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[ozleeds]

I watched all but one game last season

Yeah me too thanks to youtube showing them all. One player I was really impressed with wore the number 8 but for the life of me, I don't know his name. He was the rock in midfield. Gearhart was the other reminded me of Rooney.

[ozleeds]

Think there are a number of facets to it.

We started from a low baseline as since Bates onwards the training and youth facilities were not really invested in.

There is a sense of making everything on the football side of the club the best it can be - that will take time in rebuilding up the youth set up.

We have always produced good youngsters going back to the 1980s whether they succeed in breaking through depends on so many variables it is hard to predict.

MB has to balance progressing first team players against progressing u23. We messed up spectacularly in both cups last year and that seemed to be his favoured method of exposing them. I don’t think we will be so meek and callow this year.

The set up looks progressing to loaning out players when ready to get experience and then seeing if they can break into the first team or need to be moved on. Look at Ben White and what Brighton did or what Chelsea did with Mount, James etc.

I have no problem with us trying to recruit the best young players we can and if they win things at that level it breeds confidence and a winning culture.

Not convinced Roberts will ever be a world beater but he did improve with game time at the end of the season.

Poveda needs game time too and when the squad is fully fit there will be about 5 or 6 players to accommodate, keep fit and get game time for.

That means it is getting harder to break through but that also shows the progress we have made as a club.

We need to do better in the cups this year so that the kids can get 1st team exposure but with a blend of more 1st team players.

All good ‘problems’ to have.

The big difference playing kids in the cups is he put them all out together against bulls. You play a few kids 2 or 3 alongside regulars if you want to see what they have.

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Yeah me too thanks to youtube showing them all. One player I was really impressed with wore the number 8 but for the life of me, I don't know his name. He was the rock in midfield. Gearhart was the other reminded me of Rooney.

Jack Jenkins?

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Or McInstry?

[ozleeds]

Or McInstry?

Yeah, think it's this guy blonde? The games I have seen looked brilliant.

[ozleeds]

This dude looks good apparently were into him.

[ozleeds]

But why go for another young keeper as we have 3 and not for an older head who is willing to be 2nd. Who knows Meslier already has attracted clubs back home and if he starts we might get a crazy offer.

[ozleeds]

No wonder Brighton didn't want to let Ben White come to us. Arsenal just paid 50 million for him! 🙄

Easy to show up in games in the championship and playing for a poor club in the premier. Now with all the pressure coming with that tag and playing for the Arsenal well see how good he is. Hope he does well as he helped us to be where we are but at that price woahhh.

[ozleeds]

Ohhh I hear that Costa might be off to Spain don't know how right it is but if it's true can someone land me a car I'll come and drive him there just to make sure lol

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Easy to show up in games in the championship and playing for a poor club in the premier. Now with all the pressure coming with that tag and playing for the Arsenal well see how good he is. Hope he does well as he helped us to be where we are but at that price woahhh.

Not only talented but seems grounded with good values - lad should go far