pembroke allan wrote:bluesince62 wrote:Crayfish wrote:Sneggyblubird wrote:I think Bowyer is just trying to cover his own arse. The only thing he learned from his youngsters is that they are just that, youngsters.The same fans clamoring for loads of youngsters to be played will be the same ones whining for him to be sacked should he lose a couple of games in a row.
Sorry but this is just nonsense. Can you point me to a post where someone is "clamouring for a load of youngsters to be played" I have seen a load of posts suggesting that we play one or two youngsters to bring them on as subsistutes with 20 minutes to play but not one advocating playing five or six at the same time. Many people are just using Bowyers frankly quite stupid idea of playing six academy players at the same time to justify McCarthys stubborn refusal to play none other then Cowill.
Even though I have posted a few times regards MM not playing some players he had said he wouldn't hesitate to play, this post is spot on, nobody wants 5/6 youngsters starting a game, as a damp good hammering, would do them no good at all in their progression, a couple starting yeah, but large numbers like bowyer? Foolish imho. Pre season is going to be very different this year, with us "staying local" so would imagine ALL the youngsters who are rated, will be given their head then? And for me, that's good enough.
Not sure anyone is saying put 6 kids in a team but take yesterday 3 nil up now in all my years of watching football being 3 nil up is a great time to put on a youngster especially in a meaningless game you see it all time but what does MM do put on that youngster Williams... as for next season does he rate only 2 youngsters enough to play them because that appears to be the case since hes come in... youngsters benefit from 2 things being in 1st team squad and getting some game time... they got bench time but he obviously doesnt rate them enough to put on pitch even when 3 up and 10mins left! It doesn't bode well for them next season but time will tell.
People are saying bowyer was right, some agree some don't allan, but if you check my past posts, you will see I have had a pop AT MM for not "sticking" to his word, when Glatzel was a low we'd to leave, where he said he wouldn't hesitate to play Cowill waters etc, and didn't, but in truth, we were still in with a chance of the play offs until very recently, and you have to play your "best " side, in order to maintain that push.
However I don't get this meaningless game tbf, if we win against Rotherham, we will equal last year's points tally
which was enough to secure 5th Place, this year, we find ourselves 10 points outside the last play off place!! This and next year I believe, are going to be vastly different to what we are used to, we were "big spenders " last year, but in truth spent "peanuts" these are tough times, and from the prem down, bar a rich owner, I think clubs are going to struggle to keep going, so will aim for survival, and safety first, players/agents demands will have to drop, even more so with limited/no fan attendance imho.
So I agree in the most allan, just see every game as a must win game, rather than a meaningless one, let's hope that in pre season, a few if deemed good enough, will make their breakthrough
I'm of the opinion( and I've said it in the past) that if you are good enough, then you are old enough! Australia has never hesitated in sport to play/ pick teenagers for national level and elite sports, and they haven't fared too shabbily over the years