The argument isn't whether he can play or not. I've heard he's very effective in reserve team football for example. The question is , will this guy within two years be one of the best players at the club. If the answer is no then that's the end of the conversation.
You can answer a potential yes to that question for Hickey, Halkett, Mulraney etc...you can even make a case for Cochrane and Uche if they can hook up all the parts of their game. The answer is No for Wighton though.
I don't mind perservering with shite players if they come through our academy (Godinho/Brandon etc...) but boys like Wighton/Clare etc... they are wasting our time and we are wasting theirs.
You can answer a potential yes to that question for Hickey, Halkett, Mulraney etc...you can even make a case for Cochrane and Uche if they can hook up all the parts of their game. The answer is No for Wighton though.
I don't mind perservering with shite players if they come through our academy (Godinho/Brandon etc...) but boys like Wighton/Clare etc... they are wasting our time and we are wasting theirs.