I know the first rule of our post-season secret apprentices meeting is that we don't talk about our post-season secret apprentices meeting, but apparently Mr Bate was not invited to our post-season secret apprentices meeting.

Hmm.. I have to agree with Mr. Bate on this one. There seems to be zero benefit to me. The rules state that any Apprentice that has not reached SL 5 will be cut from the league. So, all these APP/2 players should be cut immediately upon aging. And they cannot be sold to non-league before then as the deadline embargo is still in place. 

So, I don't get it.

I suspect a Baldrick-esque cunning plan

So we Have Cunning Stunts afoot eh?

It will all end in tears Mr Spooner!