13-03-2022, 10:45 PM
(13-03-2022, 01:32 PM)The Realist Wrote: Always liked Chaplin for his effort and commitment to the cause but the reality is that it is a long time since the academy has produced players that can thrive at a higher level so was n't too disappointed to see him try his luck elsewhere. If we are going to establish ourselves in the Championship the academy will have to turn out players that can really perform at that level. It was so telling last summer how little Championship interest there was in our home grown talent.
to be realistic we are probably going to ahve to go down the route of signing higher league cast offs for a while. But that then highlights the lack of a reserve (U23 maybe) squad to bring either our younger players or young imports through. We can probably get away with it at this level but not many youngsters can go straight into a champ, probably relegation fighting, team.