Bob'n'weave
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Spot on OP.
Man U, Everton etc, often try out the young bloods in the first team so why not us?
Man U, Everton etc, often try out the young bloods in the first team so why not us?
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Has the time finally come to give our young guns a chance?
- Thread starter Kosh
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We didn't have the playerS to get injured.
Now it would seem we just don't have the player, getting there...
...slowly.
Thinking about it, i guess this is the price we pay for having a classy honourable manager.
Were 'arry in our dug out on Saturday we'd have had a 4 man bench consisting of:-
Tilley
Tilley's little sister
Niko Kranjcar
& a halibut.
Were 'arry in our dug out on Saturday we'd have had a 4 man bench consisting of:-
Tilley
Tilley's little sister
Niko Kranjcar
& a halibut.
- Jun 27, 2012
- 13,876
So Goldson, Uwe, Maenpaa, Bong, Skalak, Ince, Towell, Rosenior, Knockaert, Izquierdo etc who aren't first choice, haven't had much game time and/or haven't had a full pre- season should stand down then ?
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TWOCHOICEStom
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Because Man United and Everton will have absolutely no danger of being relegated and don't have to scrap for every single point in the division?
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Tokyohands
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clippedgull
Hotdogs, extra onions
- Jun 27, 2012
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New player?
PS Does leave space for a few on the bench does it not?
It does but if you look at the EFL cup line ups from last year then don't expect more than 1-2 Dev Squad picks. If that.
Against Reading in the 3rd round last year only Rob Hunt got a look in.
Cadman (now gone) , and Tilley made the bench v Oxford in Round 2.
clippedgull
Hotdogs, extra onions
If the absolute worst happens (not expecting it to at this stage!), and we are relegated with a few games to go then I say bring in any promising young players to the first team squad, sub or start, and give them that experience. Nothing to lose at that stage. 
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Around the two/three mark is what i would expect ...and as you say giving the rest of the squad 90 mins is the norm......i think the OP is joshing with his call on giving the DS squad a chance at this moment in time.
Slightly off topic....if i recall correctly didn't Pat Saward call on youth after 14(?) consecutive losses?....the time of only one sub and much smaller squads
If the absolute worst happens (not expecting it to at this stage!), and we are relegated with a few games to go then I say bring in any promising young players to the first team squad, sub or start, and give them that experience. Nothing to lose at that stage.
You could have said
'Comfortable on 48 points with a few games to go then I say bring in any promising young players to the first team squad, sub or start, and give them that experience. Nothing to lose at that stage'.
clippedgull
Hotdogs, extra onions
Lower West Stander
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Steve Cook anyone?
- Jun 27, 2012
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Yep. Gus sold him 5 years ago. So ?
Taybha
Whalewhine
Seem to remember the 1st game Tomori played for us on loan from Chelsea and the all knowing NSC deemed him a development squad player at best , within a month he had been likened to Rio ferdinand in his prime among other exceptional players by the same all knowing panel , at the moment I THINK we have 4 DS players that could quite easily sit comfortable on our bench on matchday that's without seeing the new additions play , that for me is a fair return on the DS system and well worth investing in for the future of this club , would i chuck those 4 on the bench saturday ? No absolutely not , the reason being i know fook all about managing a football team , if they're good enough they're old enough is a good reliable guide to these DS players at the moment and i would hope if one of the lads does look good enough the manager will see it and chuck him in .
Kosh
'The' Yaztromo
- Thread starter
- #38
I would never knowingly deny starting a stupid thread.
Yes it is a bit ridiculous, but I wasn't advocating starting three or four of our prospects against Watford! rather considering our lack of mobility and truly woeful central movement, perchance giving one of our mobile youngsters a chance to shine has now become a viable option?!?
Is this too much to ask of the academy/dev squad? If so, currently, why bother?!?
This and NSC is full to the brim with ridicuthreads... if you can't beat 'em etc.
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GT49er
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Now that would be good!
its pretty farcical to be in the premier league with only 2 target men available for our striking options. Certainly would throw Connolly and Tilley on against Barnet with a view to them being considered for the bench at Watford.
Ideally we will sign someone of note before Watford although it all looks like its going to deadline day in this regard.
Ideally we will sign someone of note before Watford although it all looks like its going to deadline day in this regard.