Because TB has spent all that money in order to prioritise winning PL2D1 over promoting players to the first team squad and loans into more competitive leagues ???
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It's showing in very clear terms the bare minimum these lads need to achieve if they are going to get a loan into the football league next season. Far more important than 'team morale' of a load of u18s and u23s put together for a game where the result is really meaningless compared to the...