I've not seen anyone saying he's an automatic pick, more that they'd like to see him given more game time to develop.
if we get in a decent manager and we finish the season in mid table - and a couple of these younger players really establish themselves as capable at this level then that's about the best we can hope for for the season from here.
you can't blame fans for wanting to have something to get a bit excited about l, and youth players coming through is that for a lot of people.