Youths.
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Except Brad Potts
We never truly will. Reading into RL's comments in the past (and after saying that everyone on the list's attitude has been tremendous) we can only assume it's down to total available playing time % rather than outright ability. We can't carry any bit-part players next season if we want to really go for it and injury/illness etc appears to have kept him sidelined.
Speculation on my part though.
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You would've thought not but the fact he's not on the "listen to offers" list who knows?
Thracia
Club Owner, or wingback, depending on your view
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Lot of emphasis on how long they've been with the club from Baxter, Rodwell-Grant and Holland-Wilkinson.
Feels like our piss-poor "pathway" has failed them - though Peter always reminds us "this is not a failure on our part but is a natural result of the sheer numbers who enter our academy system".
J H-W is a bit unlucky to be leaving with 23 Goals, 7 Assists under his belt.
Hopefully, he shouldn't have too much trouble getting Fixed Up / Trials elsewhere.
Good Luck Jacob.
Hopefully, he shouldn't have too much trouble getting Fixed Up / Trials elsewhere.
Good Luck Jacob.
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You cannot blame the club if the guys aren't good enough. We will only know if the wrong decision has been made in a few years time and the guys start doing the business in and around the Championship.
Granted we don't have a pathway but we don't have a big pot of money either.
Thracia
Club Owner, or wingback, depending on your view
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Yeah, although it's been a "strategic decision" not to have one.
I wouldn't expect any young footballer being released to be pleased about it. For some it might be the end of their professional careers, at best it means a summer of uncertainty. I don't think it necessarily means they've been hard done to, although I would say I don't think our setup gives youngsters the best chance to develop. Perhaps the changes we've made this summer will give the next generation a better chance.
If we hadn't given wasters like Harrop contracts that amount to six seasons, we could have largely funded an enhanced academy with a u-23 team. Sadly we preferred the munchkin's services instead.
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Barky has a number of champ clubs interested and a few abroad.
Can understand Lowe wanting to move him on. He would demand a decent wage for a player that would be played out of position.
Wish him the best, he's been a good player for us and on his day he's unstoppable. He has given us some good memories, his goal against Blackburn sticks out as the best for me
Can understand Lowe wanting to move him on. He would demand a decent wage for a player that would be played out of position.
Wish him the best, he's been a good player for us and on his day he's unstoppable. He has given us some good memories, his goal against Blackburn sticks out as the best for me
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It’s always going to be a huge blow to Young lads let go you have to feel for them, they are never going to sound 100% happy
We seem to have more prospects who could make it though so hopefully we will see more of our own in the first team over the next couple of seasons
We seem to have more prospects who could make it though so hopefully we will see more of our own in the first team over the next couple of seasons
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He might have acknowledged that Barky could play WB but clearly he thinks that he can recruit better players to play there
I'd be offering bayliss or Harrop to accy in exchange for sykes