Quote: Andy Gilder "Are you prepared to take a few defeats and potentially missing out on the top four to accommodate these younger players? If you are, then I'd suggest you'd be in the minority who won't be howling for Brian McDermott's head if the team finishes sixth again.
It's very rare in sport that blooding young players leads to an improvement in performance. There's normally a dip in performance and results before it starts to pay off.'"
You could counter that by saying not giving them the time will only come as a problem at a future time anyway.