Aji Alese made his first start for the lads against Preston last time out, which was the first time the 22 year old had started for us since our second leg playoff defeat at Luton. Alese explained the decision behind perhaps coming back too early.
PUT HIMSELF FORWARD FOR LUTON
"It was a bit of both. I'd suffered the injury against Stoke in March and I'd done all the rehab so it wasn't a case of not being fit and forcing myself to play with an injury. I had recovered and it was my first game back.”
CHOICE
"Obviously it then reoccurred which was a shame but there was the incentive of maybe getting promoted to the Premier League and possibly playing at Wembley and helping the team. So it was a balance and it was a choice that, ultimately, I made. The gaffer said to me 'if you're not right then don't play, but if you can help the team then help the team' and ultimately that was what happened."
GOOD TO BE BACK
"It's been a long time coming - I think it has been seven months now so it was great to be out there and to get the win. It was a complicated injury and it recurred against Luton so I had surgery in the summer and I've just been working since then to get back, and that was my first day back."
