Central midfielder Finn Azaz joins Cheltenham Town on loan in league 2.
Turns 20 in a few weeks time, can’t help but think this loan has come one season too late really. Heard good things from those on here and twitter who have watched more of the under 23’s games than I have.
I hope that he is one of many who go out on loan in the next few weeks, as keeping a load of 18-19 year olds in the under 23’s seems a stupid tactic, even if you do need a few to help the kids stay competitive.
As a club we have been awful at getting their transition right from academy players to first team, with the only genuine successful case being Dara O’Shea , who, you guessed it, went out on loan at the right time (by success, I mean a player we managed to integrate into the first team at the right time AND get tied down to the right length of deal).