There is always a chance we have a clause stating that he has to start if he isn't injured.
I was thinking the same thing myself! Such a clause may also be involved with Armstrong and Kent.
I suspect it certainly applies to Kent
99% with Kent. He was going to go to Leeds and probably only dropped to L1 because no Championship clubs could offer a start every gameI suspect it certainly applies to Kent
I don't think that it is a marketing gimmick but see where you are coming from. I just think that there is a world of difference playing in an under 21 game to a full blooded game in League 1 and TM has to manage his transition carefully. I fully expect him to start next week and to play the full 90 mins.Silly marketing gimmick in my opinion only
Kent has already been left out hasn't he?
Starting Joe Cole really cost us today. He is obviously not match fit. Having to sub him at half time lost us a valuable substitution for the remainder of the game, which could have made a difference late on.
Starting Kent every bloody game bothers me far more than giving Joe Cole a few games to get fit!! I know
Joe Cole can produce end quality.........i don't see it with Kent tbh......anyway said Swindon game was Kent's big
chance which he blew...again....will be very surprised if Kent not benched for next match
Agree JWM have been a bit concerned around benching some of our own.
There Is no doubting the lad Is exciting but Is thinking too much about his game rather than producing end product, having said that the best form of defence Is attack and he must pre occupy a great their defenders hugely.
On the matter of Cole and Fitnessif he's travelling up and down from the smoke daily he's going to be knackered.
Remember when Wise came he hadn't played for ages IIRC and he slotted In straight away and a level above this.
I hope Joe Is a success and brings his game soon or It could look like took the wrong option over Eagles.
Unfortunately for me I have a distrustful mind and do wonder although TM said he had many conversations whether someone else at the Club Influenced one over the other.
It probably Isn't the case as Mcsheffrey Indicated he'd known for a while, but the betting odds Including. Eagles for a while suggest someone somewhere was getting a point across. Clive Eakin to has said the Club (privately)have been disappointed with the gates and Cole commercially should be a draw.
Bang on, nothing at all to do with cole... The game was won & he was gone long before it fell apart today. 2-0 up and we took our foot off the gas... Simple as that. Once we had done that it was hard to try and get back into our rhythm.Rubbish! We were 2-0 up with 5 mins to go. Nothing to do with Joe Cole or what sub's remained. We had a good solid side out there that should of seen the game out no matter what.
Cole showed some decent touches again today, but he was targeted all first half by Swindon.
One or two of the tackles on him were absolutely awful early on. I feel at the Ricoh where the games aren't as rough, Cole may be more comfortable.
Yeah they put a couple of reducers In on him and Kent.
Kent keeping Lameiras out of the team is the real crime.
Kent struggles to put in 90 mins, so there is ample opportunity for Lameiras to get game time and do his stuff.
Lameiras has been left out anyway hasn't he, before Kent even came here?
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