I know he didn't against Walsall, but how do you know about Scunthorpe. What I'm saying is that maybe Micky didn't just base his team on what was available to him talent wise, but what had gone on before (bearing in mind, Adams rejected Lynchs transfer request so he obviously thinks he could do...
Fair enough. I had hoped that Mickey would give Joel a clean slate, like he'd said he would in a the scunny home programme, after himn having handed in his first transfer request.
This cannot have been true, as surely Lynch should be picked ahead of an unfit Hawkins, who went on to play...
Putting to one side for a moment Joel Lynch's attitude, he is a better player than Hawkins, so should have started the Season as a first choice centre back. Had he done so, he would not have handed in a transfer request, would still be happily at the club and we may well be in a better position...