Quote Originally Posted by MikeSB View Post
It was a very good point bearing in mind they were top of the league and ahead twice. They were expected to win after just beating Swindon.

It was also inspirational bringing on MickeyD who scored the second goal. I think with his ability, he would have made a very good midfield player or even a Striker. We do need more Strikers, like now asap.

Its just personal with me but young players playing for the first team, including academy graduates are not what a professional club should be doing as they are not up to speed for quite some time and why for me the academy is a bad idea. Fans should not be paying 27 quid to watch kids playing....Academy graduates should be going out on loan to the National League, not playing in our first team..
Bizarre idea sending graduates out on loan. I am surprised we haven't thought of that! Considering you are so against the loan system I am unsure why you would advocate this. I am also unsure how you expect these youngsters to "get up to speed" by not playing in our first team. We rarely put out a team entirely made up of graduates so they are introduced to the team gradually.

As for needing more strikers asap, we have 5 on the books plus Roberts and Hodkin , incidentally out on loan to lower league clubs. I am not sure we can stand any more financially without letting some go. The idea of throwing Mickey D on as a striker for the last 10 minutes was inspired but not something I would suggest as a good idea on a regular basis. Hopefully Bogle will be back soon.