Yes my mistake... Youth Team, not Reserves.
Don't know much about him apart from he's represented England at U18 level and made a couple of sub appearances for the senior team (Forest that is, not England).
I appreciate the gulf in quality and potential physical disadvantage, but one thing he would bring is confidence and the ability to play without fear... and lets face it, he'd have to be really pretty awful to fare any worse than the 7 or 8 strikers who have represented us so far this season (Tudgay aside perhaps).
Reminds me a little of when another 18 year-old by the name of Michael Owen was breaking through, scoring left right and centre... although clearly good enough in everyone else's eyes, Hoddle refused to start with him, to England's ultimate cost at France '98. If they're good enough, PLAY THEM, regardless of age.
Lascelles also returned from injury last night... if he doesn't finally get a look in with Morgan/Chambers out then I can't see when he ever will. My view is we should be building our team for the future around these two, and Kieron Freeman, and potentially McGugan and Raddy too if they can get their acts together, rather than looking to has been's like Boateng/Greening/Harewood/Reid/Derbyshire etc.