That makes no sense. If Holmes is injured at the same time as 2 or 3 others then he still wouldn't play and still wouldn't be paid.
The point I’m trying to make is the club has suffered quite a bit with key players being injured? Perhaps they are concerned that Holmes may be a risk too far with Mills long term injury and Sheehan also being a bit prone? Perhaps they may take the view that given they are only able to have a limited number of players in the squad they might need someone less vulnerable than Holmes? It wouldn’t necessarily be a decision based around the wage bill?