I was on the same flight as the team on Sunday night.
Hendo not on it but Simon Moore definitely was. All 5 new signings were on it too.
Besic was stood away from all players at both Manchester and Dubai airports. He had two blokes with him (friends/agents ??) and was not part of the group either through security, at the boarding gate or luggage collection... all really bizarre. He’d not made the bench in the last 2 games so I really hope there’s no problem here.
Had a v brief chat with Billy on the plane. Said how amazing our progress is ... he just smiled and said “we’ve got a chance !!” Neither of us mentioned the ‘E’ word but knew what was implied!
The team were in v high spirits, as was Wilder on arrival. The togetherness (Besic excepted) was clear for all to see, including a large number of very happy staff.
Make me so proud to go straight from our gritty win on the afternoon to seeing them in that mood later in the day/morning.
Happy days.