actually i will concede that,its a fair point and he clearly wasnt ready
but i wonder how much players are desperate to play and tell all and sundry they are fit and ready
whoever it was on the radio at a recent away game picked up on this point and said (as he was an ex player) all players lie...
exactly
this theory makes no sense given our depth in the squad
if you are on the bench you are fit and can play,whether its 10 mins,30 mins or nearly 90 mins(in case of something odd)
you dont put an injured bloke on the bench in 2016.......1978 maybe