Chris Martin believes Bristol City's young crop of players will become all the better players after being thrown into the deep end this season.
Manager Nigel Pearson has put the building blocks for the future in place by handing plenty of minutes to the club's crop of rising stars throughout a tumultuous season.
Alex Scott has been the obvious breakthrough player having made 35 Championship appearances including lengthy stints both in midfield and at right wing-back to help fill the void in the problem position.