Am I right in saying that you can only do month loans for youth players? If Hanson and Sykes were going out on loan then they need to be league 2 or a top team in the conference otherwise I see no real point. It will then be a case of seeing if the younger players are better dropping down a few levels or staying around the u23's.
No, short term loans are available for any player but they can only play for a Conference team or lower on a short term loan. Only long term loans are available for L1/L2 clubs.