Excellent performance. Wish I'd been there. This is down the road for me. Will make a point of seeing some of the U-23s games in Lancashire. FC & Proud.

Our relative luck with injuries has meant that younger players have had less of a chance this year as in previous years under Radford. The fact we have an under 23 team has mitigated and it's a good platform where they can develop. The fact we've had fewer injuries has obviously been a big contributor to our current position and it shows that its a fine line and balance between blooding youngsters and affecting the success of the team.

I don't see Lancaster making it in a team coached and picked by Radford. The kid has everything you want in a winger though, but because he doesn't make metres like Talanoa I don't think Radford will pick him. It's the same reason Radford wants Turgut to be a centre, it's all got to be about size.

I know what you mean. I trust Radford to build us a competitive team but it seems a shame to let all that pace go to waste.

Radders seems happy enough with Michaels and he isn't the biggest bloke.

But he hits hard and runs hard. Lancaster strikes me as a bit too concerned with his appearance to do the hard work as well as the scoring