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Hibs managers aren't holding back young players to spite the first team.

In the SPL this season only 9 players under 18 kicked a ball at any point.

Only 23 players under 19, and 2 of them were ours (MacIntyre and O'Connor).

Last season it was less 17 and 18 year olds involved.
Between 2009 & 2019 (in analysis I’ve put up before, but can’t find anymore) we lagged behind Rangers, Celtc, Hearts, Aberdeen & Dundee Utd in debuts given to youth players. We were massively further behind in minutes played for youth players. I’ve seen nothing since 2019 to suggest that has changed.

We spend a lot of money on a youth academy but at the same time seem reluctant to use it as a key part of a Hibs squad. Until that changes (over to you Brian McDermott) I don’t know what the purpose of investing so heavily in a youth academy is.