Stevie_J Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 To be fair they both should have pushed on and be regulars but they dont seem to be able to get thereI agree. But a few months back they were being used as examples of how Johnson was working wonders developing the young players that Dickov overlooked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laticsrblue Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Re Mellor, It was mentioned on LP during the MKD game commentary that Mellor was injured. No mention of it anywhere else though so no idea whether it was just a 1 game niggle or he's out for months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 (edited) I do feel the fragmented reserves league set up hasn't helped with the progression of youths to the first team, a few years ago there were matches played every week throughout the season giving the kids a chance to catch the managers eye on a regular basis. Entry to a league with a least 16 reserve clubs is something the management needs to look at for next season. The Manchester and Lancashire Senior Cups are also a shambles and should be reorganised to bring in local non league clubs (who knows we might spot a gem among them). Edited February 21, 2014 by BP1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forte_Baby Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 (edited) I do feel the fragmented reserves league set up hasn't helped with the progression of youths to the first team, a few years ago there were matches played every week throughout the season giving the kids a chance to catch the managers eye on a regular basis. Entry to a league with a least 16 reserve clubs is something the management needs to look at for next season. The Manchester and Lancashire Senior Cups are also a shambles and should be reorganised to bring in local non league clubs (who knows we might spot a gem among them). I agree with you on this not playing enough reserve games means fringe players or those coming back from injury will be a yard or to short of pace at times and when we where not scoring does not give players a chance to stake a claim. Although the standard ain't the best in the reserves now days still Gives players a good run out and beats the behind closed doors friendly. Suppose its a friendly with a slightly more competitive edge. I rather see us put the reserves in the Manchester premier cup and even agree to playing all ties away if need be. Edited February 21, 2014 by oafctom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I do feel the fragmented reserves league set up hasn't helped with the progression of youths to the first team, a few years ago there were matches played every week throughout the season giving the kids a chance to catch the managers eye on a regular basis. Entry to a league with a least 16 reserve clubs is something the management needs to look at for next season. The Manchester and Lancashire Senior Cups are also a shambles and should be reorganised to bring in local non league clubs (who knows we might spot a gem among them). Very good point, think there may have been an issue at the time about depth of squad and injury crises meant that we had to resort to playing schoolboys occasionally, which is counter-productive, especially if there are weather issues in winter too. The addition of local non-league sides could be useful too as it will give both us and them an idea of where players' respective levels are at, however, think local non-league sides might have issues with fixture congestion and/or pitch use. Eg can't expect City Ressies and Hyde to both play on the same or connected days on Hyde's ground, unless it was against each other. There is probably a better solution than the current status quo of ad hoc friendlies and cups which themselves sound a bit disorganised anyway. One suggestion could be something akin to the Rugby 7s style of having different trophies to play for within the same competition. You could even do some double headers to bring the crowds in now and then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaddySmoker Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Yes, Lee, the loss of Rodgers is a worry. How many times have you played him in the league? Shows how little faith he has in Winchester and Mellor. Do you have faith in them? I don't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaddySmoker Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I agree. But a few months back they were being used as examples of how Johnson was working wonders developing the young players that Dickov overlooked. No, they were being quoted as having been given a chance. In my opinion they are not good enough and for a long time will not be good enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forte_Baby Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 The Manchester and Lancashire Senior Cups are also a shambles and should be reorganised to bring in local non league clubs (who knows we might spot a gem among them). Thing is these cups are proberly there biggest earners and the county FA will do all they can to keep the big boys happy to help maintain interest or attract publicity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forte_Baby Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 The Manchester and Lancashire Senior Cups are also a shambles and should be reorganised to bring in local non league clubs (who knows we might spot a gem among them). Thing is these cups are proberly there biggest earners and the county FA will do all they can to keep the big boys happy to help maintain interest or attract publicity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I agree. But a few months back they were being used as examples of how Johnson was working wonders developing the young players that Dickov overlooked. Beat me to it with that post, Stevie. Seems like the writing is on the wall for them both... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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