Sideliner, I think we differ in opinion a lot, so let's take this opportunity to start afresh mate.
My point is that none of us actually watch the young lads unless we particularly follow their games, and even then, we only see a very small amount in which to form opinion. We see their names mentioned, and when our senior lads are faulting, we wonder why the kids don't get played.
I'm personally inclined to think a manager knows better than me about what he needs when it comes to using young players, and probably knows better than most, so presuming he isn't deliberately playing poor players and deliberately leaving out good ones, we have to presume that the guys who don't get played are not up to the job. I don't know any manager who wouldn't want to field his strongest team.