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From memory the cost of running a reserve side would be circa £100,000.clanfordimp - 22/12/2015 12:28
Steve O'Dare - 22/12/2015 12:04
We cannot afford to run a Reserve team unfortunately.clanfordimp - 22/12/2015 12:02
SIMJON - 21/12/2015 22:23
Davidimp - 21/12/2015 22:17
Aren't the youth team currently top of their league?implausible - 21/12/2015 22:09
Skip155 - 21/12/2015 21:43
German Imp - 21/12/2015 21:35
Youth Policy !!
I'm a critic of that too but we played our first choice available back 4, first choice GK and captain marvel in midfield and didn't keep a clean sheet long enough to let the young lads play. That foundation has to 'be the men' to give the kids a bit of freedom. That said I don't think the youths are good enough.
The youths who have made the first team may be suspect but the current youth team are joint top of the league. if you don't give players a chance you miss another Sam Clucas.
Maybe they'll come good unlike the current crop.
There's a big difference between playing against other youths and playing against men though.
Absolutely correct, how many 17 and 18 year olds do you see playing in this league?
I think we would be much better served with having a reserve team than a youth team, it would allow you to attract players who cant afford to give up full time jobs to play for us and you could also play some of the better youngsters in the team allowing them to make the jump into the first team if good enough more smoothly.
Why not, surely it wouldn't cost that much. Most of the players would be at the club full time anyway and you would top them up with trialists and non contract players and play in a midweek evening league, if they still exist. If not play friendlies against clubs from around the midlands.