Quote ="Hessle rover"It could be another Mariano situation where we wonder why the hell we released him in the first place.'"
It definitely could. Or it could be more of a Sam Latus or Scott Spaven situation. No disrespect to any of them. And in fairness, I don't think holding on to Mariano would have made a massive difference to us - though with hindsight we should have. You can't hold onto them forever, just in case. And how long do they hang about on the fringes - I'm sure most players want to play. Ollet turns 23 shortly, I think this is a sensible move for him - he should be a stand-out in Championship 1.
The problem is not that we don't hold on to enough Ollets, it is that we don't produce enough Taylors, and not that we don't give young players a chance but that so few are equipped to grab it.