% of time played by under 21 players this year

[westsussexranger]

a mighty 1.0% of playing time for us this season was by u21 players make of it what you will but for a team wanting to concentrate on younger players, it isnt a great place to start

[oldskoolturk]

There's a saying that if you're good enough then you're old enough. For us it's the reverse, most people seem to think that if you're young enough then you're good enough.

We've found this year that when we have played the youth they haven't turned out that well. In fact some of our best players over the past few years have been the oldies, hill, dunne, helguson, nelsen, green etc.

Our youth structure has been woefully underfunded for at least a decade and then ruined by Mike Rigg all over agin. With that in mind when we have had younger players as fans we haven't had the patience with to let them develop and realise they will make mistakes. It's almost like we want young players BUT they have to be the finished article. Names that spring to mind over the years are ledesma, parejo, Carroll and even this season players like McCarthy and caulker have taken a lot of criticism.

[Jimmy Floyd Rabbit]

There's a saying that if you're good enough then you're old enough. For us it's the reverse, most people seem to think that if you're young enough then you're good enough.

We've found this year that when we have played the youth they haven't turned out that well. In fact some of our best players over the past few years have been the oldies, hill, dunne, helguson, nelsen, green etc.

Our youth structure has been woefully underfunded for at least a decade and then ruined by Mike Rigg all over agin. With that in mind when we have had younger players as fans we haven't had the patience with to let them develop and realise they will make mistakes. It's almost like we want young players BUT they have to be the finished article. Names that spring to mind over the years are ledesma, parejo, Carroll and even this season players like McCarthy and caulker have taken a lot of criticism.

Very good post, and very true.

I'm all for the youth coming through, but they need good foundations and I'm not sure they get that at QPR at this moment in time.

[bushkangaroo]

Spot on, above posters.

[bushkangaroo]

And of course some of our best young players tipped for the top by people outside of our club just didn't turn out that good. Kerslake and Parrett spring to mind although Kerslake was some time ago admittedly.

[dogsrrs]

Look it's far too early in the morning for common sense to be spoken !! soon you'll have posters coming on here giving the standard WATRB yeah but their young they've got to be good enough all young players are good

[CroydonCaptainJack]

Looks like a great place to start to me. From a very low base.