Ian Darke says Ryley Towler future looks ‘Depressing’ at Portsmouth with loan exit mooted
Ryley Towler has been hit by a “Depressing” reality at Portsmouth after being dropped by John Mousinho, Ian Darke has said.
Towler, who has not played since Pompey’s opening four games of the Championship season, was again shunned when Marlon Pack was drafted into the backline against Preston.
Pompey still charged to a 3-1 win over North End [9 November], with Darke suggesting that Towler may be loaned out instead.
“I think it’s a depressing reality for Ryley Towler, he’ll be stewing on a decision which is a clear sign Mousinho either doesn’t fancy him or trust him to come into the side,” he exclusively told Pompey News.
“It may be the case that once everyone’s hopefully fit and firing – Conor Shaughnessy and Tom McIntyre – they may look to loan Towler out.
“As for Pack, I think everyone was a bit worried – I don’t remember him playing there before – but he didn’t put a foot wrong. Whether you’d want to try that in a difficult away game under more pressure, that one’s a lot more open to question.”
Portsmouth expected to be busy in January
The proposed loan exit for Towler is anticipated to be just one of several incomings and outgoings at Fratton Park in the winter window.
Mousinho will be looking to trim down a squad which has been swollen this season in more ways than one – both in terms of its excess size and the injury crisis which has masked that fact.
Fans have also added more pressure on the Portsmouth board to invest in ready-made Championship additions to aid the survival bid.
In other Portsmouth news, David Norris has debated Mousinho’s tendency to play some players out of position.
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