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Posted May 12, 2015 22:13 · last edited May 12, 2015 22:16

matrix wrote:

Oska wrote:

That's incredibly harsh. Ridenton's only 19, Rufer's 18, and Boyd did more than you could of asked of him for the reserves and when he got a run in the first team.

Both have had 2 years as fulltime pros and time with the reserve team but there seems to be little improvement.I understand they are only young but by 19 -20 in Europe a lot of young players are showing signs of real improvement and really putting pressure on to break into 1st teams,I dont get that impression with these 2.I really think Boyd should have been able to crack a regular place on the bench last season and even push to start but he was too inconsistent for mine.It will be interesting to see if he kicks on in Portugal because he showed some real talent in some games,eg Adelaide away and scoring 4 in the reserve team but struggled with consistency.

At the risk of being fully sucked in by a troll:

Anyone who has seen Ridenton and Rufer play over the last couple of years has seen improvement there. They have done well in the reserves and when there's been opportunities Ernie has chucked them into the first team.

However, they are behind the best set of midfielders the club has ever seen - there was never a point in the season where we had significant injuries, suspensions or loss of form amongst Riera, Lia, Rodriguez, Roly and McGlinchey to justify sticking a teenager in. I would be interested to hear about some of these 19 and 20 year olds in Europe who are evidence that we should be playing our teenagers ahead of our better, more experienced players. It's also worth remembering that every single one of those young guys in Europe would have spent a lot more than two years in a fulltime professional environment.

Finally, Boyd was consistently outstanding for the reserves and showed talent in all the decent chunks of first-team action he got. He didn't crack a regular place on the bench for non-footballing reasons which have been discussed to death here.

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Oska edited May 12, 2015 22:16
matrix wrote:
Oska wrote:

That's incredibly harsh. Ridenton's only 19, Rufer's 18, and Boyd did more than you could of asked of him for the reserves and when he got a run in the first team.

Both have had 2 years as fulltime pros and time with the reserve team but there seems to be little improvement.I understand they are only young but by 19 -20 in Europe a lot of young players are showing signs of real improvement and really putting pressure on to break into 1st teams,I dont get that impression with these 2.I really think Boyd should have been able to crack a regular place on the bench last season and even push to start but he was too inconsistent for mine.It will be interesting to see if he kicks on in Portugal because he showed some real talent in some games,eg Adelaide away and scoring 4 in the reserve team but struggled with consistency.
At the risk of being fully sucked in by a troll:

Anyone who has seen them play over the last couple of years has seen improvement there. They have done well in the reserves and when there's been opportunities Ernie has chucked them into the first team.

However, they are behind the best set of midfielders the club has ever seen - there was never a point in the season where we had significant injuries, suspensions or loss of form amongst Riera, Lia, Rodriguez, Roly and McGlinchey to justify sticking a teenager in. I would be interested to hear about some of these 19 and 20 year olds in Europe who are evidence that we should be playing our teenagers ahead of our better, more experienced players. It's also worth remembering that every single one of those young guys in Europe would have spent a lot more than two years in a fulltime professional environment.

Finally, Boyd was consistently outstanding for the reserves and showed talent in all the decent chunks of first-team action he got. He didn't crack a regular place on the bench for non-footballing reasons which have been discussed to death here.