Tony Mowbray has admitted that Bradley Dack won't feature against his former club tonight, but isn't concerned by what has been described as a hamstring "tweak" rather than a serious problem.
WON'T PLAY EVERY GAME
"There was no intention of bringing Bradley in on the back of two cruciates and expecting him to play 40-odd games. If we can get 25 games out of Bradley Dack this year we'll be more than happy."
IN AND OUT
"He's played three consecutive games. For him to miss a couple of games then bring him back, it's fine. And Bradley is OK with that. He's a miss to us because he's a midfield player who can score goals, as he did against Southampton. But it's not a major concern at the moment."
WON'T PLAY V BLACKBURN
"He would have been pretty desperate to play at Blackburn I'm sure. But he's not going to play. He'll be disappointed, but he's going to travel with the team. Bradley is here to help some of the young players understand the game better, to bring his quality to help the dressing room and that's the bigger picture. For him, he would have liked to play against the team he played for for five years, but it's not going to be and that's OK because we'll have plenty of opportunities to see Bradley doing what he does throughout the rest of the season."
EXPERIENCED HEAD
"He's a very good player, a very talented boy, he's a good human being who knows what's right and wrong. He's an experienced pro who can help players. One of the main reasons to bring him in, if we're going to sprinkle our young squad with experienced players, Bradley Dack is in my eyes a good role model who has a pretty high profile but when you work with him day in, day out you know he's a good kid with the right morals. I had no issues putting Bradley in our group because I know he's a good guy who'll help others. If he can help the young midfielders or strikers improve and get better, then everyone benefits. Bradley just wants to come and play football. He hasn't got a bad injury. We could probably play him but I think it would just heighten the issue and we're trying to put it to bed."
