Re Rowley - seems to me if you grow taller, but do not bulk out then you are likely to be relatively weaker on the ball. I think that little growth spurt may have as much to do with his "progress" as his injury.
This is the whole pity of our lack of a reserve side. What he needs is regular football plus a lot of time in the gym and a diet to suit. Rugby teams successfully bulk up youngsters - quite often without using illegal substances. Maybe we should send him to train with Rotherham's rugby team, or Sale, or Leicester ........... What to do with him is a difficult one, because we have to remember he was promising enough a year ago for Premier League sides to be taking a look - there's something there, so what we don't want is him drifting out of the picture like Ricky German.
Looking at Leagues One and Two I couldn't escape the conclusion that they now contain too many clubs which couldn't currently justify themselves in terms of community interest and support. And that's the real point about Salford. If the investment creates a club which captures its community's interest I don't care whether it is buying its promotions. If the club looks moribund beyond that external investment then the EFL would be better if the promoted sides were clubs like Wrexham, Leyton Orient, Aldershot or ourselves who do have physical support and interest within their communities. Leagues can benefit from the odd Eibar or an Hoffenheim, but if that kind of club begins to proliferate and finance has very little to do with support that seems unhealthy for the game to me, don't know what you think.
The EFL won't allow in clubs with a 3G pitch. What about stipulating only clubs with an average home crowd of 2,000 could take up a promotion place .........?
This is the whole pity of our lack of a reserve side. What he needs is regular football plus a lot of time in the gym and a diet to suit. Rugby teams successfully bulk up youngsters - quite often without using illegal substances. Maybe we should send him to train with Rotherham's rugby team, or Sale, or Leicester ........... What to do with him is a difficult one, because we have to remember he was promising enough a year ago for Premier League sides to be taking a look - there's something there, so what we don't want is him drifting out of the picture like Ricky German.
Looking at Leagues One and Two I couldn't escape the conclusion that they now contain too many clubs which couldn't currently justify themselves in terms of community interest and support. And that's the real point about Salford. If the investment creates a club which captures its community's interest I don't care whether it is buying its promotions. If the club looks moribund beyond that external investment then the EFL would be better if the promoted sides were clubs like Wrexham, Leyton Orient, Aldershot or ourselves who do have physical support and interest within their communities. Leagues can benefit from the odd Eibar or an Hoffenheim, but if that kind of club begins to proliferate and finance has very little to do with support that seems unhealthy for the game to me, don't know what you think.
The EFL won't allow in clubs with a 3G pitch. What about stipulating only clubs with an average home crowd of 2,000 could take up a promotion place .........?