I totally agree. That's why I think despite our lack of success with loans recently we should still be doing them and it's why I think when we are presented with a 5 game stretch at the end of the season to decide nothing more than 8th-10th we should be getting players who might have a chance on the field.
In this modern era of football, I really think if you haven't shown that you are premier league capable by the age of 19-21 and don't have a starting spot nailed downthen you will struggle.
Add Lewis Gibson to that list, although Gordon, if he makes it to the top, will be a much more exciting player to watch, never had much doubt about Anthony’s ability, just that he didn’t relish the rough stuff and seemed to fade from a lot of games, looks like someone has been down his ear over that part of his game and he is getting stuck in and giving it out as much as he is getting it. This part of his game increases his chance of making it to the top enormously. Keep it up lad, you could have a huge fan club in the near future.
They will have a better chance if they are trusted and played more, I’d have Jonjoe Kenny in the team now, although his spell in Germany won’t do him any harm, already a favourite with the German supporters.
Bobby Carroll is another player well worth watching, justback after injury, Bobby knows the game and is a solid team player, always does what is best for the team at his own expense.
If you have to throw young players into the side to see if they can make it, they probably can't make it. The players who make it will more often than not be the players who the coaches have thought will make it for the last couple of years. There will be the odd surprise package who blooms later, but even then, the coaches should be well aware whether they're likely to be top players or not. Not many players have left our youth system and made us regret it, I believe that's because we're good at judging who will make it and who won't, and at giving opportunities to players who deserve them.
True.
It's not like playing Davies or Kenny would be throwing them in. They were around the team all season. I'm simply saying they could have played some actual games at the end. I'm not suggesting we should have given Charsley a go.
Well that makes even less sense. What exactly would the coaches have learnt from giving Davies those 5 games that they couldn't learn from watching the previous 89 games he'd played for us? It would just be picking him for the sake of it, which would be absolutely pointless.
