Tom Youngs

Made his debut for the first team tonight.

Can't say I knew anything about him before the game but apparently he is a striker from London who was born on the 6th Sept 1994.

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One for the future perhaps? Hope so anyway.

He's going to be easy for defenders to get a handle on, I think.

He looks like the grinch.

Is he Peter crouch's love child ?

None of the above! He's a young player trying to make his way in the game- and he plays for us. So leave him alone or I'll get Nat  and the rest of her coven to put a curse on you!

Good to see him getting a shot in the first team, sadly even if he had scored a hat trick last night you just know we won't see him again this season apart from on the bench.

Or maybe... we would have.

Well odelusi got 2 in the last round and has only made 10 minute cameos until last night in the league so I don't hold much hope in seeing Youngs again for a while.

aaron_bwfc wrote:Well odelusi got 2 in the last round and has only made 10 minute cameos until last night in the league so I don't hold much hope in seeing Youngs again for a while.

Haven't read anywhere that Youngs set the world alight so no I doubt you will.

Without Dougie Odelusi would be nowhere near the first team. Odelusi himself has thanked him for resurrecting what was looking like a failed career at Bolton. From what I've seen of him I still don't think he'll make the grade in the championship.

Last season Vela and Sordell impressed in the cup games and got into the first team, Beckford and Moritz seemed to impress last night so I'd expect to see them.

aaron_bwfc wrote:Well odelusi got 2 in the last round and has only made 10 minute cameos until last night in the league so I don't hold much hope in seeing Youngs again for a while.

correct me if I'm wrong but i don't remember him being in the first team squad that often last season.

His performance obviously has put him on the bench, which is a step up from the reserves.

lets face it he had one good game against lower league opo. Fair enough, lad took his chance, but no doubt if he started and stunk it up you'd get the opposite reaction.

"Baffling to pick someone who's had one good game against lower league opo"

fans always think the answer is the person on the bench.

I've read where he's a decent prospect and the thought of being one of the young players that Dougie brings through should motivate him to step his game up.