The path will stay if they’re good enough though…? There is no way we sign enough players that block it before the end of the window. Brown will be in the 18 until the end of Aug at least…
How many youngsters have we brought through or given proper minutes to under Acun? Fleming under Shota is the only one I can think of. His desperation for instant success and signings for the sake of it just blocks all paths. So that gives Brown 5 games, if the club genuinely believes in him, then that's nowhere near enough. What happens after August, does he just fade into the abyss until next pre-season? If we're going to commit to developing players from the academy, we've got to give them minutes over a prolonged period of time. I like the look of McCarthy and Tinsdale too, and whilst they don't have to start every week, giving them 15-20 cameos to ease them in is a good way to see if they're up to it.
I thought Burstow looked reasonable on a wing so not sure why people are losing their minds over him playing there in parts.
