No one benefits other than a few quid in the coffers of the respective FA. It's just so outrageous that in the modern game this can happen. You'd be far better just having a get-together for a bit of bonding.
When you raise both feet off the ground in a tackle these days, you are facing trouble. I think, especially away from home, when you lift your feet and launch yourself at someone you are risking everything. That's the game today.
We are not going to risk Michael for the game at Grimsby but we fully expect him to be back in action for the league game at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday,
Craig's not in the squad tomorrow and I'd like to talk about the game we've got tomorrow,
The next game cannot come quickly enough for us,
The next game cannot come quickly enough for us, ... It is a big game. It is time to roll our sleeves up. We need to have a real go and make sure in the next game we come out throwing punches.
This was the first game since last November where I've had decisions to make about who to leave out. The team has picked itself up until this day,