09 Jul 2025 08:18:02
I am afraid to say that none of the young lads that have played the last few games look like they're going to make it to the first team and play regularly, certainly not 50-60 games
That being said we need to get them all playing at a higher level as almost all of them have outgrown the B-team level.
Now we have this new link up with queens park, we have several ex-employees managing in the Championship and Premiership in Lennon, Robson, Brown and McGinn. We should be getting the majority of these boy out on loan to see what they can do at that level and it gives the added bonus of helping these managers out.
Any that can't perform at they levels move on next summer.
09 Jul 2025 08:49:01
Bonnar is apparently off Ayr utd.
09 Jul 2025 11:45:00
KEV836783. I hope for all our young players sakes that BR isn’t going to base ability to play ist team football, on how these youngsters performed individually for 45 mins in their first and 2nd pre season games . . Most managers don’t pay much attention to match performance by anyone at this stage of the season, as players are all doing heavy training sessions 2 per day, and at least one on day of match.
09 Jul 2025 13:22:41
Wee Dessie Rodgers repeatedly talks about young players needing to grab their chance in Pre-season. Add to that he sees them more than any of us and none of them get a proper sniff tells us all a story as well.
10 Jul 2025 00:22:12
Kev So far this is only the very start of pre-season . Concentration is still heavy training, ball control and passing and various cues of ball is only beginning.
BR will be judging them more after this week.
12 Jul 2025 01:17:07
The only youngster I think that has prepared properly for new season, is our 24 year old Japanese player Inamura, who I thought had a decent first touch when playing in Cork on Tuesday . Not only was his first touch good but he was very mobile and made himself available to receive the ball and quickly pass ball on .
I certainly didn’t see much of that attitude amongst our young players.
It was more as if many of them were coming off a couple of weeks sun, booze and birds holiday, rather than preparing for their pre season which is probably their most important period of the year.