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Watch Swindon Town vs Bristol Rovers Live StreamingBut Wilkins remains confident that Cole's contract situation will eventually be resolved and that the player still has a chance of featuring in Fabio Capello's England plans for the World Cup finals this summer.
"We are desperate to keep Joe," said Wilkins. "I know the club are and we as a management group feel the same. He is a very valuable asset to us.
"It is a contractual situation that he and the club I am sure will sort out at a later stage.
"We sincerely hope he will be here next season. We would love to keep Joe. I am sure he and the club will sort it out.
"I would not have thought his form has been affected by the contract situation. I just think he has had a long lay off, something like 10 months, and it is never easy to come back.
