They stuck with Coleman because he was our only fit RB at the time
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They stuck with Coleman because he was our only fit RB at the time
Seamus Colemole
Previously deathbyropeandglass
Well exactly.
Its a bit daft to claim as fact that young players will get games if the manager thinks they're good enough. Thats kinda obvious.
Its what criteria the manager uses to determeine if they are good enough which appears to be the issue, and whether certain ex managers of ours were too hesitant to give actual proper chances and game times to young inexperienced players regardless of how much potential to be developed into good enough for the first team squad they had.
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Ross is the footballing equivalent of Detox.
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Rupert's Tower
Player Valuation: £6m
It will be, Bobby clearly likes his youth, he showed that at Wigan. Ross will play a lot his season and it wouldn't surprise if he earns an England call up at some point before the world cup. As blues we've got a hell of a lot to look forward to this season even if we sign no one else
I'm not convinced he did show that at wigan, though.
I know I keep harping on the way he didn't give mcmanaman a start in the league until after the fa cup game at goodison when he was already nearly 22 but he did do that and this was with a player who was probably the best at the club.
bakes106
Player Valuation: £500k
he nurtured mc carthy and mc arthur tho, he gave robles a start swell
Rupert's Tower
Player Valuation: £6m
He played McMananam in the cup games before that though didn't he? Maybe he was using the cup games to blood him in cos ultimately the league was way more important to play kids when you're fighting relegation
He took punts on McCarthy and McArthur,both untried kids at the top level at the time. Given Wigan had no history of producing players he can hardly be blamed for not blooding kids
Robles was 22 when he made his wigan debut, mate. And mcarthur was 23.
That's not my definition of youth.
toffee matt
Player Valuation: £60m
Mcmanaman was bought in because of injury problems last season, but wigan doesn't really have a youth system so there never was anyone really to bring through.
Mcarthur and McCarthy were pretty established in Scotland, martinez did nurture them at a higher level though
bluejock
Boss coat aficionado
22 is youth for a keeper to be making a first team debut.
Can't think of many, Joe Hart and De Gea aside, that got a game that young.
But surely the fact they won the cup and got relegated showed he misjudged that and he should have played mcmanaman more?
The fact is I don't want another situation where the first team is struggling and the most talented midfielder at the club is sitting on the bench because he's young and the manager doesn't trust him. And that's what happened here with barkley and that's what happened at wigan with mcmanaman.
Don't get me wrong, I really hope Martinez will play our kids but I'm not as convinced that it's certain he will as some people are.
bluemangroup
Player Valuation: £70m
It's going to be a wall of numbers akin to the sodding matrix in a second.
I honestly think Wigan would still be a premier league club if Martinez had the courage to put mcmanaman in the first team back in autumn.
bluejock
Boss coat aficionado
I don't know why I let myself in for it. The boy knows more about football facts and figures than almost everyone on here. He'll make me look foolish.
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