in my opinion, if the youngsters are not going to be blooded occasionally through the season, how will they ever get a chance.
I can only remember B.R. putting youngsters on the bench on two occasions,(may be wrong) and never used them. If they aren't going to get used, but shipped out to the lower leagues, why have an academy. Just as well keep the money and buy top drawer players all the time. Not something I personally would want to see, but the economics don't stack up, if you invest millions in coaching youngsters, then cast them aside.
We are all aware that most don't make it to the lop level, but you will never know how they might adapt if they don't get a chance.
Better players might not be able to cope with the pressure, where as slightly lesser players may take the situation by storm.
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