maffffLower West Remainder should be given an opportunity. Cooper was a classic example of Stam letting a player go who wasn't a good enough technical footballer. Yet is proving himself more than able to play at Championship level. Change needs to be gradual. We need to build systematically and develope a style. Which is played throughout the whole club at every level.
But also player development is a strange thing. Watson and Richards both came through out of nowhere.
Who would have expected Dai, Vancooten, Shaughnessy and MacDonald to end up with league careers when others like Jack Mills and Scott Davies dropped like a stone.
I take your point, it is very difficult to predict who will and won’t make it, especially if you’re buying into the PR and hype that comes out of the club (or used to at least).
Of those you mention above though, none have yet had a consistent league career, and none have played as much as or as long at Davies in the league, so it’s a bit early to compare them (and MacDonald was one that was pretty highly rated through the system too, so possibly negates the argument a tad too).
Talent is what gets them the chance though, but it’s the attitude, application and mental strength that sees them make the most of the opportunity as and when it comes along. That’s pretty much impossible to judge from the outside too.