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i mentioned on another thread we have given 8 academy players there debuts this season
How many did Warnock give debuts too in each of his seasons when he was in charge here ?
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i mentioned on another thread we have given 8 academy players there debuts this season
How many did Warnock give debuts too in each of his seasons when he was in charge here ?
I'm no Eric, but I think Ibrahim Meite and Mark Harris in his first season - and not much else
It’s also worth mentioning that Ashford made his first sub appearance in league game number 42 and his first start in league game number 44, while the only other academy players to make Championship appearances did so in game 44 as subs (Conte and Giles).
Even the most ardent Bulut fan can’t pretend he’s had a policy of bringing the youngsters through.
Dave Jones, Malky Mackay, Mick McCarthy, Steve Morison.
Bulut has this weird attitude towards cup matches - he plays a completely different type of football in them and is much more prepared to use youngsters. Joel Colwill has spent close to half a season sat on the bench for the first team and still hasn’t played a minute of Championship football - our manager clearly doesn’t see cup football as “real” football as applied to young players.
The internet is wonderful isn't it, people post their opinions which they are entitled to make, and other people take it personally and make it their life's mission to comment against any negativity (how dare lifelong fans have opinions)
At a glance today Mozz has posted about Bulut getting manager of the day (Swansea won 4-0 Stoke 3-0 and lowly Qpr beat Preston to officially be safe from relegation) and is banging on about Bulut like he's got a history of promoting youth. We saw them because 11 players were out injured and its taken an age after we were in "no mans land" to give them minutes...
I've no idea that's why i asked, it wasn't a rhetorical question!
Without looking, off the top of my head the most sustainable that went on to have a career is it / would it be Dave Jones maybe, i know he was there a long time but i remember we had a decent pathway (but could be well out) Ramsey, Ledley, Chris Gunter, Joe Jacobsson, Mathews, Darcy Blake ( lol)...
We are builiding a cracking list, it's the wrong reasons for blooding youngsters now, the wrong type of goals, wrong type of wins, surprised someone hasn't said we've got the wrong type of grass
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Oh dear, oh dear.
Klopp and Pep brought through loads of youngsters throughout their career and not just when there was injuries. Klopp is renowned for it every club hes been at.
Last season Pep brought through Rico Lewis, this year Oscar Bobb. He played Rico Lewis in some massive games back end of last year when they were chasing the treble, ahead of more established players such as Kyle Walker.
Bulut wouldnt do that in a million years, stop talking nonsense ffs.
This is important, bring through and giving debuts are not the same. If these guys that played Saturday go on to be regulars and Bulut is gone by the end of the season he can't take any credit. If he sticks around and they feature more and more next season then of course.
Nonsense Martha, all coaches bring in players when there is a gap, mostly through injuries.
Of course if you get a good wave of youngsters like the Fergie period they can break them in quicker, Pep and Klopp have the best youngsters around, so of course there is always a full team worth of players ready and waiting.
Bulut like the rest has introduced the youngsters to the squad for training, given them minutes when they were ready, and now when called upon they did well and will get more chances unless we get your wish of another McCarthy who will rip the squad apart and send them back to the 21's to mess things up again.
He has given young players more opportunities than most of the previous managers, including your precious Mick.
I can remember plenty of people complaining that Dave Jones didn't trust the youth enough at the time