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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 8, 2023 22:47:46 GMT
Thankfully he’s a much better footballer than his Dad! 👀🤣 True but I'm sure Mama's advice is invaluable to the lad and will help keep his feet firmly on the ground. Not sure advice tbh but definitely you can tell he’s been bought up right and is level headed. That and a massive football potential is a dangerous combination. |
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Post by PenkPonther on Aug 9, 2023 1:48:23 GMT
Dunno if it could catch on, but I just found myself humming his name, to the chorus of "Panic" by The Smiths.
So instead of repeating "Hang the DJ", it was
"Sol Sidibe, Sol Sidibe,
Sol Sidibe, Sol Sidibe,
Sol Sidibe, Sol Sidibe, Sol Sidibe,
Sol Sidibe, Sol Sidibe."
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Post by stayingupforbigbazza on Aug 9, 2023 2:40:30 GMT
Do love the Killers so has to be (All these things that I've done )
We've got Sol but he's not a soldier
We've got Sol but he's not a soldier
Ad Infinitum ..
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Post by northernstokie on Aug 9, 2023 3:15:38 GMT
Mama wouldn't want any of his sons leaving stoke How many has he got with us? |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Aug 9, 2023 5:17:24 GMT
Mama wouldn't want any of his sons leaving stoke How many has he got with us? 15 |
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Aug 9, 2023 6:27:28 GMT
AN seems to believe in him as well, and doesn't seem phased by playing someone so young. Neil was wank for playing young players apparently. That one’s aged well. Indeed it has mate. The bloke arguing with me on here Saturday because he came out with it with no evidence whatsoever should probably take note of this. I sadly doubt he has the brains too. On a more positive note, well done Sol lad. You could go on to be a Stoke legend quite easily. He doesn't look out of place in the championship and he's sixteen which is scary. We have some great youth coming through when you think we have Tezgel etc aswell. Exciting times, if Neil gets off his arse and plays them that is 😉 |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2023 6:37:38 GMT
Neil was wank for playing young players apparently. That one’s aged well. Indeed it has mate. The bloke arguing with me on here Saturday because he came out with it with no evidence whatsoever should probably take note of this. I sadly doubt he has the brains too. On a more positive note, well done Sol lad. You could go on to be a Stoke legend quite easily. He doesn't look out of place in the championship and he's sixteen which is scary. We have some great youth coming through when you think we have Tezgel etc aswell. Exciting times, if Neil gets off his arse and plays them that is 😉 Does Sol Sidibe prove that Neil is great with kids though and does it smash that theory or is he just an exceptional young player that proves the rule? Wouldn't he end up playing regardless because he's that good? If Neil was good and is good with the kids then why hasn't Nathan Lowe got game time over the last few games? We needed a focal point last night after Wesley went off and it was a perfect time to introduce him? |
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Aug 9, 2023 6:43:34 GMT
Indeed it has mate. The bloke arguing with me on here Saturday because he came out with it with no evidence whatsoever should probably take note of this. I sadly doubt he has the brains too. On a more positive note, well done Sol lad. You could go on to be a Stoke legend quite easily. He doesn't look out of place in the championship and he's sixteen which is scary. We have some great youth coming through when you think we have Tezgel etc aswell. Exciting times, if Neil gets off his arse and plays them that is 😉 Does Sol Sidibe prove that Neil is great with kids though and does it smash that theory or is he just an exceptional young player that proves the rule? Wouldn't he end up playing regardless because he's that good? If Neil was good and is good with the kids then why hasn't Nathan Lowe got game time over the last few games? We needed a focal point last night after Wesley went off and it was a perfect time to introduce him? The point is that Neil will play kids if they are good enough which is exactly how it should be. They shouldn't be played just because they've come through the youth set up. He's in the first team on merit, the exact way it should be. Obviously the notion that Neil won't play them if they are young is complete and utter bollocks as it was when the chap came out with it Saturday. I agree that Lowe should get more minutes but the reason Neil isn't picking him has nothing to do with age mate. That's the point really, if Neil thought he was good enough now he would be playing him. |
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Post by Olgrligm on Aug 9, 2023 6:45:17 GMT
Did he play as the more advanced midfielder again?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2023 6:55:57 GMT
Does Sol Sidibe prove that Neil is great with kids though and does it smash that theory or is he just an exceptional young player that proves the rule? Wouldn't he end up playing regardless because he's that good? If Neil was good and is good with the kids then why hasn't Nathan Lowe got game time over the last few games? We needed a focal point last night after Wesley went off and it was a perfect time to introduce him? The point is that Neil will play kids if they are good enough which is exactly how it should be. They shouldn't be played just because they've come through the youth set up. He's in the first team on merit, the exact way it should be. Obviously the notion that Neil won't play them if they are young is complete and utter bollocks as it was when the chap came out with it Saturday. I agree that Lowe should get more minutes but the reason Neil isn't picking him has nothing to do with age mate. That's the point really, if Neil thought he was good enough now he would be playing him. That's the point isn't it? He's in the team on merit because he's that good. I think the argument with Neil and other managers of that ilk are that they don't develop kids and I think that's fair. The argument that the manager is making proves it for me and the devil is in the detail of what he's saying. He's saying he doesn't play kids for a gimmick but a manager that is truly good with kids will play them when perhaps they aren't as good as Sidibe and develop them into first team players. He calls that a gimmick, I call it development. I've got no real issue with his stance btw, I've just got an issue with posters saying that this proves people wrong because I don't think it does in the slightest. |
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Post by cousindupree on Aug 9, 2023 7:02:15 GMT
It's great that this kidiee is progressing and getting an opportunity to perform at this level. It's a major reason why the naysayers against the Carabao cup competition are wrong in wanting the competition binned. A few years back both Souttar and Collins got their first team careers up and running thanks to a decent cup run. Hopefully Sidibe and maybe Tezgal and Lowe might get more game time.
In the past it was Bayern suggesting the competition was a complete waste of time and should be binned this season it's the 'Badger Bloke' spouting shite maybe they can have second thoughts.
Looking forward to the next round and not just progressing in the competition but progressing the careers of our talented kids.
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Aug 9, 2023 7:06:29 GMT
The point is that Neil will play kids if they are good enough which is exactly how it should be. They shouldn't be played just because they've come through the youth set up. He's in the first team on merit, the exact way it should be. Obviously the notion that Neil won't play them if they are young is complete and utter bollocks as it was when the chap came out with it Saturday. I agree that Lowe should get more minutes but the reason Neil isn't picking him has nothing to do with age mate. That's the point really, if Neil thought he was good enough now he would be playing him. That's the point isn't it? He's in the team on merit because he's that good. I think the argument with Neil and other managers of that ilk are that they don't develop kids and I think that's fair. The argument that the manager is making proves it for me and the devil is in the detail of what he's saying. He's saying he doesn't play kids for a gimmick but a manager that is truly good with kids will play them when perhaps they aren't as good as Sidibe and develop them into first team players. He calls that a gimmick, I call it development. I've got no real issue with his stance btw, I've just got an issue with posters saying that this proves people wrong because I don't think it does in the slightest. He's stuck between a rock and a hard place though isn't he. If he went full on and played all the kids to please the people who moan that he doesn't develop kids then we'd be facing relegation wouldn't we quite honestly? Those exact people would then be calling for his head. I think playing kids for the sake of playing them can do more harm than good. I think he's doing it the right way by giving the ones who are clearly good enough for this level a chance which is more than we have seen for a good while isn't it mate. In an ideal world we would be able to give them all a run out but it's a results driven business isn't it and it just wouldn't bring the results. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2023 7:16:51 GMT
That's the point isn't it? He's in the team on merit because he's that good. I think the argument with Neil and other managers of that ilk are that they don't develop kids and I think that's fair. The argument that the manager is making proves it for me and the devil is in the detail of what he's saying. He's saying he doesn't play kids for a gimmick but a manager that is truly good with kids will play them when perhaps they aren't as good as Sidibe and develop them into first team players. He calls that a gimmick, I call it development. I've got no real issue with his stance btw, I've just got an issue with posters saying that this proves people wrong because I don't think it does in the slightest. He's stuck between a rock and a hard place though isn't he. If he went full on and played all the kids to please the people who moan that he doesn't develop kids then we'd be facing relegation wouldn't we quite honestly? Those exact people would then be calling for his head. I think playing kids for the sake of playing them can do more harm than good. I think he's doing it the right way by giving the ones who are clearly good enough for this level a chance which is more than we have seen for a good while isn't it mate. In an ideal world we would be able to give them all a run out but it's a results driven business isn't it and it just wouldn't bring the results. I don't disagree but it doesn't prove people wrong that say he isn't a manager that develops kids, because he just isn't for the reasons you've said. He's never been that type of manager in his career and there is nothing wrong with that to a point. Pulis was the same and he'd only play kids when he either had to or they had the physical attributes that he craved. When he starts blooding Lowe, Sparrow and whoever else and turns them into first team players then I'll concede that he's good with kids, until then I'll take the post above that 'this post aged well' and treat it with the contempt it deserves. We've started the season very well, let's just leave it at that. |
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Post by chiswickpotter on Aug 9, 2023 7:23:58 GMT
He's stuck between a rock and a hard place though isn't he. If he went full on and played all the kids to please the people who moan that he doesn't develop kids then we'd be facing relegation wouldn't we quite honestly? Those exact people would then be calling for his head. I think playing kids for the sake of playing them can do more harm than good. I think he's doing it the right way by giving the ones who are clearly good enough for this level a chance which is more than we have seen for a good while isn't it mate. In an ideal world we would be able to give them all a run out but it's a results driven business isn't it and it just wouldn't bring the results. I don't disagree but it doesn't prove people wrong that say he isn't a manager that develops kids, because he just isn't for the reasons you've said. He's never been that type of manager in his career and there is nothing wrong with that to a point. Pulis was the same and he'd only play kids when he either had to or they had the physical attributes that he craved. When he starts blooding Lowe, Sparrow and whoever else and turns them into first team players then I'll concede that he's good with kids, until then I'll take the post above that 'this post aged well' and treat it with the contempt it deserves. We've started the season very well, let's just leave it at that. Since he has been here he has consistently talked about bringing young players into the first team set up by introducing them to first team training. Sidibe looks to be a perfect example to show he is willing to promote kids as he has been integrated very early. AN is also very close to Tezgel’s development and has been supportive of Okagbue. Most young player development is away from matches, putting players in to develop them when they are not ready is not how it works best, the best academies have long-term pathways not hit and miss approaches. I don’t think there is any evidence AN has been anything other than very supportive of young players in his time here |
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Post by Gods on Aug 9, 2023 7:24:33 GMT
It's great that this kidiee is progressing and getting an opportunity to perform at this level. It's a major reason why the naysayers against the Carabao cup competition are wrong in wanting the competition binned. A few years back both Souttar and Collins got their first team careers up and running thanks to a decent cup run. Hopefully Sidibe and maybe Tezgal and Lowe might get more game time. In the past it was Bayern suggesting the competition was a complete waste of time and should be binned this season it's the 'Badger Bloke' spouting shite maybe they can have second thoughts. Looking forward to the next round and not just progressing in the competition but progressing the careers of our talented kids. I remember Nathan Collins getting sent on a rainy night at Crawley Town where we lost on penalties with Sam Vokes sending our first spot kick in to orbit 🌙 I think that was this competition. |
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Aug 9, 2023 7:25:15 GMT
That's the point isn't it? He's in the team on merit because he's that good. I think the argument with Neil and other managers of that ilk are that they don't develop kids and I think that's fair. The argument that the manager is making proves it for me and the devil is in the detail of what he's saying. He's saying he doesn't play kids for a gimmick but a manager that is truly good with kids will play them when perhaps they aren't as good as Sidibe and develop them into first team players. He calls that a gimmick, I call it development. I've got no real issue with his stance btw, I've just got an issue with posters saying that this proves people wrong because I don't think it does in the slightest. He's stuck between a rock and a hard place though isn't he. If he went full on and played all the kids to please the people who moan that he doesn't develop kids then we'd be facing relegation wouldn't we quite honestly? Those exact people would then be calling for his head. I think playing kids for the sake of playing them can do more harm than good. I think he's doing it the right way by giving the ones who are clearly good enough for this level a chance which is more than we have seen for a good while isn't it mate. In an ideal world we would be able to give them all a run out but it's a results driven business isn't it and it just wouldn't bring the results. Yep. It does smack vaguely of moving the goalposts for people to suggest now that he won't play the kids because he isn't playing all the kids, all the time. As good as Sol appears it's still pretty bold for a manager to chuck him a start in a senior game at 16 and Neil should be commended for that. |
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Aug 9, 2023 7:28:42 GMT
He's stuck between a rock and a hard place though isn't he. If he went full on and played all the kids to please the people who moan that he doesn't develop kids then we'd be facing relegation wouldn't we quite honestly? Those exact people would then be calling for his head. I think playing kids for the sake of playing them can do more harm than good. I think he's doing it the right way by giving the ones who are clearly good enough for this level a chance which is more than we have seen for a good while isn't it mate. In an ideal world we would be able to give them all a run out but it's a results driven business isn't it and it just wouldn't bring the results. I don't disagree but it doesn't prove people wrong that say he isn't a manager that develops kids, because he just isn't for the reasons you've said. He's never been that type of manager in his career and there is nothing wrong with that to a point. Pulis was the same and he'd only play kids when he either had to or they had the physical attributes that he craved. When he starts blooding Lowe, Sparrow and whoever else and turns them into first team players then I'll concede that he's good with kids, until then I'll take the post above that 'this post aged well' and treat it with the contempt it deserves. We've started the season very well, let's just leave it at that. I think they will get their chance when they are good enough for the first team as he has shown with Sol. Not really sure how else he can develop them to be quite honest without just playing them for the sake of it. Man city only play Foden who came through their academy regularly off the top of my head, does this mean that Guardiola doesn't develop youth mate. It's not as black and white as saying a manager doesn't develop youth. It has to be the right circumstances to give them a chance. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2023 7:29:57 GMT
I don't disagree but it doesn't prove people wrong that say he isn't a manager that develops kids, because he just isn't for the reasons you've said. He's never been that type of manager in his career and there is nothing wrong with that to a point. Pulis was the same and he'd only play kids when he either had to or they had the physical attributes that he craved. When he starts blooding Lowe, Sparrow and whoever else and turns them into first team players then I'll concede that he's good with kids, until then I'll take the post above that 'this post aged well' and treat it with the contempt it deserves. We've started the season very well, let's just leave it at that. Since he has been here he has consistently talked about bringing young players into the first team set up by introducing them to first team training. Sidibe looks to be a perfect example to show he is willing to promote kids as he has been integrated very early. AN is also very close to Tezgel’s development and has been supportive of Okagbue. Most young player development is away from matches, putting players in to develop them when they are not ready is not how it works best, the best academies have long-term pathways not hit and miss approaches. I don’t think there is any evidence AN has been anything other than very supportive of young players in his time here Sidibe and Tezgel are exceptional examples that would be in and around any team in the league. Okagbue is a big unit of a player that has physical attributes that can cope with this level, but we are yet to see him and we are allegedly in the market for a fourth centre back. There isn't a supporter worth his salt that expects or demands a manager to blood kids that aren't ready but that isn't the nature of this debate to be fair. |
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Aug 9, 2023 7:31:34 GMT
He's stuck between a rock and a hard place though isn't he. If he went full on and played all the kids to please the people who moan that he doesn't develop kids then we'd be facing relegation wouldn't we quite honestly? Those exact people would then be calling for his head. I think playing kids for the sake of playing them can do more harm than good. I think he's doing it the right way by giving the ones who are clearly good enough for this level a chance which is more than we have seen for a good while isn't it mate. In an ideal world we would be able to give them all a run out but it's a results driven business isn't it and it just wouldn't bring the results. Yep. It does smack vaguely of moving the goalposts for people to suggest now that he won't play the kids because he isn't playing all the kids, all the time. As good as Sol appears it's still pretty bold for a manager to chuck him a start in a senior game at 16 and Neil should be commended for that. It is moving the goal posts mate yes. He can't win can he at all? People moan he doesn't play the kids and develop them. He plays a sixteen year old and then it's 'hes not paying all the kids' so he doesn't develop them. |
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Post by hooftastic on Aug 9, 2023 7:33:26 GMT
Yep. It does smack vaguely of moving the goalposts for people to suggest now that he won't play the kids because he isn't playing all the kids, all the time. As good as Sol appears it's still pretty bold for a manager to chuck him a start in a senior game at 16 and Neil should be commended for that. It is moving the goal posts mate yes. He can't win can he at all? People moan he doesn't play the kids and develop them. He plays a sixteen year old and then it's 'hes not paying all the kids' so he doesn't develop them. We even had "he's not playing them in the right way" last season. |
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Aug 9, 2023 7:34:00 GMT
I don't disagree but it doesn't prove people wrong that say he isn't a manager that develops kids, because he just isn't for the reasons you've said. He's never been that type of manager in his career and there is nothing wrong with that to a point. Pulis was the same and he'd only play kids when he either had to or they had the physical attributes that he craved. When he starts blooding Lowe, Sparrow and whoever else and turns them into first team players then I'll concede that he's good with kids, until then I'll take the post above that 'this post aged well' and treat it with the contempt it deserves. We've started the season very well, let's just leave it at that. Since he has been here he has consistently talked about bringing young players into the first team set up by introducing them to first team training. Sidibe looks to be a perfect example to show he is willing to promote kids as he has been integrated very early. AN is also very close to Tezgel’s development and has been supportive of Okagbue. Most young player development is away from matches, putting players in to develop them when they are not ready is not how it works best, the best academies have long-term pathways not hit and miss approaches. I don’t think there is any evidence AN has been anything other than very supportive of young players in his time here Spot on. |
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Aug 9, 2023 7:36:36 GMT
Yep. It does smack vaguely of moving the goalposts for people to suggest now that he won't play the kids because he isn't playing all the kids, all the time. As good as Sol appears it's still pretty bold for a manager to chuck him a start in a senior game at 16 and Neil should be commended for that. It is moving the goal posts mate yes. He can't win can he at all? People moan he doesn't play the kids and develop them. He plays a sixteen year old and then it's 'hes not paying all the kids' so he doesn't develop them. Yep. Some of the same posters previously mocking the manager for a lack of signings a few weeks back and mockingly mentioning the competitive budget we publicly stated we'd got now seem to be saying we're not finding pathways for an exceptional crop of youngsters, after we've made what seem to be some exciting signings. Not sure people can have it both ways and in some cases it seems more than a little disingenuous... |
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Aug 9, 2023 7:37:29 GMT
Since he has been here he has consistently talked about bringing young players into the first team set up by introducing them to first team training. Sidibe looks to be a perfect example to show he is willing to promote kids as he has been integrated very early. AN is also very close to Tezgel’s development and has been supportive of Okagbue. Most young player development is away from matches, putting players in to develop them when they are not ready is not how it works best, the best academies have long-term pathways not hit and miss approaches. I don’t think there is any evidence AN has been anything other than very supportive of young players in his time here Sidibe and Tezgel are exceptional examples that would be in and around any team in the league. Okagbue is a big unit of a player that has physical attributes that can cope with this level, but we are yet to see him and we are allegedly in the market for a fourth centre back. There isn't a supporter worth his salt that expects or demands a manager to blood kids that aren't ready but that isn't the nature of this debate to be fair. Would they though? Not many managers in this league would be bold enough to give a sixteen year old minutes in a league match and then play them in a tough League cup match a few days later would they. I think he's doing far more to develop the youngsters than he is given credit for. |
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Post by Marc01 on Aug 9, 2023 7:41:54 GMT
Do love the Killers so has to be (All these things that I've done ) We've got Sol but he's not a soldier We've got Sol but he's not a soldier Ad Infinitum .. Well Mama was always Mr Brightside… So your suggestion is a very good one and would work very well; simple is often best. Starting off slow (sort of 80,s / 90’s Delilah speed) building to a crescendo (modern day Delilah speed 🙂)… Simplicity, turning saints into the sea… |
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Aug 9, 2023 7:43:53 GMT
It is moving the goal posts mate yes. He can't win can he at all? People moan he doesn't play the kids and develop them. He plays a sixteen year old and then it's 'hes not paying all the kids' so he doesn't develop them. Yep. Some of the same posters previously mocking the manager for a lack of signings a few weeks back and mockingly mentioning the competitive budget we publicly stated we'd got now seem to be saying we're not finding pathways for an exceptional crop of youngsters, after we've made what seem to be some exciting signings. Not sure people can have it both ways and in some cases it seems more than a little disingenuous... I think alot of it and I'm not talking about the onlooker who talks sensibly and without name calling and abuse by the way, is that it's nothing to do with the fact that Alex Neil doesn't develop kids or that Alex Neil hadn't made enough signings, it is that they don't like Alex Neil. Because of this they will use any stick to beat him with. From what I can see the bloke is turning the club I love around from some of the worst times we've had in recent memory into more positive times so let's get behind him for crying out loud. That's not to say he's immune to criticism but when he's done absolutely nothing wrong so far this season it's hard to see people knocking what he's doing. He's played a sixteen year old who looks quality, let's give him credit. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2023 7:52:16 GMT
Yep. Some of the same posters previously mocking the manager for a lack of signings a few weeks back and mockingly mentioning the competitive budget we publicly stated we'd got now seem to be saying we're not finding pathways for an exceptional crop of youngsters, after we've made what seem to be some exciting signings. Not sure people can have it both ways and in some cases it seems more than a little disingenuous... I think alot of it and I'm not talking about the onlooker who talks sensibly and without name calling and abuse by the way, is that it's nothing to do with the fact that Alex Neil doesn't develop kids or that Alex Neil hadn't made enough signings, it is that they don't like Alex Neil. Because of this they will use any stick to beat him with. From what I can see the bloke is turning the club I love around from some of the worst times we've had in recent memory into more positive times so let's get behind him for crying out loud. That's not to say he's immune to criticism but when he's done absolutely nothing wrong so far this season it's hard to see people knocking what he's doing. He's played a sixteen year old who looks quality, let's give him credit. I'm not knocking Neil for blooding Sidibe or for not blooding enough kids, I'm just not having posters rubbing people's noses in it based off one example when the history of the manager is one of being a 'front of house' manager, and turning to more experienced players before in house youngsters. If he goes on and bloods a number of kids here then fair enough and the argument stacks up. Until then it simply doesn't. |
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Post by biddulphchav on Aug 9, 2023 7:54:13 GMT
Yep. It does smack vaguely of moving the goalposts for people to suggest now that he won't play the kids because he isn't playing all the kids, all the time. As good as Sol appears it's still pretty bold for a manager to chuck him a start in a senior game at 16 and Neil should be commended for that. It is moving the goal posts mate yes. He can't win can he at all? People moan he doesn't play the kids and develop them. He plays a sixteen year old and then it's 'hes not paying all the kids' so he doesn't develop them. Nice references to my posts above saying I don’t have the brains to acknowledge that 1 start of a 16 year old proves he’s a manager that will develop kids and make the most of the work done in the academy. This irrefutable ‘evidence’ basically underpins the case that you make despite that fact that AN has not developed younger talent at any of the other clubs he’s been at (go and look up the stats if you want to know, but you are more likely to ignore them as they don’t suit your agenda). It remains to be seen if AN will change his approach, maybe he will, maybe he won’t, we don’t know. But if you are able to engage your brain for a millisecond (think you find that hard based not only on your tenuous argument but also your inability to master basic spelling and grammar), you might be able to see that it’s a perfectly valid point of view to hold based on years of evidence not a meaningless cup game. |
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Post by Clem Fandango on Aug 9, 2023 7:58:33 GMT
*awaits the first mention of Borussia Dortmund interest* Thats it mate plenty of minutes this season. Get him to sign that pro contract and then we can retire the number 30 after he goes for £30mill next summer. |
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Post by walrus on Aug 9, 2023 8:00:15 GMT
It is moving the goal posts mate yes. He can't win can he at all? People moan he doesn't play the kids and develop them. He plays a sixteen year old and then it's 'hes not paying all the kids' so he doesn't develop them. This irrefutable ‘evidence’ basically underpins the case that you make despite that fact that AN has not developed younger talent at any of the other clubs he’s been at. Worth noting that Preston only have a Category 3 academy so he was unlikely to have a great crop of youngsters to work with there. |
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Aug 9, 2023 8:01:04 GMT
I think alot of it and I'm not talking about the onlooker who talks sensibly and without name calling and abuse by the way, is that it's nothing to do with the fact that Alex Neil doesn't develop kids or that Alex Neil hadn't made enough signings, it is that they don't like Alex Neil. Because of this they will use any stick to beat him with. From what I can see the bloke is turning the club I love around from some of the worst times we've had in recent memory into more positive times so let's get behind him for crying out loud. That's not to say he's immune to criticism but when he's done absolutely nothing wrong so far this season it's hard to see people knocking what he's doing. He's played a sixteen year old who looks quality, let's give him credit. I'm not knocking Neil for blooding Sidibe or for not blooding enough kids, I'm just not having posters rubbing people's noses in it based off one example when the history of the manager is one of being a 'front of house' manager, and turning to more experienced players before in house youngsters. If he goes on and bloods a number of kids here then fair enough and the argument stacks up. Until then it simply doesn't. In his time at Stoke and that is all I care about there is absolutely nothing to suggest that he won't give youngsters a chance, absolutely nothing. Since he has been here Tezgel, Lowe, Macari and now Sidibe have all had minutes. Ok not a great amount but he has used them. We do not see what goes on behind the scenes but the fact that he is playing Sol and I think Tezgel will feature this season aswell for what it's worth suggests to me that he is more than willing to give youngsters a chance and is keen to develop them. There is no evidence whatsoever mate that he won't use youngsters if they are good enough. There is evidence that he will and that was the point I made to the bloke on here on Saturday mate. |
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