for me the two young forwards emphasised the need for alty to either have a reserve side or some agreement with a developing side to bring these lads on and bridge the gap between youth and 1st team...the two lads as well as a few others from the youth team were a breath of fresh air and provided absolutly scintillating pace, great entertainment and some good technical skills....some lad stood next to me commented it was like watching brazil....it's a real shame one of them is now too old for the youth team but possibly we'll have to let go as he is possibly just not quite developed enough for the 1st team BSN standard.....they actually ripped the NW Counties side's defence apart I thought for half an hour albeit they were fresh and the defence was already tired.
Comments like not knowing what they were doing are harsh to say the least, one of the lads won the penalty and the other did a fine assist for lawries goal.....obviously they are not the finished article but they showed real potential...only lacking in a bit of stamina and finishing ability once they'd worked their way brilliantly into scoring positions....to be fair some of the established players looked rusty and sluggish..
Good luck to the lads I say, a credit to george heslop who i am pleased to say had the professinalism to wear a suit on saturday!