keep a clean sheet.
I dont believe there is any option but to play Nathan now, if we need to pick both then do it we can easily afford to leave out Kamara, Hagi or Wright from that starting 11.