Minturn played with his Academy partner in the last game (can't recall his name) and both looked adequate. I guess partnering him with a first team pro, might have thrown him as he would be unfamiliar with how Critchlow plays etc.
I know it's a very inexperienced side but my main concern this season is how we are defensively. Balls into the box cause absolute mayhem and Colchester's 2 goals were very simple for them. Conversely I thought Mckirdy put some absolutely brilliant crosses in (based on the clips on twitter, I didn't watch the game) which were begging to be finished.
Disappointed to read about JML's finishing, I think this just confirms the need for 1 or 2 proper strikers when the transfer window slides open. Looks like Gilbert's time could be up based on feedback from here also.
McKirdy put 2 good balls into the box in his 60 mins but we didnt get the ball to him as much as we should due to the ineffective midfield. Thats all McKirdy did though as well as 1 long ranger that was saved easily. JML looked good first half but OMG his finishing was abysmal as was Gilberts.
With better finishing we would probably have won the tie easily though despite defensive errors.