14 Apr 2017 12:28:12
I believe we should give ed2 a little break (think his head will explode) and talk about something other than Rom for a bit.

7 games to go. Pretty much assured of no worse than 7th. Do we start blooming some of the more promising kids, or will rk buy ready made replacements over the summer (he's done it at other clubs)?

I hope we give the youth a chance because just because we have money don't mean we need to spend it, if the kids are good enough.

{Ed033's Note - Well you know what they say; Rom wasn't built in a day.

1.) 14 Apr 2017
14 Apr 2017 14:41:20
Be careful what you ask for GeoffJohno. Think for a moment what you have just asked for, no summer signings instead let our youth play.

Whilst most of us like to see our youth rising through the ranks I don't think many of us actually believe we have enough ready to play 1st team football on a regular basis.

We are a club that has attracted many international players to play for us or players who have hit the international stage whilst playing for us, now with all the best will in the world we will not get that many coming through the ranks.

For any team to be able to promote youngsters to the high standard we the supporters expect and demand we need seasoned players to show them how things are done. Seasoned and better players mean new signings. Don't stop signing players until a good one emerges from the youth side.

2.) 14 Apr 2017
14 Apr 2017 18:22:04
Signings need to be made and if a youth player impresses and is good enough, like Davies, I think they will be given a chance.

3.) 14 Apr 2017
14 Apr 2017 21:02:57
Rom wants a move. Kept that one quiet.

{Ed025's Note - love it baz..

4.) 15 Apr 2017
15 Apr 2017 09:03:31
It's fine to give youth a chance. But the reality is they need to be as good as our aspirations if CL. Let's be honest. If we focused just on youth coming through we will linger mid table. We will need good signings to offset the deficiency that comes from having too much youth and that's experience and a little guile. This league already has six teams capable of CL qualification. For us to make it seven we will need some top signings of our own.