You only win with kids if the kids are supremely talented...Busby babes, and again UtD in mid 90s.
We should have anchored our TheSaintsWay Vision thing with a 27 yo midfield general and enforcer type, a la Roy Keane, plus a similar aged 6'3" thug in defence. With Lambert up front at 30, you have a spine of experience and grit in the team of saplings.