Jack can't and couldn't do other than keep Anyon - except pick Dylan Parkin. We could only have had a loan if Anyon was injured ......... BUT Glenavon SELECTED a 14 year-old in goal last week and won, Woking chose a 17 year-old and drew and he saved them early on .......... so if Dylan were good enough he'd be old enough. But if he isn't then playing him might ruin him for life. As far as I can see the Bob's fans are right, we have to sign a keeper in January. As I told you in July Joe Anyon's most likely reaction to a two-year contract would be to drop it!
I'd trust the coaches had not our squad been filled with loan players by a desperate manager who realised he'd fkkkd up. I'd trust the coaches if British football had not had such a reputation for destroying and discarding talent.
I think what Joe Rowley's success is saying to us is WAY TO GO! WE want more Joe Rowleys. Unfortunately Jack Lester has had to spend two months developing the first squad, which he's doing brilliantly. At the moment all I'm saying is what's the point of developing Diego if he's going back to Bristol, wouldn't we be better off with Charlie Wakefield on the bench?
What worries me with Joe is how old is he? Is he 18 now? If so we can get him properly contracted until the right offer comes along? A 17 year-old, as Exeter found this season, is vulnerable to a marauding Chelsea or a Manchester City.
(I just looked Joe up, his first pro' contract was signed in April when he was 17. He was 18 in June. Now for a contract to be legally binding the signatory has to be 18 doesn't he? I think I would be looking at giving Joe a much better contract now, with a release clause to enable him to take up any unmissable offer if Real Madrid came in!) And by the way, what you said is exactly what worries me as much as it pleases me- HE LOOKED AS GOOD AS THE YOUNG MAN CITY PLAYERS!
I'd trust the coaches had not our squad been filled with loan players by a desperate manager who realised he'd fkkkd up. I'd trust the coaches if British football had not had such a reputation for destroying and discarding talent.
I think what Joe Rowley's success is saying to us is WAY TO GO! WE want more Joe Rowleys. Unfortunately Jack Lester has had to spend two months developing the first squad, which he's doing brilliantly. At the moment all I'm saying is what's the point of developing Diego if he's going back to Bristol, wouldn't we be better off with Charlie Wakefield on the bench?
What worries me with Joe is how old is he? Is he 18 now? If so we can get him properly contracted until the right offer comes along? A 17 year-old, as Exeter found this season, is vulnerable to a marauding Chelsea or a Manchester City.
(I just looked Joe up, his first pro' contract was signed in April when he was 17. He was 18 in June. Now for a contract to be legally binding the signatory has to be 18 doesn't he? I think I would be looking at giving Joe a much better contract now, with a release clause to enable him to take up any unmissable offer if Real Madrid came in!) And by the way, what you said is exactly what worries me as much as it pleases me- HE LOOKED AS GOOD AS THE YOUNG MAN CITY PLAYERS!