The fact that they are 18 is the very reason why they should not play tonight.
You only have to look at the high profile youngsters who have broken into first teams recently (Rooney, anyone?) and remember their managers talking about protecting them and not playing them too much. Just remember the problems Gerrard had when he first broke into Liverpool's team.
The last thing we want is for these promising young players to pick up injuries at this stage of their careers due to overdoing it.
On the other hand, it would be a shame for them not to play, but I really think they shouldn't, and won't change my mind even if the youth team win with them playing tonight and Joe goes on to score a hat trick at the weekend!
You only have to look at the high profile youngsters who have broken into first teams recently (Rooney, anyone?) and remember their managers talking about protecting them and not playing them too much. Just remember the problems Gerrard had when he first broke into Liverpool's team.
The last thing we want is for these promising young players to pick up injuries at this stage of their careers due to overdoing it.
On the other hand, it would be a shame for them not to play, but I really think they shouldn't, and won't change my mind even if the youth team win with them playing tonight and Joe goes on to score a hat trick at the weekend!