SaintNewForest

So? He played in our academy, he signed orignally as an academy scholar. Its possible to represent more than one academy you know. I do wish we'd put as much effort into our own youngsters as we do the likes of Bazunu, Mara & Edozie.

Can't say I blame him. We have no academy pathway any more, we're just not interested in developing these players. The academy is on deaths door here, sadly.

Stephens is there, was in the background of the team leaving Staplewood this morning. Would assume he's got a minor injury.

Genuinely cannot believe he's still not fit to play any minutes against a National League side. Nothing against him, but really?

Onuachu is due back training with us over the weekend, supposedly.

Interesting that Alcaraz & (especially) Kotchap came back then after their loans... Perhaps they've got a chance at reintegrating themselves.

No Stephens or Stewart either.

Adam Armstrong is in his final year as well.

Why is anyone even watching this shite?

I miss Hummel.

Yeah, I really don't know what people are in Sulemana, I really don't. £20m and did absolutely fuck all in the Championship. Complete waste of time and money.

They're feeding on our scraps (ie. Rothwell)

Seemingly only ever pop up with articles about us when they have something negative to write. You couldn't pay me to read that trash.

Ballard back scoring already. Still pisses me off we persisted with Mara and sent Ballard out on loan.

Yet we offer the Tottenham lads (SAA and Meghoma) at 16 for more than we offered our own talents ... Not to mention when, I think it was Kraft, openly saying there's a lack of talent in the academy at one of the fan events. They care little for the academy, and would rather spend on other clubs young talents. All the main academy staff driving it have left since SR have come in, that's telling in itself.

Alex Stepien-Iwumene had joined Derby after being released in the summer.

All because we offered him less wages than what we offered the last intake of players. Yet happy to pay SAA and Meghoma near professional wages when they signed.

I mean, if I was in the academy, and saw talent like Dibling & Ballard being blocked out by utter dross like Mara or Sulemana, I'd ponder if there was an academy pathway there at all.

Only cos he was recovering from injury. Not sure he can use that excuse again (actually, it's ABK, he probably could)

Um, why?

Absolute bullshit all this digital-only "through the app" nonsense.

I thought he was waiting for Matty Holland to finish his medical?

That's a good move for him. Always thought he was a talent, albeit overlooked slightly by the likes of Ballard, Morgan and Doyle.

Would Downes count as an ex-saint right now? 🤣

True; though I do very much disagree with what we're rumoured to pay SAA and Meghoma vs what we're prepared to pay for our own talents. The rumours I heard were some of our top talents wanted parity with the spurs lads and we weren't prepared to do so.