Youth development

Apparently if your under 22 an a fringe player hurst doesnt even acknowledge you at training or match days ,i was shocked when i heard this last year but thats probably why no youth players are coming through or given chance,the saying is if your face fits ie the shop

Hannah needs a "how to avoid offside" coach - that should get ten more goals this season ??

No point having a youth system whilst Hurst is in charge because he has no faith in any of our homegrown young lads.

Managers don't want to risk throwing youngsters in to the team because there untried and a bit of an unknown quantity. They'd rather loan someone for a month or 2 because that player has probably played more first team football than some 17/18 year old in the youth team. It's a problem at all levels of our game. Just look at Dan Parslow for example, was he really needed when we've got Paul Walker who could have come in and done a good job and maybe develop and gain experience as a player. Same story Southwell last year, and to some extent Winfarrah earlier this season when Aswad Thomas was ruled out. There's plenty of talent in this town and it's made the club a few quid over the years, more faith should be shown in these young lads.

Hurst does not trust our young players,

So we have no chance of seeing if Bemrose is good enough or not.

It's funny how giving the young inexperienced players a run out In the first team is good enough for a top proven manager like Van Gaal, but it's not good enough for a 2 bob non league manager like hurst.

In our situation, on the pitch and on the balance sheet, we should be trusting to youth more. This is a sheer waste and another of the things Hurst has got wrong IMO. Why give the young lads pro contracts if you're not prepared to play them when we're short of first teamers?

May as well have said thanks but no thanks and saved whatever it is they're paid.

It's worked in recent years.

Wood.
North.
Thanoj.
Bennett? (Did he play in the YT? )

Winfarrah will no doubt develop into a good LB/LWB/LM pro footballer.
Walker seemed a bit hot headed in preseason but he may of been giving 110% to impress. If he knew he had a handful of games he may of been more composed.
Bemrose never seen play but let's be fair can he do any worse?

Timmo
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Quoted from jimgtfc

Managers don't want to risk throwing youngsters in to the team because there untried and a bit of an unknown quantity. They'd rather loan someone for a month or 2 because that player has probably played more first team football than some 17/18 year old in the youth team. It's a problem at all levels of our game. Just look at Dan Parslow for example, was he really needed when we've got Paul Walker who could have come in and done a good job and maybe develop and gain experience as a player. Same story Southwell last year, and to some extent Winfarrah earlier this season when Aswad Thomas was ruled out. There's plenty of talent in this town and it's made the club a few quid over the years, more faith should be shown in these young lads.

"Bit of an unknown quantity" no such thing. If they were that unknown they wouldn't have been given a pro contracts.

Quoted from TAGG

"Bit of an unknown quantity" no such thing. If they were that unknown they wouldn't have been given a pro contracts.

Playing youth team and first team are completely different. A player may excel at junior level to the extent that he's worth a deal, but stepping into mens football is a different games. So in terms of first team football they are an unknown quantity. I was also eluding to youth teamers who are not on a pro deal as yet, the likes of Bemrose who has been on the bench once or twice.