Quote Originally Posted by jandysardine View Post
if this has been the case then why has he even been on the bench and not getting the problem addressed sooner

crowd is sitting there wondering why he is not getting on the pitch and then getting fed this info after the event

absolutely no transparency with the current management and definitely turning fans off
Jimmy Gardiner reported that surgery was required for Goodwin some weeks ago. And what more do you want the club to say to be more transparent about his injury than they did this week?

I agree there are mixed messages having him on the bench. I'm a believer that everyone on there needs to be an option - but as was said in the presser Archie has maybe 10 or 15 minutes in him at most. Having him on the sideline warming up creates frustration among the fans.

As for the speed of getting it addressed - perhaps a conservative approach was tried first. That hasn't responded so surgery is the next step. I'm just making assumptions, but taking a step back for a second - it's a big decision to operate on a 19 year old's back.