Yeovil prematch interview

Just watched the Yeovil prematch interview with Gwilym Lloyd. Entertaining for a number of reasons!! I have to say I know his name but not much about him, however think it is safe to say Grimsby town football club is not his specialist subject!!

On a more serious note Hurst spoke about giving the youth team graduates more time to develop, rather than giving them 12 months and then releasing them which sounds positive. Another good sign of proper planning at the club and having a structure in place. Hopefully something we will see the benefits of in the next couple of years.

He let Starbuck and idehen go and both have recently been in championship squads .So I wouldn't hold my breath on him spotting youngsters potential or playing them

Quoted from Norseman

He let Starbuck and idehen go and both have recently been in championship squads .So I wouldn't hold my breath on him spotting youngsters potential or playing them

They were both out their depth and showed nothing.

But yeah another thing to beat Hurst with

Quoted from Hagrid

They were both out their depth and showed nothing.

But yeah another thing to beat Hurst with

Bit of a mute point really H, especially seeing as though they've gone to higher level, so must have shown something for a club to take them on.
It's about seeing the potential and having the structure to nurture that talent, that what's we lack currently, we don't have that link between youth and first team and Hurst did mention that's being looked at presently.

Quoted from Norseman

He let Starbuck and idehen go and both have recently been in championship squads .So I wouldn't hold my breath on him spotting youngsters potential or playing them

If higher placed clubs expressed an interest in taking them it wouldn’t have been right for the club to prevent that if this is what the player wanted.

Quoted from Norseman

He let Starbuck and idehen go and both have recently been in championship squads .So I wouldn't hold my breath on him spotting youngsters potential or playing them

Starbuck and Idehen had both been contracted professionals around an absolute shower of turd which probably had an impact on them. Norwich and Lincoln before us didn't think Idehen warranted a pro deal either so maybe the third rejection was the kick up the backside he needed?

Quoted from Northbank Mariner

Bit of a mute point really H, especially seeing as though they've gone to higher level, so must have shown something for a club to take them on.
It's about seeing the potential and having the structure to nurture that talent, that what's we lack currently, we don't have that link between youth and first team and Hurst did mention that's being looked at presently.

Exactly. A Formula 1 car has the potential to go 230mph, but if it isn’t surrounded by a massive team of mechanics & engineers managing every single nut & bolt, it probably won’t make it off the grid, or will end up hitting a wall if it does.

Starbuck & Idehen might be F1 cars, but your local Halfords isn’t going to get the best out of them, and that’s what we are at the minute.

Quoted from Northbank Mariner

Bit of a mute point really H, especially seeing as though they've gone to higher level, so must have shown something for a club to take them on.
It's about seeing the potential and having the structure to nurture that talent, that what's we lack currently, we don't have that link between youth and first team and Hurst did mention that's being looked at presently.

Fair Point, for me though, Starbuck especially showed absolutely nothing for us

and i dont recall any complaints from fans when he was made available to leave

Based on Idehens performances for us I will be absolutely amazed if he plays at Championship level

As far as I am aware they were told to leave if another club would take on their contracts and we have a sell-on fee for them. At that stage, we couldn't have sold them on as they weren't developed enough, so we let them go to other clubs to develop at a greater rate than they could have with GTFC and we reap the rewards if they get sold.