Mason Cotcher
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OtLeYmAcKeM
Midfield
Will be England's number 9 within 5 years knowing our luck.
kildaremackem
Striker
premier league teams have more to offer forever..simple fact..
try reality some time...you might even like it..
Football Dinosaur
Winger
You may find that many clubs keep their youth as there's more to life than money. But you dont deal in facts. Now kindly stop stalking me on this board.
Major
Central Defender
We've lost 3 but kept how many? Every academy will have the same experience where people move on, even if the club didn't want it.
HopeAndGlory
Goalkeeper
Reminds me of Jamie Vardy. Fast, not the biggest but will always worry defences. Not prem for me but I think he’ll make a career out of football.
Arfa Sleep
Winger
Unfortunately that's always going to be the case, even if we were in the PL there's still the risk of young lads wanting to go elsewhere. It sounds like the family wanted him out as well for reasons other than football.
Football Dinosaur
Winger
Rigg appears ti be the only one so far we've kept and played. Would you bet in him.being here in 18 months time.
Boris Bear
Striker
Football Dinosaur
Winger
Was that the same with the lady who went ti Brighton. Or Everton. Will have to wait and see but the pathway ti the first team appears blocked by foreign shyte.
Someone's going to be disappointed
dcl0sc
Striker
If not, he has played for the first team, so we will be entitled to a decent wedge for him, unlike the bairns Donald sold for cheap.
Where is the clear route to the first team? Rigg is the only one who has broken through and thats because he is a generational talent. We are singing young kids from Europe who cant even get it our team blocking the development of the likes of Middlemas, Kelly, Bainbridge to make the step up to the first team.
Mackem Al
Midfield
I agree with this bit. Ba, Mayenda, Hemir, Seelt, Triantis, Ekwah, Hjelde, Pembele, Aouchiche (add in Burstow too as he's not ours but is in the 1st team) are all distinctly average and blocking the route to all positions for our best youngsters.
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magic snood
Midfield
You can't please or convince everybody, losing the odd one or two is inevitable, especially when the bigger clubs like United, City, Chelsea, Arsenal etc can offer much more tempting financial packages at pro deal. Much different to the systemic touting of youth happening under the previous owners.
1more
Striker
Serious question. Do you think Middlemiss, Kelly and Bainbridge should be in our 1st team now?
Ongo Baglogian
Goalkeeper
I’d much rather integrate our own youth players rather than some of the shite we’ve bought.
Mackem Al
Midfield
The answer is probably no. But its also "no" for Hjelde, Ba, Triantis, Burstow, Pembele, Seelt, Mayenda and Hemir - all of whom have had game time and are regularly (or have been) in match day squads all season. I think id rather see our home grown youngsters getting more of these opportunities.
TheBronzeBummer
Midfield
Calling players average who haven't even had a chance, you need a word with a wise man, and I ain't it.
1more
Striker
I'd agree with Burstow and maybe Mayenda but the others are definitely ahead than the 3 mentioned
MiddleAgedMan
Central Defender
Surely you can read my post and the evidence shows I was using extreme examples for illustrative purposes only
