You don't win anything with kids (1 Viewer)

Esoterica said:

Of course not because they were better than the youth we had. But when we are developing Agyei/Wright over G Thomas or even Page over Haynes then something is not right. (Neither of who I actually think should be regularly starting in league one but when the loanees we have are playing...). And if we have signed loanees with appearance based conditions (purely speculation on my part) then it makes the summer's recruitment even more of a clusterfuck.

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ccfcway said:

if the budget is that tight, save the wages on these loans and give our own kids the game time and use the budget for something else

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Kingokings204 said:

Never believed in kids myself. Call me old fashioned but I like the whiley experienced pros who are in their peak around 25-29 years old.

A kid can be as good as anyone but he can't get that match day experience until he has earned his stripes. How many kids are even that good? We've had Maddison and Wilson and been lucky to sell for huge fees.

Last season was the prime example very talented players in Murphy and Armstrong in particular but two major problems even when they are that good. One is they faded away and became non existent and cost us a top 6 finish when it seemed impossible and two they are both playing for better clubs in a higher league now.

Something fundamentally is wrong with what we do. Is Haynes any worse than page like the poster said above? Not for me

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shy_tall_knight said:

But those youngsters had a team of Irwin Schmeichcal cantona Bruce Pallister Keane Sharpe & Cole - to help them - our senior professionals include Ricketts & Tudgay - enough said

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