I've lost all respect for him - totally. He's a highly paid player and gets dropped due to some indifferent form and then strops and refuses to be our back up until the end of the season.
Sadly I hope that they sell him off in the summer and he ends up playing for Luton.
Because it's not been disclosed. I suspect it is a strop, yes, but if he had a mother, father, or other family member ill then I would have sympathy, like we all did with Knocky a few years ago.
I do hope his absence is for personal/family reasons and NOT just having a strop at losing his place.
He should be professional enough to be on the bench, unless he has a genuine family issue that we're not aware of. His absence could cost us if Steele got a red with such little experience on...