JannerinCardiff":1i7q0iua said:
Knibbsworth":1i7q0iua said:
Mark Pedlar":1i7q0iua said:
Being totally selfish, wouldn't it be better for us if they stay down? Would a league 2 team want our youth players?
Agreed. Randell might make the step up to League Two but not many others would.
It is in Argyle's interests that Torquay stay where they are.
I’d say the opposite. If we are to
Have an excellent academy we need somewhere higher than national league to be able to send our loan players. We’ve got a good relationship and history with Torquay to do welll for both clubs. It also wouldn’t hurt to have a local pre-season friendly against a L2 team either.
Considering our first team is literally only 6 points above being a League Two team, I would say it is fanciful to consider League Two the ideal level for our youth team prospects to go and cut their teeth. How decent do you think our academy is?
If Torquay wanted to stay in the Football League, they wouldn’t be building their team around Finley Craske, Brandon Pursall and Jarvis Cleal.