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Sam Frost

Every word Joey Barton said on Kilgour, Bristol Rovers transfers, the Premier League loan myth

Joey, firstly on Alfie Kilgour’s departure. It’s always a little bit sad when people go but it is important for him to get some game time.

He's been chomping at the bit to play, Alf. We've had trials and tribulations in the backline but we didn't feel like he was the antidote. If he's not the antidote now, when is he ever going to be? That happens in football, sometimes, and you have to be men about it - have grown-up conversations. If you're not going to turn to them in times of crisis then certainly you can't hold their careers back.

Alf's a fantastic person, he does everything right and it's wrong for us to keep him if we can't give him the minutes. He's got a great affiliation with the club. He'll always be closely intertwined with what's going on here but I think it's the right juncture for him to go and continue his career and play regular football.

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