I've often wondered whether fans of lower-league clubs ever get annoyed/tired of their club borrowing starlets from Premier League clubs? The success rate of 17-21 year olds going out and finding what football is like at the lower levels must be pretty mixed at best. For every Cam Archer or Tim Irnbru, we've probably got a handful of players out on loan who don't make a dent.Wouldn't some of these clubs rather blood their own players, not potential prima donnas who will bugger back to fancy training grounds in a few months? I presume it only happens because the parent club pay all the young player's wages so the risk is less for the smaller club.
Three points on the road as the Young Lions start the year with a victory
I have been impressed with Feeney every time I have have seen him. At any level from U18 to playing at Walsall for the seniors he has looked skillful, assured and composed. I have high hopes for him. (As an aside predictive text doesn't recognize Walsall!)
A goal for Feeney who apparently played really well, I think he might end up being a bit special and I'd probably be looking to get him a loan for the rest of the season, could easily be the ball playing centre-half we've been looking for.
We need to get him out on loan so that we can get him ready for the first team. He's 18 in May so we should be making him part of the first team squad before he turns 19 if he's that good.