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That's where I got to. Doyle doesn't want to be on the bench or play as much. This chap will be the JPT starter and on the bench.

I see he's tall.

 

That just about confirms it then. Doyle clearly coaching duties only, if he was still in contention to play it would have described him as goalkeeper/coach.

 

Maybe Doyle doesn’t consider/isn’t fit enough to maintain the training schedule to be match ready, whilst also leading the GK coaching for Lewis.

If you consider the various potential outcomes it isn’t as bizarre as it might seem.

 

I’d imagine we are probably at the top of end of our budget by now.

 

I actually agree - Doyle came as #2 keeper. Perhaps he’s not as able and agile in his old age

 

It has to work for Hughes and for us this season. I know Sparks said we’d always spend within our means but unless we’ve had a cash injection from Rupp, I’m struggling to see how we can afford a squad so big with what you’d imagine 6 or 7 top earners in Smallwood, Osadebe, Walker, Oliver, Cook and maybe Chapman, Odusina and Lewis. Add to that Songo’O who probably came on a decent wage.

The players sent out on loan, I wouldn’t imagine wil be on big money and we still have the thick end of nearly 30 in the squad. How many of those outside the match day squad are going to attract interested in the last weeks of the window? Very few I’d imagine…

 

I suspect this is because either Doyle or Lewis is carrying a knock and we need a bench warmer. It will be a youth loan, so any development would be training with a first team squad and he's probably very cheap. I don't expect him to play any games and I certainly don't believe he's here to replace Doyle as number two on a long term basis.

 

Because no player that's played in non-league has ever been good enough for the football league, wright?

 

See what you did there.

 

Well he hasn't been brought in to cover an injury then. Not even on the bench today

 

Sometimes young kids just need to be given a chance. Harry Lane didn't pull up any trees at any of his 3 loan spell8 and only got a chance at Spurs because of an injury crisis. Who knows what this is could be?

I don't he'll get an opportunity but if he does I'm not prepared to write him off just because he dropped to non league just to get some first team action.

 

Vast generalisation.

BTW, I think you're wrong in your assumption....

 

Ian Wright

 

I was joining along with the joke by taking the comment on face value

 

If Lewis gets injured then Doyle will be in the 11 and Joe will be on the bench. Some PL clubs send out the young lads on loan just to get them out of their comfort zones and not expect them to get much game time.

 

That would mean we've used one of our loan slots up for no particular benefit to the playing side of things, which would seem a bit odd.

 

We might be doing his club a favour by giving him experience, whilst building a stronger relationship for future deals.

 

Do we have unlimited loan spaces though? Genuine question. Because if we could have say 10 people on loan but only 5 in the match day squad, then that's OK.

 

Strange one that. Recall and release.