Young: The lowest point of my career

He was dropped for the League Two summit meeting with Brentford despite conceding just two goals in 540 minutes since returning to the side as new loan signing Marek Stech walked straight into the team for his Football League debut.

Young said: “This is probably the lowest point of my career. I have waited all season for my chance, done zilch wrong and have now been left out. Gutted does not even begin to describe how I feel.”

Young had patiently bided his time as the club’s number two all season before proving himself when he was given the nod to replace Scott Shearer.

He came into the team, kept four consecutive clean sheets and was named Man of the Match in the previous weekend’s 1-1 draw with Chesterfield before getting the chop as boss Peter Taylor chose the highly-rated West Ham reserve ahead of him.

He said: “It is extremely tough to take. In football you’re always told that if you do well you will get your rewards but I have done well and been kicked in the face.

“It’s disappointing to lose my place and I know that winning it back is going to be difficult.”

The former Reading glovesman has another season left on his Adams Park contract and says he doesn’t want to have to leave the club to find first team football.

He said: “I enjoy playing for the club and maybe next year could be my year. I was hoping it would be this year but that is looking unlikely now.

“The manager told me I had done brilliantly and that I’m one of the best goalkeepers in the league but I believe actions speak louder than words. Now I will be working extra hard in training to reinforce that opinion.

“I didn’t try and argue about being left out because he is my boss.

“It is part and parcel of football and I’ve just got to bite my tongue as much as I can.”

Taylor expected Young to be shattered when he took him aside before training last Friday to tell him he was dropping him and even offered the Aussie the option of not going to Brentford last week.

Young said: “He told me I didn’t have to go if my head wasn’t right but I’m a professional and I will be as professional as I can be.

“It really sucked not being in the team but I’m not going to let my disappointment affect my team-mates or the club.

“People don’t like people feeling sorry for themselves and I know I have got to come in and crack on and do the work in training however tough it seems.”

Taylor admitted axing Young was harsh on the Aussie keeper.

Taylor dropped the netminder to the bench when the opportunity to sign West Ham’s highly-rated reserve Marek Stech on loan came along and the Czech U19 international went straight into the side.

Taylor said: “I feel massively sorry for Youngy. When I left him out at the start of the season against Morecambe I told him if Scott Shearer got injured I wouldn’t be bringing anyone else in as number one.”

But he says the situation changed when he was given the opportunity to land a keeper of Stech’s calibre.

The Czech is widely tipped to become one of Europe’s best keepers and Taylor says he couldn’t turn his back on the opportunity to bring him in.

He said: “I have gone for someone who I think is potentially going to be one of the best around.

“I don’t expect to be the most popular person with Jamie Young right now.

“Jamie is definitely good enough. I have got no worries about him it is just that Marek is potentially that good. I had the opportunity to get him and it is my job to make the decisions that might not always make me popular.”