i don't think it would have done any harm to Will's development to have been in and around the matchday squad and he would presumably have played if either Jake or Archie had got injured before Hiram returned to fitness. And having Will on the bench allowed Jordan Tillson to go out on loan.
You are much closer to City than I am so I'm very reluctant to disagree with you. However, I get the impression that it's as much about there not being a clear way into the first team for Joel at the moment or an obvious player that you would leave out to accommodate him. But Joel appears to be doing eveything he can to show Matt Taylor he is ready for the first-team when an opportunity opens up.
Of the current players in, or on the fringes, of the 1st team, such as Seymour, Key & Randall, I think that Randall has the most potential. But, having seen him playing a couple of times now, it's clear he's not quite ready to play regularly at 1st team level - he lacks a degree of physical strength which means that he tends to get muscled off the ball in 50/50 situations. But it's only a matter of conditioning, & physical development. In terms of talent, he really is promising.
Fair enough, you and Martin will have seen much more of Joel play than I have. However, the snippets I've seen from the under-23's and the EFL trophy suggest he can't be far away from being ready for league 2 football.
Randell out, Randall in?
