[BalisPen]

Ideally, we need at least 2 youth players breakthrough each season, and sell the best one, whilst we aren't getting parachute payments.

I hope and pray that Stevens can do a lot better than tgthe departed treacherous vile lot.

[beechyboy90]

Ashworth and Taylor playing week in week out in league one prepping for next season should we fail to get promoted via playoffs.

Think Bartley and Bryan go in summer on free leaves us with: oshea ajayi kipre and Taylor.

Can Ashworth come in and push Townsend or see the club move reach on?

[smethwickw]

Ashworth and Taylor playing week in week out in league one prepping for next season should we fail to get promoted via playoffs.

Think Bartley and Bryan go in summer on free leaves us with: oshea ajayi kipre and Taylor.

Can Ashworth come in and push Townsend or see the club move reach on?

Bartley has another year so I believe.

[gazberg]

Bartley has another year so I believe.

Yes he triggered an extension after turning up one week

[beechyboy90]

Yes he triggered an extension after turning up one week

Jesus wept don't we ever learn? So only Livermore and Bryan on a free?

[gazberg]

Jesus wept don't we ever learn? So only Livermore and Bryan on a free?

Bryan, Livermore, Rogic. Zohore already gone


Edit -Pieters too

Edit 2 - his (BArtley) contract extension was triggered after 8 games or so not 1 just in case my joke wasnt clear

[gazberg]

Not in tonights squad for the u23's, currently 0-0 with Norwich

[gazberg]

Faal scores to make it 1-1.

Forgot he was back.

[gazberg]

Anyone following WBA twitter will know it's been a delight tonight with tweets nearly every 60 seconds from what seems to be every single 1st year sports journalism student at the University of Gloucester ordered to follow the match and commentate on it.

Must be for an assignment.

[hardtobeat]

Youngsters through in Birmingham senior Cup tonight beating Redditch 7-6 on penalties. Our goalkeeper one B. Foster saving 2 consecutive pens apparently !

[SmethDan]

Bradley Foster.

[gazberg]

Chapman opinion piece on Caleb Taylor.

I tried to link it but the mail website so shonky today it won't let me copy or paste.

Chapman went to watch him live last night  Sounds promising. Fingers crossed.

[baggies_24]

Chapman opinion piece on Caleb Taylor.

I tried to link it but the mail website so shonky today it won't let me copy or paste.

Chapman went to watch him live last night  Sounds promising. Fingers crossed.

I saw that piece sounds & looks a promising player. We could have abit of a log jam at CB next season Bartley, Dara, Semi, Kipre, Taylor & Potentially Pieters all vying for 2 spots. I could see Taylor been loaned out to a lower half championship team if they are interested ready for him to come into the team for when Bartley’s contract is up next season.

[gazberg]

I saw that piece sounds & looks a promising player. We could have abit of a log jam at CB next season Bartley, Dara, Semi, Kipre, Taylor & Potentially Pieters all vying for 2 spots. I could see Taylor been loaned out to a lower half championship team if they are interested ready for him to come into the team for when Bartley’s contract is up next season.

No point him going to a L1 team again. We know he's more than comfortable.

I'd have him on loan to a champo team or here.

Bryan and Pieters out of contract end of season so they may move him in to the squad as replacement.

[Hull Baggie]

No point him going to a L1 team again. We know he's more than comfortable.

I'd have him on loan to a champo team or here.

Bryan and Pieters out of contract end of season so they may move him in to the squad as replacement.

I think Corberan may look to move Ajayi on too.

[gazberg]

I think Corberan may look to move Ajayi on too.

Just signed a new 3 year deal and not done well under CC. May be harder to shift.

[Hull Baggie]

Just signed a new 3 year deal and not done well under CC. May be harder to shift.

I do wonder if Ajayi might look to get regular game time as not playing may impact on the chances of him playing for Nigeria.

[gazberg]

I do wonder if Ajayi might look to get regular game time as not playing may impact on the chances of him playing for Nigeria.

Very possible mate but he does have his feet firmly under the table here.

He's 29 I think so may not be too fussed about international career at this stage

[gazberg]

Bartley and Livermore start for the u23's today.

[gazberg]

The lads won 5-1. Cleary hat trick and a Faal double.

[Dan]

Cleary may well not be Corberan, but it seems somewhat ridiculous to have a guy with what is now 16 goals in 12 matches in the under 21 side not even making the bench, given the awful quality of our current bench.

Corberan has done a great job turning us around but its disappointing he's yet another manager very much prizing experience over everything else - we see when we're literally forced into it with things like Griffiths (who we initially played Button over till his position was untenable) that these are risks worth taking. Not saying Cleary has to be starting every game, but surely a guy in red hot form as a sub option in a side with 10 goals in the last 12 games has to be better than what we're currently relying on. We need to win most our games and we need goals to do that. Albrighton and Reach have a combined 0 goals and assists between them yet we're forced into relying on them every game out wide now. Could add Thomas-Asante to this who hasn't contributed a goal or assist since last year in the league.

[johnny Cash]

Cleary may well not be Corberan, but it seems somewhat ridiculous to have a guy with what is now 16 goals in 12 matches in the under 21 side not even making the bench, given the awful quality of our current bench.

Corberan has done a great job turning us around but its disappointing he's yet another manager very much prizing experience over everything else - we see when we're literally forced into it with things like Griffiths (who we initially played Button over till his position was untenable) that these are risks worth taking. Not saying Cleary has to be starting every game, but surely a guy in red hot form as a sub option in a side with 10 goals in the last 12 games has to be better than what we're currently relying on. We need to win most our games and we need goals to do that. Albrighton and Reach have a combined 0 goals and assists between them yet we're forced into relying on them every game out wide now. Could add Thomas-Asante to this who hasn't contributed a goal or assist since last year in the league.

Couldnt agree more. What do we have to lose by bringing on Cleary over Reach. One’s career is all but finished, the other just could develop from the experiences even if on a given match day he doesn’t ultimately contribute much.

He’d be on every bench until the end of the season for me, regardless of if had some poor minutes when getting on. The lads has earned a prolonged chance.

[gazberg]

I wouldn't hold your breath guys.

[Adder]

If Bruce can play Cleary for a couple of games where he didn't let himself down, I don't see why it should be a non starter for him to be at least used from the bench now.
It'll probably be a case of if/when we fall out of the play-off picture then 1 or 2 more of the youngsters will get a chance....but they could give us some much needed spark before that. It's not as though Cleary and Faal are not there physically. Faal is 20 and has had a taste of senior football on loan, Cleary has just turned 18 but he's physically strong.

[SmethDan]

Bartley and Livermore start for the u23's today.

Yokuslu took a knock against Millwall........  .