Max Wright

Went to see Scarborough yesterday. Nearly 700 fans saw them win 3-1.

They want to keep Max.

He is quite slight, but quick and gets back to defend well.
He was pushed over to get a penalty and got a tapin for the second.
He got some rough treatment from bigger older opponents before being taken off injured

Think he is a long way off league 2 but if we were to get relegated could be worth a punt.

I do not mean to offend, but am sure MJ will make the correct choice.

With the new rule of having to have a player from your youth system in the squad or lose a sub place, I could easily see Max being kept on next season.

I hope to see young players given more chance to show what they can do by Jolley. Certainly Hurst was very reluctant to do it. I always felt his policy of shipping them out owed more to not trusting them, but not wanting to be seen as anti-youth, more than to developing them as players. A short loan is OK but some lads seemed to only be here in pre-season. Slade was not much better but he was not here long enough to judge what he would have done long term.

It isn’t easy for managers to put faith in youngsters, it is their job on the line if it doesn’t work so you can understand the attitude of someone like Hurst. But if you are trying to build a side it is better to start with a nucleus that has come through the ranks like the Moores with Ford, Drinkell & co. who have a loyalty to each other as well as the club. Even there it was largely Tom Casey who gave youth a chance but he got the sack and it was John Newman and George Kerr who got the benefit.

I watch Scarborough every week as well as being a Town fan, (grew up their)

I cant loose either way whether he stays at Boro or goes back to Town, he has been a stand out performer most weeks and is definitely worth a shot with Town next season. He's very quick  and also works hard and dot afraid to get stuck in, probably not a natural finisher but still gets a fair share of goals, I think he has worked on his left foot and delivery as the season has gone on which he needed to.
He deserves his chance to be a professional player before he would drop back to non league if it wasn't to happen. If Town were not to give him a new deal clubs in Conference and below would be all over him.

Also as I have said before the standard in this league isn't as bad as you would think, you do get the odd "Fat Bloke" playing but teams like Scarborough, South Shields and a few others will have half a dozen players that have either been pros or at least should have been so he's had a good education this season.

Up the mariners/ Up the Boro

I can't remark on him as a footballer.  But I think I married his sister.  First name 'always'  

Quoted from IlkleyMariner

Went to see Scarborough yesterday. Nearly 700 fans saw them win 3-1.

They want to keep Max.

He is quite slight, but quick and gets back to defend well.
He was pushed over to get a penalty and got a tapin for the second.
He got some rough treatment from bigger older opponents before being taken off injured

Think he is a long way off league 2 but if we were to get relegated could be worth a punt.

I do not mean to offend, but am sure MJ will make the correct choice.

Max is carrying a groin injury at the moment but obvs wants to play in every game so was taken off, not for a particular foul in the match, but so he is available to take part in another 2 games this week.
Also, an interesting thing to note, is that Max has a trigger in his existing contract which can be exercised as, if and when it is seen fit to do so. The negotiations were done on his current contract so his wages for next season etc are already set in stone if used.
And finally, the seadogs may well want to keep Max, but he is town thru and thru and would relish the chance to actually be given a chance to fight for a place in the starting 11 at Blundell Park for the mighty mariners!

I think he played left back in a few friendlies, certainly couldn't have done any worse than Dixon.

I haven`t seen the lad play but given his age and reviews as a long term fan I would argue he is at worst a player who should be considered a squad player for next Season even if it results in him being loaned out again? A homegrown squad player is a better asset than a journeyman who isn`t committed to the cause playing 2nd fiddle to the first choice in whatever position.Over the years most home grown players seem to have had the ability to raise their game by a few % over their actual ability when chucked into games.We need these player`s coming through it will save the Club a lot of money in the short and long term.

Quoted from cjbill

With the new rule of having to have a player from your youth system in the squad or lose a sub place, I could easily see Max being kept on next season.

This!!

One of the better rules the EFL have introduced IMO.

Harry Clifton may well be in the match day squad but we need a couple of others and Max seems the obvious candidate together with a Youth Team 'star' from time to time.

I cannot see Sawyer being kept on given he has been nowhere near the first team although Keeble MAY get another year??

when did either of them get near first team?