With regards to Young Bowman the truth of the matter is that he would have been considered for a number of games recently had he been turning up for training, which sadly he hasn't. If you don't train you cant play. It is really up to the lad to keep constantly knocking on the coaches door and ensure you turn up on the training pitch. Same reason why Larder didn't play in the last 2 weeks due to work commitments ensuring he couldn't attend training.