Quote Kosh="Kosh"So do we only play players we know for definite are going to be at the club for the following season? That could get complicated.'"
Not necessarily, but with younger players who aren't the finished article, I'd say we had every right to omit them.
Quote Kosh="Kosh"In the grand scheme of things any extra 'development' that either Manu or Turner get over the rest of the season is hardly going to benefit Saints that much,'"
Manu won't get any development - he's already as good as he's going to be. Turner, on the other hand, has only really started to look good this season. He's still got a lot of developing to do before he reaches his potential, and we're unlikely to see any benefit from that. The way Crooks played against Leeds leads me to believe that he's ready to step up for a few more games with Martin spelling him as needed. That will give us far more long term benefit than playing Turner.
Quote Kosh="Kosh"and not fielding our best 17 every week will hurt us more. Players have to be picked on form - anything else is plain daft.'"
Depends whether you take a short-term or a long-term view of things. I'd sooner Crooks have a good deal more SL experience before the start of next year (when it's a lot more likely that we'll win something).
