Dean was keen to mix it with MK Dons fans on away day

There was no keeping Max Dean away from the fray as the injured MK Dons striker joined supporters in the away end at AFC Wimbledon on Saturday.

The top-scorer, who has been out since the end of January, mixed it with the travelling fans for the derby game while he continues to recover from a hamstring strain.

Though he was on-hand to witness the late disappointment in the game, head coach Mike Williamson said Dean's eagerness to make the trip and to be a part of the game, albeit from the side lines, was something he encouraged.

"He's a huge character, and sums us up as a group," he said. "There's a lot of passion and determination, and he wanted to be there with the boys, but that's the nature of the whole group. I think we would have had a few more there if it wasn't a dangerous situation where they would be targeted.

"But Max is Max, he asked and we were all for him being there."

While the teenager, who is a regular at Goodison Park as an Everton fan too, was keen to be there, Williamson said he is not one for 'social rules' regarding his players, giving them the opportunity to be at every game, or none of them should they choose if they are not involved.

He continued: "I don't want generic social rules, I lay no hard and fixed rule on it. I know there will be lads who give everything they have during the week but for various reasons aren't involved in the game.

"All the boys are always welcome to be in and around it, but I want everyone's personality come through in their own way. I don't want to stamp down a hard and fast rule - everyone has to do to this or that."