Shrewsbury Town are looking to develop relationships with non-league sides in a bid to bridge the gap between youth and first team football.
In recent years, only a small number of academy graduates have gone on to break into the fringes of the first team squad at the Croud Meadow.
As a 17-year-old, Hernes was promoted to the Salop first team last summer and shone in the Carabao Cup tie with Leeds United, before quickly being sold to Newcastle United. However, he has explained that because of the large gap between the clubs under 18 side and the first team – they want to develop links with non-league sides so a number of players can be sent out on loan to gain valuable experience.
“One member of staff went to manage at step five, another went to play for a different team at step five, and our youth team manager went to manage at step four.
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