Football

Read today that Gareth south gate thinks young English hopefuls like Wiltshire etc are introduced to the England team too early. Wtf is he going on about? The vast majority of international matches are against opposition on a par with lower prem league teams at best. On the rare occasion that England do face top quality opposition it is either a friendly or the game that they get sent home from a major competition. If these you testers can't hack international football then we are seriously fucked.

The answer to that conundrum is by entering the reserve teams in the football league. Valuable experience in a competitive environment whilst still being coached by and using the facilities of the PL club. Surely the reserve squads of Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd, Man City would benefit from playing in the Championship, providing they are good enough to get there in the first place. Just look at Spain, Germany and since this year the Netherlands.