Re: Best we can hope for is 8th : Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:37 am
PAUL M wrote:
The point for me is that we have seen in the last two years lots of young players been given their at various clubs largely due to the franchise system. Despite the fact we have some excellent prospects in the reserves who have we blooded and given regular game time too?
Probably only Lyn consistently so how nearer are we to knowing about the likes of Green, Kent, Cunningham and Aldous. Why don't we bring in youngsters when a senior player is injured?
I understand Agar being under pressure and needing results and having the likes of Whiting and Turner does not help in some ways as we have utility players to use which perhaps prevents the youngsters getting a shot.
Probably only Lyn consistently so how nearer are we to knowing about the likes of Green, Kent, Cunningham and Aldous. Why don't we bring in youngsters when a senior player is injured?
I understand Agar being under pressure and needing results and having the likes of Whiting and Turner does not help in some ways as we have utility players to use which perhaps prevents the youngsters getting a shot.
It's a bit chicken and egg. If you don't have players of the quality needed then you can't play them and if you don't play them they won't get any better.
However you look at it, player development at the club has been shambolic. It's either an issue with not getting the right quality of player into the system or not developing those players correctly.
I don't believe that Hull have had only 2 players of sufficient quality to play in our 1st team regularly in the system in the last 10 years.
Maybe it's down to the personnel involved, maybe it's a lack of investment. Who knows? Whatever it is, it's a problem
