I'm not disputing that - or the merits of the actions of the club. I'm just disputing this notion that the young lads will be fine playing that schedule against fully developed men without any sort of repercussion mentally/physically.
Yes, there are some young lads out there that play fairly...
I'd argue if the young lads were playing other young lads of the same age level, who were also still progressing physically and mentally, rather than fully grown men able to rough them up - then you could argue they should be fine for 4 games in 2 weeks.
The youngsters don't have the...