Quote Originally Posted by Prando View Post
It does seem that we are maybe too quick to move our youngsters on. Caleb and Cleary had some limited exposure, but we chose not to persist with them following poor performances and indeed mistakes, rather than continue to develop.
To be fair, decisions have to be made, albeit there is more forgiving with the older players.
Agree with all that Prando! Cleary obviously had potential. True, he was a work in progress and needed to improve on aspects of his game but, like many, I think that the club should have allowed him a bit more time before letting him go. Taylor too, maybe should have been given more time but I still think he would have been down the pecking order for the first team given the competition.

I don't think that Ollie Bostock is physically ready for full-time Championship football yet but I am also in complete agreement with Al that he needs some opportunities to progress and given the limitations of our current squad he could well provide Mason with a decent attacking option. Young players with potential will ultimately leave if not given their opportunities.

That said, with both Maja and Price under-performing I am still a bit bewildered as to why Dike (who has apparently been pushing to play) has not been given more minutes. Is it because he is really that bad (I don't believe so) or is it because the club don't want to risk injury to a player they want to sell on in January rather than let go for nothing at the end of the season? Maybe if we can't sell in January he will get his opportunity..