Andy Graham has questioned why players from his squad who are out on loan can't be recalled to play in the KDM Evolution Trophy.
The Alloa boss said that would make "complete and utter sense" to him as he, and others, can lose players on loan from Premiership clubs to play for their 'B' teams in the tournament.
The Wasps played their third match of the league phase on Tuesday, at Lowland League West side, Clydebank, earning a 1-1 draw, having previously beaten Stranraer and Motherwell 'B'.
For that match, Graham was without Kyle Glasgow, who has scored three goals in nine games so far, Max Cameron, and Joe McGrath, as they played for their parent team's 'B' side in their respective matches in the competition.
Glasgow and Cameron, who moved to the Recs from Rangers, as part of a co-operation agreement between them and Alloa, both played for the Ibrox club's young team in their 3-2 loss at Stirling Albion.
McGrath, who joined on loan from Hibernian last month, captained the Edinburgh outfit's 'B' team in their 1-0 loss at Lowland League East side, Berwick Rangers.
Graham believes that, if those players can represent their parent club in the KDM Evolution Trophy, then teams like Alloa should be able to field players they have out on loan, such as Steven Buchanan, who joined League Two, Annan Athletic, last month until January.
"I would have four players that we have out on loan that I could use, which would be not just great for us, but great for them," he said.
"Leo Easdon would still get the benefit of being out on loan (at West of Scotland Football League, Premier Division, Benburb), but he would then get to come back and play with us in the KDM. That makes complete and utter sense to me.
"We go on about youth development. It can't just be youth development for the best teams, it's got to be for our teams as well.
"Just that slight tweak would make such a difference, because I'd then have four players available for me, that are in our first team squad, but they're out on loan."
Graham, meanwhile, was happy with his side's "grit" to come away with a point against the Bankies, conceding that they didn't play to their best.
Lawton Green, in for Ross Stewart in goal, saved a Nicky Low penalty on the half hour, after Owen Foster was adjudged to have fouled Blair Rossiter inside the box.
Alloa took full advantage when Cammy O'Donnell netted from a free-kick seven minutes before half-time.
The home side, though, levelled midway through the second half when Rossiter tapped in from close range, after Green had made a fine save to deny Neil McLaughlin.
The Wasps ended the game with 10 men after Josh Walker, booked just four minutes prior, received a second yellow card with seven minutes to go.
"First and foremost, credit to Clydebank," Graham said.
"I thought they were excellent, and I thought they deserved to win the game.
"From us, I thought our performance was poor, but, what I would say is, we've got a bit about us.
We've got a real bit of grit and determination to go and not lose the game, in a game that anyone that was here, would say we deserved to lose it.
"But we didn't, because we've got character, fight, and guys that are going to go and put their bodies on the line.
"I can't ever question people's work rate. That's not what I question. I question our decision making, I question our quality in the final third, and our quality in the middle third. Today, I didn't think it was there.
"We were giving the ball away too many times, too many cheap turnovers, and, in all honesty, we probably looked a bigger threat when we went down to 10 men, to actually go and try and get something from the game.
"Really disappointing from our perspective because we know we can play better than that."
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