tunnock

Many many youth players have come and gone at this club without even a mention!

Yes, but not so many of them played for Scotland U19s. Besides, many good young players have left the club recently (Vigurs, Wood, Zander spring to mind). I think this merits some kind of discussion, no?

Has anyone considered that *shock horror* he just wasn't good enough?

I guess Butcher doesn't think he is good enough. On the other hand, Brewster obviously thought he was. He was also considered good enough for the Scotland U19s last year.

...maybe he was just unlucky?

Managers must put players in the picture re their future at the club if they are to be fair and this will then allow that player to map out their future within the game.

I agree with this. But from what the original poster states, it just doesn't sound right to wait until a week or two before the transfer window shuts before letting a player know that there is no place for them in the team. Why wasn't he told in May when a lot of the other players were let go and give him a chance to find himself a team?

It's a real shame, and saddening to see yet another of the products of the ICT youth system shown the door.