Thos league is not exactly over run with good defenders who can play in a number of positions. So on the face of it with our current and very obvious lack of options at the back this is an act of self harm to let him go to Ayr.
On the other hand perhaps Murray wants a complete rebuild at the back owing to how shite we were last year. Mackie gone back to parent club but was available, Bene gone, Musonda gone, McKay gone, Tumilty gone ultimately but it was on his terms and I'd have bent over backwards to keep him. Which leaves us with Lang who is under contract and in rehab so he's going nowhere, Berra who despite his age was one of our best players last year and will likely wind down his playing time to concentrate on the coaching and Dick who is inder contract and in all truth nobody will batter down the door to sign him.
I trust the manager has a plan, the prompt signing of Millen points to that as well as the interest in Patterson.