27-10-2021, 03:55 PM
So he has this to say about his injury:
‘The reason it got bad in the end was because they thought it was shin splints at Bromley.
‘The reason it got bad in the end was because they thought it was shin splints at Bromley.
‘So when I came in at Portsmouth, I didn’t do anything for a while and then had one session.
‘That went okay, then the second session I felt it. So I got the scan and they said it was a stress response - then from there I haven’t played. I’ve literally done one session!
‘I know I’m definitely going to come back stronger from this, though.’
Now Cowley says he's training on grass and he sounds like a great fella but it does ask questions - not for the first time - about the rigor of our fitness test process before signing players.
Case in point: Clark Robertson made only 16 league appearances for Rotherham last season and I think 17 the year before. Was that a red flag for signing him in the first place? Not for the first time, the questions are arrowed towards the recruitment department.