I tend to agree with Matt's assessment in that Bostock would benefit more from being out on loan where he would very likely play regular games rather than train here with the first team and then mostly warm the bench but needs must. In an ideal world, all our promising youngsters would go out on loan to aid their development but given the current lack of depth in our squad, we may need them back at home to bolster options. Surely that is why Alex Williams was recalled and why both Bostock and Whitwell got their chances in the cup game?

I don't think that Bostock is ready to start for us yet either and he may undoubtedly be quicker than Wallace, for example, and show flashes of potential but he hasn't Wallace's experience in terms of reading the game which will hamper the impact he can have. Jed hasn't the legs to play 90 minutes but his experience has shown that he can have an impact on games.

Nevertheless, given our situation, I still think Ollie is worth retaining and bringing on as an option and will have to "learn on the job". His minutes in the cup game showed both his inexperience and his potential and he kept his head with the penalty. I'd certainly like to see Ramsay begin to give him more regular minutes to see what he can do, along with Whitwell.