Wonder why when we send a player out on loan, it is normally to say a National League side.. Of we are trying to develop players for championship football, to me it would be beneficial to get a couple of the players maybe identified as 'nearly ready for 1st team action' sent out to a higher standard say league 1 or 2. I know the national league maybe good for developing the physical attributes of players somewhat but in terms of fitness and quality league 1 or 2 seems the more suitable destination, especially if we were hi by injuries and had to recall them into the 1st team. Alot of championship and league 1 clubs get premier league loans of their up and coming talent. Maybe we should raise that standard with our loans to L1 / L2 level. Just my opinion, I'm sure there is a reason somewhere behind the current policy.
I'd say to let them find some confidence. We're not likely to loan many players to championship clubs as most have as good or better already. It's just about getting games and being part of someone's squad, rather than being on the fringes. When I was younger and played sports, it brought the best out of me to feel valued and part of something. When you feel confident in your ability then you're sometimes ready to ply your trade back at the higher level. Sent from my SM-G850F using Tapatalk
Jacob Butterfield & George Williams quickly spring to mind. Although Jacob never played for the Grimsby first team.
Loans would be only worthwhile if we followed the Liverpool model of a certain percentage of games in which the loanee played.
We're in a situation where we're almost exclusively bringing in players from lower leagues. Some work, some don't, and it seems to be the club's plan to dip some of them back in where they've come from, or thereabouts. I'd sooner they were out doing something than going stale at Oakwell whilst out of favour. Success could be moving them on without losing too much of an outlay on them, or even realising a small profit. Sent from my SM-G850F using Tapatalk
