Well the new directors did say every player lost would be replaced even if it wasn't always going to be someone of equal quality or even in the same position.
Mentioned in one of articles that fergusons a doubt for weekend so maybe explains it. Bridge can cover prop too. As it's only a one month loan maybe a stop gap measure while we sort a longer term prop out?.
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