team at his age and another club can guarantee him first team football, I have told him I would not stand in his way if he chose to leave. That is a little different than what the press have reported.”
When he re-appointed Duxbury as Club Captain a couple of days ago he then commented, “I hold Lee in very high esteem, he's a good professional, one of the best players I've worked with and an outstanding lad as well. He is another player who has a role to play in my plans this season.”
Something doesn’t ring true. There may be more yet to this story!