Marques Set To Miss New Year Games

Last updated : 23 September 2007 By Kevin Markey
Whilst the news will be a blow to the Whites, who may be without the Angolan international for five games in the New Year, Dennis Wise is delighted the 30-year-old is proving his doubters wrong.

Marques, cast into the wilderness by former manager Kevin Blackwell, signed a new deal in the summer and is currently playing a key role in the club's 100 per cent start to the season.

Wise said: "When we got to the football club, everyone was saying Rui was going. He had not been treated nicely and he was gone mentally but we had a chat about his situation and I told him he had a chance."