Then surely he needs to be in the reserves for the rest of this season? or loaned out like I'anson to get 1st team experience?

Loan him to who?

Who in the Championship would want an 18 year old half back?

And the division below is that poor you might as well send him to Dockers on loan. I would of thought stick him into first team training now and let him play under 20's. Best standard he is gonna get.

Im sure they'll be someone that would want him; thought he was "abit special"?

Luke Robinson? worth a punt? Luke Gale at Quinns is starting to come good too, not sure about there contracts though. Ratchford is promising but i dont think we could afford to buy him cos were skint, what English H/B's are out there?

Rovers are losing money, but that isn't necessarily the same as being skint. Chelsea and Man City are losing fortunes - not that I'm suggesting our board is made up East Hull Abramovichs or Mansours.

I've prepared myself for a reining in of spending, in the name of stability, but Morgan seems to be targetting high-end(ish) players, so maybe things are not as bad as the doom-mongers would have us believe. Alternatively, if they think we can sign Finch and Lima, as well as keeping Galea and Webster - as has been suggested as elsewhere - then maybe they've gone a bit mental and we're going to crash and burn like a big barmy zeppelin. That being the case, buy stocks in socks!

Anyway, having said all that, I doubt we'd pay a fee for Ratchford. He's been usurped by Holdsworth at Salford and we've already got a prospect in Bell. Someone to hold the fort for a year or two would be fine. Or two, including a goal kicker if Dobson departs.

OOC are Sykes and Orr, from the list I saw. And Cooke of course.
Wheeler on loan from Saints is my other hobby horse, but it won't last. I get easily distr

Lets say for arguments sake we are safe for the next round of franchise's. Thats 6 years worth of game time. I would happily bring the young guns in and look to buy or poach any prospective british talent that would mature in that timeframe. And before anyone mentions the hammerings we would get take a look at this season with so called seasoned pro's on mega bucks.
Gonna come a time when we have to do without the overseas, why not get a head start.

according to justin on the radio they are both near to signing new contracts.if so that would be your quota places taken up wouldn't it?or are any of them about to come under the same ruling that stan gained,and manu has come under at fc?

it's probably vella coming off quota he'll have been there 4 years so should be on the 4 year residency rule.

could be.

What rule is this?

Wouldnt he still count as a non fed player?