Quote Originally Posted by MeForCrewe View Post
If we are serious about staying around the playoffs/promotion places there is no room for sentiment unfortunately. I do really feel sorry for the lad and try to remember that he is only 19 years old. I can imagine in the dressing room Mickey D. being the first to put an arm around him.
There is a big question doing the rounds on whether or not we are obliged to play him, I managed to have a word with one of the coaching staff today and was told that there were a certain number of games that we agreed to for the season. Apparently we have already surpassed that number which is good news.
Hearing Bell's reaction to the booing etc it wouldn't surprise me if he took him out of the firing line for a couple of weeks to protect the lad. It was not nice to hear. He's a young man getting his first senior action and when all said and done, he is someone's son. I am not surprised he made a sharp exit at the final whistle!