The worry for me is that there are no guarantees that the majority of the younger group (from the Weitering draft on)....will develop as we hope.
It's all about faith at the moment.
Players like Charlie C you can be pretty confident about.
SPS is probably another.
I'm struggling to find anyone else.
They all have their strengths but they also have a few question marks.
Even assuming a 50/50 success rate....this will take some time.
The other problem is who sets the example.
We have one absolute gun in Cripps. We have another in Docherty (who won't be playing this year), Kreuzer at his best is one who sets the standard, but Kreuzer also struggles to make it long term without an injury setback and at nearly 29 may not have a much longer career.
"Old Carlton" or not we need to find one (even better a couple), of mid-age A graders.
A key Forward and a big midfielder preferably.
It may be we lose a few of the young guys in a trade but long term it may result in a quicker and also a more sustained period of success.
Slow and Steady doesn't always win the race...if you keep having to go back to the start.
(Edit:I didn't read the Carey article before I posted this...have to say it's pretty much as I'm thinking.Not sure whether that reflects poorly on me or Carey ;D)
It's all about faith at the moment.
Players like Charlie C you can be pretty confident about.
SPS is probably another.
I'm struggling to find anyone else.
They all have their strengths but they also have a few question marks.
Even assuming a 50/50 success rate....this will take some time.
The other problem is who sets the example.
We have one absolute gun in Cripps. We have another in Docherty (who won't be playing this year), Kreuzer at his best is one who sets the standard, but Kreuzer also struggles to make it long term without an injury setback and at nearly 29 may not have a much longer career.
"Old Carlton" or not we need to find one (even better a couple), of mid-age A graders.
A key Forward and a big midfielder preferably.
It may be we lose a few of the young guys in a trade but long term it may result in a quicker and also a more sustained period of success.
Slow and Steady doesn't always win the race...if you keep having to go back to the start.
(Edit:I didn't read the Carey article before I posted this...have to say it's pretty much as I'm thinking.Not sure whether that reflects poorly on me or Carey ;D)