Gold opens up on midfielder he admires a lot

David Gold has never made any secret of his admiration for Pedro Obiang privately but has chosen to put that on the record for the first time.

The co chairman has never previously mentioned the player publicly as being deserving of a place for fear of allegations that he is trying to pick the manager’s team for him.

But  he has freqently told CandH how much he likes the player and that  is hopeful he gets a real chance to prove himself over a run of games.

Obiang drew plenty of plaudits after an outstanding performance against Middleborough and Gold wasn’t slow to join the chorus of approval.

Speaking on Twitter he declared: “Pedro Obiang returned to the first team, producing a performance full of composure, resilience and maturity. He was outstanding. dg”

Obiang has certainly put himself in the frame for inclusion after the  international break and that will be one of the more pleasant headaches facing manager Slave Bilic.