21 Feb 2018 13:17:59
Can anyone tell me what the point of the development squad is if we never play any one even in the middle of injuries.
It seems that we prefer to use other clubs youngsters at the expense of our own.
We seem to have learnt very little from when we have lost young players who have gone on to be first teamers at other clubs.


1.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 13:32:02
Bruce won't play them mate its a joke we have about 5 or six that are ready for the 1st team.


2.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 14:17:13
I have nothing against Bruce as a manager but bringing through young players are not his strongest asset,
He seems to like other teams young players
Hence onomah!
He tends to stick with the tried and trusted methods,
Just wish he would at least put some of these kids on bench from time to time,


3.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 14:57:00
It’s so easy to get carried away and exaggerate when we’re in a tough patch, and especially when the tough patch is largely due to injuries, but if you genuinely think there’s 6 players from the youth set up ready for the first team you are a dreamer.
O’hare - ready for the first team
Hepburn Murphy - ready for first team
Doyle-Hayes - ready for the bench maybe at a push

Outside of that including any other kids is forcing it, yea they play well in the youth games every other week but they aren’t top of the league, their not in the top u23 league, O’hare deserves to start Saturday and Murphy should be on the bench, outside of that no one hugely stands out and we aren’t in need in any other areas really.


4.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 15:01:54
Brucie should think back to when, through injuries he was forced into playing Green . Now you can't say he played badly., same with Davis with even less experience came in and got everybody excited . surely O Hare has proved, time and again he has got to be worth o go . Same with Doyle Hayes every time we've seen him, he's never let anyone down or looked out of place . We are lucky to have a good crop of youngsters, so please let's not waste them . Onwards&Upwards Villaforever.


5.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 15:49:47
Green wasn’t brought in because of injury, he forced his way into the team and Bruce used him sparingly built it up and then start of these season he was a regular, the way it should be. Davis was forced in because of injury.


6.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 15:50:34
Not saying all the young kids are good enough for first team that's stating the bleeding obvious,
When I see the manager bring in this loanee from spurs he is not any better than o'hare or Hayes
Yet Bruce will play him Saturday I suppose to keep him happy,
Just to see 1 or 2 young players on bench to bring on for 15-25 mins would make my day,


7.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 17:07:25
Hayes plays a completely different position to what Onomah has been playing, or trying to play.


8.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 18:20:52
Whats wrong with lanbury in the 10 shirt he's back from injury?


9.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 19:47:58
Chris the point I was making was, these kids have come in and made an impact . So why shouldent the others . i'm sorry if one of my points was incorrect,


10.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 20:07:18
We employ the guy to manage, he sees them day in day out, and picks the team he is paid to do.
It’s not a joke, it’s not a conspiracy, it’s his job.
Maybe he doesn’t think they are ready, perhaps they didn’t fit in to his game plan, there is a million reasons.
He has guided us to 8 wins, 1 draw 1 loss. What ever you think the points do not lie, he has been picking the team to do the job at hand.
We had a bad day on Tuesday, and still luckily got a point, no wins in two games, and the knives are out.
it’s laughable. Yet, we are laughed at, not with for these stupid, blind pointless comments.
No wonder we have a clown from another club coming in here getting airtime, most of us still think we have a god given right for things, and have forgotten where we were heading.


11.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 20:38:52
Flackie didn't you know talking sense is banned on here. The youth team would probably beat Barcelona, Bruce just doesn’t like them, sack him now. 😂😂😂.


12.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 21:40:32
Hey lads, it`s all about opinions and feelings on here, if people see things differently to you, why come to the conclusion that they are talking rubbish.
In fact a radio station that broadcasts near where I live had two football celebrities on over the weekend and they both seemed to agree with most of what`s being said on here, does that mean that you are making no sense?
Just an observation.


13.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 21:58:36
It’s always seems when things are going right it’s the players who are the reason or Steve Agnew, when things are going wrong it’s always Bruce, no mentions the youngsters during the 7 games we went winning, yes we’ve got injuries but 2 games without a win for the first team doesn’t make the youth team world beaters. There’s two outstanding youngsters O’hare and Hepburn Murphy, outside of that there’s one or two who have done ok when played in cup games against poor opposition such as Doyle Hayes and Mitch Clark but because their not pulling up trees for the youth team every week like the other two mentioned really you’d be looking to send them out on loan.


14.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 23:49:29
Spot on flacks I just can't be bothered to respond to such dribble it's embarrassing and tedious to say the least. they was all licking his rear end 4 games ago. # FICKLE AND POINTLESS.


15.) 23 Feb 2018
23 Feb 2018 14:32:12
Well said flackie, chris, villadaz you covered it all very nicely.