Hugh Gains
Winger
Whys this lad not getting a sniff? Even from the bench. Has a bit of tenacity and the urgency compared to Ekwah would be most welcomed.
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SR7
Winger
Agreed.
Arfa Sleep
Winger
Does he play as deep as Ekwah?
chopsfc007
Striker
Said this earlier he won't stay if he's not getting minutes
He can do yes
North of the Smoke
Striker
saving him for his new employer who will instantly deem him old enough to play.
Dodds on Chris Rigg before Leeds Game
“I had a long meeting with Chris yesterday, he is a first-year scholar, he's 16, and we as a football club need to find a balance.
“He's a talented boy that's got a lot of potential providing he stays focused and concentrates. We have to make sure we get his program right in terms of what he needs.
“I can't remember the last time he played a full 90 minutes, which is a concern for me, for a young footballer. You can get blinded by him being involved with the first team whether that is being on the bench or coming on for the last 10-15 minutes.
“You kind of get lost and you think you're doing the right thing by them, but the reality is they are not getting what they need so the decision was to give him 90 minutes against a really good academy. We have an FA Youth Cup match on Thursday evening, which he will be involved in.
“He's training with us every day so he’s still getting the right information, but I think sometimes you forget what he needs right now and that is minutes to develop. He's very much in our plans and he's going to be a big player for this football club.”
“I had a long meeting with Chris yesterday, he is a first-year scholar, he's 16, and we as a football club need to find a balance.
“He's a talented boy that's got a lot of potential providing he stays focused and concentrates. We have to make sure we get his program right in terms of what he needs.
“I can't remember the last time he played a full 90 minutes, which is a concern for me, for a young footballer. You can get blinded by him being involved with the first team whether that is being on the bench or coming on for the last 10-15 minutes.
“You kind of get lost and you think you're doing the right thing by them, but the reality is they are not getting what they need so the decision was to give him 90 minutes against a really good academy. We have an FA Youth Cup match on Thursday evening, which he will be involved in.
“He's training with us every day so he’s still getting the right information, but I think sometimes you forget what he needs right now and that is minutes to develop. He's very much in our plans and he's going to be a big player for this football club.”
red mackem
Midfield
The strangest part is at his age the 1 thing he must do is play footy. Not in the 21s yesterday not in the 1st team today…. You’d think maybe injured but all over the socials last few days….
sofatester
Winger
Seriously man he'd make no difference
SuperKevsLeftBoot
Winger
He needs games but he’s not a replacement for Ekwah.
Herberthall
Winger
He's garn to Man Utd man
SAFC 2012
Striker
Wouldn’t blame him one little bit if they came calling again
He might aswell play academy football for a premier league club as opposed to here
I don’t think these clowns in charge have the foggiest idea how to develop all these younguns we have
Some philosophy like
flanny1
Striker
Whether he would or wouldn’t is debatable. The issue is the players who are ahead of him, they certainly won’t improve things and certainly won’t improve, but Speakman doesn’t want to admit his signings have been mistakes
