Q&A: Is it time to throw in some more young players?

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BBC Sport's chief football reporter Simon Stone has been answering your questions.

Sam asked: There's not much to play for at West Ham now this season. Is it time to throw in some more young players and try and lift the completely flat atmosphere at home games and make the end of the season less dull?

Simon: Hi Sam. Thanks for your question. I am not sure West Ham's hierarchy would see it as having nothing to play for. There is a minimum £3m a place to start with, so even if they can get on top of the little group of four they are currently in with Manchester United, Everton and Tottenham, that would be an additional £9m on their current placing. And, while it is a bit of a long shot, 11th place could mean Europe. The Hammers are seven points behind Brentford, so it is not insurmountable. On the youngsters, I can see the merit, especially towards the end of the campaign, but who? Ollie Scarles and Lewis Orford seem to be the most advanced of those at the club but they are on the fringes of the first-team anyway. George Earthy has huge promise but he is on loan, as is Callum Marshall and Gideon Kodua. I will come to the atmosphere issue later in this Q&A.

Come back later later where Simon will be discussing the impact of the atmosphere at the London Stadium.

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