Arguments for and against here. For me if any player is performing well consistently for the youth team then they deserve a chance to step up. Not saying throw him straight in but ten minutes at the end of the game here and there would do him the world of good.
However the 18s are flying, free flowing attacking football and he is the striker finishing it all off. As we are all aware this is not the case in the first team and would inevitably struggle, but then again so is everyone else.
His next logical step up would be with the 23's. Previously having about 64 'first team' strikers on the books he wasn't able to get much of a look in, which makes the signing of McBean more of a farce because I feel it's probably halted this lads progress, but hopefully now he gets more consistent game time with them and proves he can do it at that level as well.
Personally think he should be given a go, we sign everybody else's youth strikers why not try our own, and whatever the outcome of his performance it unfortunately won't affect the inevitable relegation this season...more than possible they have him down next year as a starter and sisu have probably targeted him as the one they will sell Jan 2018!
