I share your opinion. I thought he was more or less ready for the first team. I guess Matt thinks he needs toughening up a bit.I would have thought we'd have wanted Smerdon, in particular, to play at a higher standard than this.
Why ?I thought he was more or less ready for the first team.
Oh. I thought he was a bit special and ready to go. My misunderstandingWhy ?
He's 18 and he's been playing for Gloucester City.
I can see the reasoning behind the move, Tiverton is very local, he will train with our first team daily whilst getting game time for Tivvy, I think both will help his progression.
He's been signed as a development player.
The plan may well be for him to go somewhere higher up the pyramid than Tiverton later in the season.Not surprised Smerdon's gone on loan, but a bit surprised he's gone to a team below where he was apparently excelling last season. I had imagined he'd go somewhere like Torquay.