loan out surplus

There's bound to be a couple go out on loan but with the new loan system I'd imagine we need three keepers just in case ?
It's a crap situation if your third choice though, unless it doesn't apply to keepers ?

Maybe but what good is it to our players being loaned out to conference clubs? Lucas goes out, scores plenty of goals and still doesnt get a look in.

Personally I wouldn't loan anyone out to any club lower than L2 currently.

Exeter seem a good model for bringing on younger players, Grimes already moved on for big money, Ampadu playing at 15 and Olly Watkins becoming a regular and scoring goals.

I thought we had regularly Academy games this season so the younger players should get game time, plus there's the EFL Trophy games coming up, I'd have thought a team like Rovers could benefit from the new system, smaller Div 1 club's could find it a struggle?

Although surely Puddy could benefit from 6 months competitive games after missing all of last season. Lawrence must surely be considered a 1st team squad player if he ever gets fit.

Hope he put Broom in on Tuesday

I think it is essential any club has a youth system and enables them to bring through the likes of Lockyer, Clarke, Lines, Harrison.
Along the way we will also unearth players like Macey, Wilson and Santos that will be sold to other clubs generating revenue.
We need to give these home grown players time and support, whilst you will get some exceptions most young pros don't really start making an impact until they are circa 21, the likes of Broom who looked sharp in preseason and full of promise is 19, some managers would give him a go now I think Darrell more cautious with the youngsters.
With many more reserve games this year theses players will get more game time but I agree some will benefit from going out on loan and playing more competitive football where points are at stake.
Of the current crop Broom (19), Malpas (18) and Kilgour (18) look promising, we saw a lot of Broom and Kilgour preseason but unfortunately Malpas got injured and required surgery after the Weston game, hopefully he will be back soon. I thought Greenslade (20) also had a decent preseason but would suggest at 20 he now needs to get out on loan to a National Premier league level club. The big mystery to me is Lucas (21) he was previously highly rated, did well out on loan but didn't feature much at all pre season and when he did he looked a shadow of himself.

Must be great but also very tough for the younger players being promoted twice on the spin. At the end of the day, we are progressing each season at a decent rate and improving the squad each time. The young lads not only have to try and break into the first team, but do it two levels above where they needed to initially!

I have no doubts we'd have seen more of Lucas, Broom etc had we stayed in the conference/league 1.

I'm not writing any of the lads off, don't get me wrong. But it's common sense to assume that more than most, if not all, won't make it with us because league 1 is a solid league to step into for them. Having said that, I hope Broom can develop and become a good player for us.

He's one of the few that I can see progressing. He's got pace and likes to get the ball in / take early shots.

With a side in a reserve league again and as pointed out above we need a larger squad with the elimination of the emergency loan windows, there is no real need to loan everybody out.

15 is ridiculously young though! Players come through at different ages, for him to even be on the fringe of the squad with how well we have been doing is testament to the potential he has. For me it's not so much about age but if they are progressing. And having seen Broom in pre season, he looked to me a player that is progressing compared to a year ago. I can't imagine Ollie Clarke had played many games by 19?