Itchy Arsenal wrote:
Think it will be the opposite.
Wouldn't surprise me the contract extension was subject to him retiring from internationals.
We will probably only have Gildart in the squad so a good opportunity for a proper pre season. I'm hoping Hastings doesn't get selected.
It’s a great point about a proper pre season. I wouldn’t be annoyed if Gildart missed out and as you say maybe Hastings also but even if both are involved we should be able to get the vast majority of players in for the start of pre season in a few weeks. It’s a massive pre season for a few guys. I look at Hardaker, Burgess, Clubb, Bullock, Clark, Wells and a number of the young guys and they need to work so hard on various aspects of their fitness and conditioning to give them and us a chance of success.