Thing about Tex which frustrates me is, he's done everything asked of him.
He's obviously worked so hard. He's overcome what would appear to have been a pretty serious back problem when he first came here.
He's gone on loan to Brentford, had a hard time of it for whatever reason, come back, given his all for the U21s again.
Then he's gone on loan to Brighton and in my opinion really grown up, playing with men and not looking out of place at all, showing strength, maturity, decision-making, really developed as a player. Then he's got a bad injury curtailing his season, worked his socks off to get back for preseason. His reward for all of that? Completely shut out this season.
Why didn't Brendan get him out on loan-with-a-view-to-buy, like Ilori, if he didn't want him? Is it because he's scared that if Tex went somewhere
like Aston Villa, he might actually be quite good and make Brendan look silly? Or is he saving him for the League Cup?
I know there will be those who say he's not good enough, which is why he hasn't been given a chance, but I think he's a class act, and most impressively, he's grown up from when he first arrived and now looks a proper senior player.
Two years ago watching him, I didn't think he had the game intelligence to play for our first team, but I think he's developed it, which is great credit to him, and what makes it so disappointing.
Anyway, for me it's now got to the stage where for his own sake I hope he gets a good move, as he obviously isn't going to get a chance here, and I'll look forward with interest to see how he gets on in the coming years.
EDIT: Answering my own ponderings, I reckon something must have happened, like he's refused to sign a new contract until he sees if he's going to get a chance, and consequently he's been frozen out, or something like that. Look at Wisdom - signed a new contract and went out on loan to Norwich.
