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More twaddle.
LOL - how, mate?
Yes. I singled out Fosdike and Mathews as the two mature-aged midfielders that are most likely to be squeezed out by younger players. If you think that isn't sufficiently loyal to them, so be it. But I ask you - whose position is less secure than theirs? Kirk? Bolton? Crouch? Goodes?
Actually, recruiting more young midfielders has only an incidental relevance to this argument, which I again emphasise is remarkably simple. If we are fortunate enough that a number of our young midfielders develop into good footballers next year, there is going to be pressure for spots. If that pressure for spots results in Fosdike and Mathews not getting as many chances as they'd like, they can be expected to seek more opportunities elsewhere. What part of that is so hard to understand?
I'm not writing off McVeigh either. But again, let's face facts. There are eight midfielders under the age of 23 - Schneider, Dempster, Bevan, McVeigh, Malceski, Moore, Willoughby and Schmidt - that are all AFL-ready. At the moment, there's only three spots for them.
Either older midfielders make way (such as, dare I say it, Fosdike and Mathews) or younger midfielders get squeezed out due to lack of opportunities. Again, not that hard to understand. Unless you are looking for attitudes that just aren't there.
Originally posted by chammond
Rubbish . . . I stand by my original opinion . . and again you're manipulating the 'facts' to suit your argument.
Rubbish . . . I stand by my original opinion . . and again you're manipulating the 'facts' to suit your argument.
It was you who singled out Mathews and Fosdike, and obviously not in that single sentence you quoted. Have you read your post correctly?
And I think your premise is specious. There is no reason why recruiting young midfielders in 2005 will result in us dumping premiership players in 2006. Other than a jaundiced opinion of Mathews and Fosdike, that is. [/B]
I agree, it certainly seems a bit soon to be writing McVeigh off at 20yo?
Especially since he only missed out on playing in the finals by a hair's breadth.
Let's face it, on form going into the finals, Schneider and Bevan could easily have been replaced by Malceski and McVeigh without raising any eyebrows.
Especially since he only missed out on playing in the finals by a hair's breadth.
Let's face it, on form going into the finals, Schneider and Bevan could easily have been replaced by Malceski and McVeigh without raising any eyebrows.
Either older midfielders make way (such as, dare I say it, Fosdike and Mathews) or younger midfielders get squeezed out due to lack of opportunities. Again, not that hard to understand. Unless you are looking for attitudes that just aren't there.
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