Boss Paul Jewell implied that some of his senior players ought to follow the example of 16-year-old debutant Byron Lawrence after the Blues beat Doncaster 3-2 at the Keepmoat Stadium on Saturday. The Town manager was angry that experienced members of his squad have continued to make silly mistakes.

Jewell says the sort of errors which led to Rovers’ late goal on Saturday have cost the club points throughout the season: “We just do ridiculous things. The goal at the end there really annoyed me. At the start of the second half, we gave a daft freekick away, they took a quick one and they should have scored.

“They’re game-changing events and we need to start sharpening up mentally and in terms of intelligence. You keep on saying the same things and you hope [they sink in].

“Young Byron there, you only have to tell him something once and he’s intelligent enough to take it on board. And that’s what we want - intelligent footballers. Sometimes we’ve let ourselves down through a lack of concentration.”

Photo: Action Images

Photo: Action Images

Marcus added 07:04 - Apr 30 I thInk he just called half the team a bunch of idiots.
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DiamondGezzer added 07:21 - Apr 30 Having watched some of the silly mistakes refered to, I can understand it !
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village_blue added 07:42 - Apr 30 So PJ is sngry that senior members of the squad made mistakes that led to goals, well I am furious that Sonko having been released played in the match and he made yet another mistake that led to the second goal just like he did the previous week against Millwall.
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Wickets added 08:16 - Apr 30 At least PJ has now decided that we need a spine in the team, I said so this time last year, we also need a chief ext. wait for it!!!
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Karlosfandangal added 08:49 - Apr 30 Village blue Understand what you are saying but feel with the lack of defenders Jewell had little choice, Think if Cresswell was fit Sonko would not have played. We were lucky are back 4 kept injury free for so long later in the season or we would have been in very big trouble
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PJ_Needs_Duncan added 12:00 - Apr 30 I think it would've been a better choice to have played Kennedy for one last time and drop Sonko like he had done with Leadbitter.
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village_blue added 12:01 - Apr 30 Would rather that PJ had kept Smith and Delaney as CB's and had either Ainsley or Wight at LB on Saturday. Oh well thats what Pj calls giving the youngsters a go roll on next season.
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arc added 12:55 - Apr 30 Wow, Lawrence has grown up a lot from the previous photo...
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Strikes added 13:03 - Apr 30 Byron. A teenager called Byron. And he started to shave, and have one off the wrist, And want to see girls, and go out and get p***ed, A man called Byron, this man called Byron.
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Lightningboy added 13:22 - Apr 30 Wish we had an intelligent manager.
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nelsontractor added 13:50 - Apr 30 well why didnt you play him then,you are such a waste of space,the kids have always been the backbone of this club and you have made it your main job to piss all over the hopes they have of putting on the great blue and white shirt.. you are the only bloke in this world that could suck the sweat off a deadmans balls.. rant over...
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Sindre94 added 14:08 - Apr 30 I hope he gets more chances next season
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Tractorog added 14:26 - Apr 30 I like PJ, but.... the man who picks the team is complaining that the people he picks lack intelligence? It's certainly obvious someone lacks intelligence.
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Daleyitfc added 16:53 - Apr 30 As a couple of people have already said : I don't disagree that our players lack intelligence, but Jewell being the one to say it reminds me of an old saying that involves pots and kettles.
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up_the_town4 added 07:32 - May 1 This is a prime example of a manager trying to sell a young player iv seen this boy play in the under 18s in which he has struggled so to put him in the 1st team and constantly "BIG" him up is pathetic and not fair on the kid just trying to bump he's price up. Very similar situation to Joe White the way Jewell was talking about him last year he was the next best thing and when Cressie gets injuried he still dont play him and has slaughtered him in the press, Jewell is destroying the youngsters confidence now which is wrong. You should never build a youngster up to something there not to then knock them down. Josh Carson is twice the player Lawrence is andI have seen both play for the under 18s. The sooner Jewell is out the club the better

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MichaelRockyLavelle added 18:44 - May 1 ie. Sonko is a donkey.
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