Sorry like but any team who could get Rigg for a pittance of compo were in for him.
No big bids for Hughes or he would have gone.
One brilliant player makes a massive difference in the Championship. See Amad.
Hughes made no difference to Derby in 6 years.
What came after is EXACTLY the point.
At the same age as Rigg. Will Hughes had links to the premiership top dogs as shown in that article.
He went on to start 35 games in a row, winning young player of the month, in the process. There was rumoured interest from all the top teams at the same point in his career as there is to Rigg, he sustained a big injury and his career took a nosedive, he’s eventually recovered and got a decent move and is playing football at a good level.
This is the exact point, whilst I think Rigg will go on to have a better career, it’s far too early to judge and speak about him in the same breath as Jude, Messi, Rooney and Foden.
He’s young, his trajectory could continue or he could take a nosedive, you can’t say based on a handful of championship games he’s the best talent since messi
Do we rate players simply by how many games they've played early like rather than what they showed?
It’s more the level imo, you can’t compare a 17 year old who’s had a handful of good appearances in the championship to players starting in the champions league, for Barcelona or being a stand out player in the prem at a similar or younger age.
