Speaking ahead of Leeds United’s extremely disappointing loss at the weekend to Birmingham City, former player and now pundit, David Prutton was speaking about the hugely unfortunate injury sustained by left-back Barry Douglas.
The 29-year-old former Wolverhampton Wanderers man has had a good impact at the club since he arrived for a snip £3million fee over the summer, and in 21 starting appearances and six substitute showings, he’s contributed five assists.
His season is now over for us having sustained a knee injury and injury that will rule him out for the remainder of the 2018/19 Championship campaign, but whilst he can no longer take to the pitch for us, Prutton believes he can still continue to play a massive role for us as we approach the run in.
Speaking to the Yorkshire Evening Post last week he explained that Douglas was the kind of character who would continue to use his experience to ensure he remained a massive part of the dressing room.
“He’s come to Leeds to help them get promoted as he did with Wolves. I think the money that was spent on him was relatively small considering his impact last season and what he managed to help Wolves achieve. You wish Barry all the best and he seems to me to be a very genuine fella and a very genuine part of what Leeds United want to do. In the games where he has not been up to scratch he has fronted up on social media which is a different way of doing it nowadays but I have got a respect for a player that holds his hands when things haven’t gone well and is ready to engage with the fans in a direct fashion. He’s got enough balls to do that so fair play to him and I still think he will prove to be a very shrewd piece of business for Leeds because of the quality that he has got and the price that he cost. I’m sure he will be there with bells on in the crowd cheering them on and being a vital part of the squad rather than the actual team that is playing.”