GRIMSBY Town are keeping a close eye on Louie Soares – even though he is out on loan.
While he might be three games into a one-month spell with Ebbsfleet United, their part-time status means the winger is still training with the Mariners for a few days each week.
And joint boss Rob Scott explained that it is an ideal situation from the Mariners' point of view.
He said: "Louie is still training with us because Ebbsfleet don't train every day.
"It's an ideal scenario for us because it means we can keep an eye on him in training and monitor his fitness while he's still getting games with them.
"It works really well for us – it's ideal in fact."
Since joining the Fleet at the end of last month Soares, pictured, has started every game, and Scott says he has been pleased with the former Reading youngster's's progress.
"He's played three games at Ebbsfleet and it's going really well for him," he added.
"I need to speak to Liam Daish (Ebbsfleet manager) again about Louie, but on the face of it, he's doing really well down there.
"I'll speak to Liam in more detail before the end of this week to check up on him and see how he's doing.
"I'll also speak to the assistant manager at Newport – who he played against this week.
"That will give me an impartial view on how he's done.
"We don't just send players out and forget about them.
"They're our players and we want to know how they're doing. We're getting good reports on Louie and I'm sure we'll continue to do so while he's there."
