Calderwood confirms selection plan for final game of the season
Colin Calderwood has confirmed he plans to name an academy product on the bench for Saturday’s final game of the season against Plymouth Argyle, though he says it is ‘not guaranteed’.
A couple of senior players who featured in the 1-0 defeat to Barnsley have picked up knocks and therefore could miss Saturday’s clash at Sixfields, but otherwise Calderwood plans to select a similar XI.
"It’ll be pretty much the same,” he confirmed. “One or two have knocks from this week so we have to be aware of that and I think a couple will probably miss out because of that. Everyone else is more or less fit and available and we’ll pick the team with the aim of trying to win the game against a team that has a lot to play for.”
Calderwood said on Monday that an academy product would feature in the squad before the season is over. Asked about that again on Thursday, he replied: "That’s still the plan but it’s no guarantee because people have to deserve it.
"As we move forward, I think it’s the way I see the club developing – allowing youth to come through and gain that experience. They also have to prove their worth and show the desire but we want to open it up to them because the academy should be a big, big part of the club moving forward.”