I don't get where this comes from, players develop better with game time, time against better teams develops them faster. Pressure to be top 6 meant Robinson had to go with tried and tested and I would never knock him as he gave us a great ride, one of the many ups I have witnessed, sadly more downs over time. I hope the new approach yields 2 bonuses, the first being players we can sell for more but the second is more attractive football as the youngsters we are bringing through have less fear, lots of energy and alot of skill
Mooney was picked up by Arsenal who are a little better than us based on how he was developing, Taylor was one of our better midfielders on Sunday, Sutherland was picked up by Wolves who were EPL at the time. So some make the grade others don't but if we don't play them and give them good experience they have no hope of developing. The youngsters who played on Sunday were no worse than our established players as everyone was making bad passes and they were not the ones that gave away a soft penalty the ref managed that all by himself. We had already won the group and all we lost was the seeding (and unfortunately got us Rangers) so no better match to blood them in v an aggressive and physical Dunfermline.
As for the others Penman still here and developing, Henderson played SPL and Championship (we just got beat by a team from there) for Ross county (plus I liked his direct play and willingness to take on a player more than I did McMenamin). Jamieson I will give you, lots of huff and puff but not as good.
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