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A great pundit once said, 'you'll win nothing with kids'. The rest as they say, is history.

therushden wrote: Wed Aug 24, 2022 9:31 pm A great pundit once said, 'you'll win nothing with kids'. The rest as they say, is history.

But all those players that Alan Hansen famously mentioned on MOTD in 1995 were the cream of youth football from one the top 5 Premier League Clubs and had played together over a number of years with full time coaching and a manager with a top pedigree who would be regarded later as a legend in the game and were not individuals who have known each other a short time. That’s the difference.

Trek wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 8:06 am

therushden wrote: Wed Aug 24, 2022 9:31 pm A great pundit once said, 'you'll win nothing with kids'. The rest as they say, is history.

But all those players that Alan Hansen famously mentioned on MOTD in 1995 were the cream of youth football from one the top 5 Premier League Clubs and had played together over a number of years with full time coaching and a manager with a top pedigree who would be regarded later as a legend in the game and were not individuals who have known each other a short time. That’s the difference.

And it was only half of the team that we're "kids". As good as some of our young players are, you need to have experience around you especially in thus league. I've not seen many teams come to Hayden road in the prem central and pretty dreadful. Lowestoft and biggleswsde wernt too bad and they were relegated. A centre half and a forward/striker would give us a more realist chance of competing. As I see it at the minute, we have a relegation dog fight on our hands at best.

Swindon Town have signed Morgan Roberts from Banbury

Dino Maamria is interim boss at Burton Albion following the resignation of Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink

Ben Farrell signs for Enesbury Rovers

Seth Patrick signs for Basford

Snellus joins Hitchin

Where has paddy gone ?

discodunk wrote: Tue Sep 13, 2022 6:26 pm Where has paddy gone ?

Training with Cogenhoe I'm led to believe. Can't sign for them tho