Mike Parker

[Duffers]

I refuse to believe anyone called Mike Parker can be under 40 years of age.

Name conjures up middle aged, balding, regional manager for a chain of plant hire stores.

[baggie_ray]

Parker has the physical aspects - big, strong, fast. He has tended to doze off in recent games so he may have lacked a bit of focus. Nothing that you'd think couldn't be fixed.

Our U21s must be really shite when joining in training with the first team. How else can Charlie Taylor get game time? The best of what we've got? Doesn't seem right. Not at the level we're at at the moment.

[Man from delmonte]

Parker has the physical aspects - big, strong, fast. He has tended to doze off in recent games so he may have lacked a bit of focus. Nothing that you'd think couldn't be fixed.

Our U21s must be really shite when joining in training with the first team. How else can Charlie Taylor get game time? The best of what we've got? Doesn't seem right. Not at the level we're at at the moment.

I doubt they are terrible when training with the first team. We seem to have just ended up with coaches who are paralyzed with fear about trying anything different other than persisting with the same old tired pros who have repeatedly let them down.

[baggie_ray]

Parker has the physical aspects - big, strong, fast. He has tended to doze off in recent games so he may have lacked a bit of focus. Nothing that you'd think couldn't be fixed.

Our U21s must be really shite when joining in training with the first team. How else can Charlie Taylor get game time? The best of what we've got? Doesn't seem right. Not at the level we're at at the moment.

I doubt they are terrible when training with the first team. We seem to have just ended up with coaches who are paralyzed with fear about trying anything different other than persisting with the same old tired pros who have repeatedly let them down.

I guess the attitude is play the old heads who can roll with the criticism when they make a mistake as the young lads might cave in mentally. But you wouldn't stick a young lad in there with the view that they were going to be perfect from day one. You'd have them in and out of the team. Don't put too much pressure on them. Let them grow into the environment.

[Peachofacross]

Parker has the physical aspects - big, strong, fast. He has tended to doze off in recent games so he may have lacked a bit of focus. Nothing that you'd think couldn't be fixed.

Our U21s must be really shite when joining in training with the first team. How else can Charlie Taylor get game time? The best of what we've got? Doesn't seem right. Not at the level we're at at the moment.

I doubt they are terrible when training with the first team. We seem to have just ended up with coaches who are paralyzed with fear about trying anything different other than persisting with the same old tired pros who have repeatedly let them down.

I guess the attitude is play the old heads who can roll with the criticism when they make a mistake as the young lads might cave in mentally. But you wouldn't stick a young lad in there with the view that they were going to be perfect from day one. You'd have them in and out of the team. Don't put too much pressure on them. Let them grow into the environment.

But it's seemingly the "old heads" who are caving in mentally anyway. They look scared shitless. So given that then the kids should be given a chance. I genuinely can't see them being any worse and at least they will fight for the cause.

[Gzbaggy]

Parker has the physical aspects - big, strong, fast. He has tended to doze off in recent games so he may have lacked a bit of focus. Nothing that you'd think couldn't be fixed.

Our U21s must be really shite when joining in training with the first team. How else can Charlie Taylor get game time? The best of what we've got? Doesn't seem right. Not at the level we're at at the moment.

I doubt they are terrible when training with the first team. We seem to have just ended up with coaches who are paralyzed with fear about trying anything different other than persisting with the same old tired pros who have repeatedly let them down.

That last sentence sums us up, extremely well written.