MartinBWFC wrote: wanderlust wrote:Putting aside all the permutations re administration, new ownership, selling our best players etc I'd like to know what everybody thinks about this...
We are very likely to go down this year. Most of the senior players aren't up to the job and we have a transfer embargo and no money so we can't replace them for now.
- At what point do we need to accept that we are going down and start making moves to protect our assets as best as possible and make preparations for life in League One by promoting the Development squad and giving them all first team experience until the end of the season?
5. Would losing every game between now and the end of the season be a problem if we gave young players experience at this level?
Number 5 would be a disaster (catastrophe according to LPP) imagine their confidence having been spanked every week.
I don't think this would be a disaster.
The current first X1 are getting spanked every week and the youngsters know it (mind you so are they in the U21s and U18s so it's not an alien concept to them)
They also understand the financial difficulties we are in AND that we are likely to get relegated.
So what an amazing BOOST to their confidence it would be for the manager to turn round to them and tell them that THEY are the future of the club and that we have every confidence in them to bring the club back in the next few years so here is a chance to prove that confidence is well deserved,
They have been chosen for fast tracking into the first team AND it doesn't matter at all if they lose every game - it's down to them to show that they can fight and perform at Championship level so that they will be well prepared for life in League 1.
This is their big audition and I believe they would grab it with both hands. They would be given a big stage and a safety net with no pressure to get results - but they are playing for their places and future with the club.
And regardless of their attitude towards that philosophy, they would know that they would be in the shop window so their football future hangs on how they grow over the next few months.
It's a "no lose" situation for BWFC as far as I can see. Kids either succeed or fail. If they succeed we either get new players on the cheap or they acquire a saleable value in which case we can get the money. If they fail, we can clear them out and make way for others. Providing we manage their confidence between now and the end of the season by reiterating we accept relegation ergo no pressure from BWFC - just from themselves to improve their performances - the club can't lose.
Point is it's exactly the type of "shit or get off the pan" strategy desperately needed to stop us repeating the same old mistakes until there's no time left to prepare properly for L1.
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