Not really, friends are a bit overrated in my opinion. Always asking you to do stuff and go to their weddings, not for me thanks. Each to their own though.
The thing about Eli was that it seemed believable at first. He'd been having a decent season and it was only Scottish football so it wasn't impossible that he was making an impression. Obviously, it wasn't quite as stellar as we'd first thought but he seemed to be a key player for Ross County and hopes were high that he'd kick on this season.
He picked up an injury in his last game up there, that seemed to affect his pre-season and he has never quite got going since. An oddly skittish performance from him in the cup for us probably cost him any chance he had of featuring in Bulut's plans and that appearance means we can't loan him to anyone else this season either.
Riza's been saying that it will be character building for him but he's already been through this at Crewe a couple of seasons ago, it's hard to look on the bright side of him stalling in League 1 at 22. It's not over yet for him though, of course, and hopefully he can turn things around soon.