Loan Watch 25/26

- Mason Burstow played 71 minutes in Bolton's 0-0 draw with Bradford City

- Thimothée Lo-Tutala played the full game in Doncaster's 0-0 draw with Stevenage

- Pharrell Brown came on in the 73rd minute in Hartlepool's 2-0 win over Eastleigh

- Tyrell Sellars-Fleming played 68 minutes in Scunthorpe's 1-1 draw with Braintree Town

- Zac Jagielka was an unused sub in Stocksbridge's 1-0 win over Ilkeston Town

- George Akinniranye came on in the 60th minute in Beverley's 1-1 draw with Penistone Church

 

I’m always happy when I see our youth players start & come on at teams in the lower leagues, but when I see some players not playing or barely getting game time at teams like Beverley & Brid etc, it does make me wonder if they’ll ever make it at any decent level.

 

I think often that is the reason to send them out, partly to put them into a men's game environment to see how they get on, but also to put them in the shop window to advance their careers, if they are now going to make the grade with us.

If they cannot get game time at that level, they are unlikely to progress with us.

 

and yet to take just one name from those above Jagielka had seemingly shown real promise...? or did I mis read that in posts ...

 

At the same time the training at that level is unlikely to be of decent standard. The ideal situation is we have an academy that can train up players and get them higher level experience.

 

I know they really rate Jagielka, as I said in the opening sentence, he has been sent out to get a taste of men's football. So I think there are 3 reasons, this, to see whether they sink or swim, and in some cases, if they feel they are now making the grade, put them in the shop window.

 

wonder what the future of kamara is
getafe wont buy him, they're totally skint anyway

he has a contract with us until 2028

 

Abu Kamara was an unused sub in Getafe's 1-0 defeat to Atlético Madrid

 

Sometimes it’s harder for them at that level as they’ll get kicked about. KLP barely got a minute for Bradford Park Avenue the season before he broke through with us.

 

You'd imagine he'll move to another Championship club in the summer.

It'll be sickening as he'll do well I think.