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« Reply #30 on: Sunday, June 6, 2010, 19:35:49 » |
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Had the pleasure of seeing him last summer in the Milk Cup. He scored 4 as we beat Maccabi Tel-Aviv 4-2, he was absolutely sick...star quality written all over him, bit of the Adam Johnsons about him..he was supposedly injured that day as well!
Good luck to him...sure he'll go far
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« Reply #31 on: Sunday, June 6, 2010, 20:38:56 » |
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Fuck me runnin' - he scored 4 goals with a dicky tummy?!
No wonder City nicked him....
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« Reply #32 on: Monday, June 7, 2010, 07:36:42 » |
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This isn't confirmed yet though is it so still speculation ?
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« Reply #33 on: Monday, June 7, 2010, 08:40:30 » |
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Perhaps it just comes down to greed and/or poor decision making. You can picture the scene: "Look, lad, you can stay here on £n a week and play as much first team football as we can give you, or you can go to Man City on an offer of ten or twenty times that if, and when, you play a first team game. You'll do a lot of training there, play some youth team games, maybe even a reserve match or two before they ship you out to some lower half SPL team. The choice is yours." At 15/16 which would you choose?
Oh, and just a thought, isn't it just a little bit surprising that Mr. Wenger doesn't seem the least bit interested in a young teenage potential superstar?
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« Reply #34 on: Monday, June 7, 2010, 08:44:38 » |
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Oh, and just a thought, isn't it just a little bit surprising that Mr. Wenger doesn't seem the least bit interested in a young teenage potential superstar?
He's English. Looks what Wenger's done to Walcott !!! |
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« Reply #35 on: Monday, June 7, 2010, 08:49:40 » |
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And therein lies the question so far as I am concerned! All these young talents get snaffled up by the premiership only for them to disappear because all the big clubs are interested in are the most expensive prospects from overseas....so presumably all these teams have got outstanding reserve teams, but the players never make the grade, leaving England struggling to put together one team of 11, never mind a squad with a bit of competition in it. The national team may not be the be all and end all of football, but it is an indicator of health.
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« Reply #36 on: Monday, June 7, 2010, 12:21:13 » |
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To be fair Man City have brought through quite a few British players.
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« Reply #37 on: Monday, June 7, 2010, 12:49:37 » |
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Perhaps we're going to get a good deal out of it though.
If the gaffer has sat down with him and said "look lad, Man City want you and the deal is alright for us. Obviously we want you to stay but there is no pressure" then it comes down to what he wants to do career wise rather than pure greed alone.
Lukas J left for more money and it hasn't really done his career the greatest of harm.
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« Reply #38 on: Monday, June 7, 2010, 19:48:32 » |
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Been told he went for £250,000 plus a sell-on clause, not bad for a player who's never played for us.
He'll be on £750 a week up there, and sharing digs with some ex England international. The club will pay for hotels whenever his parents want to watch him.
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« Reply #39 on: Monday, June 7, 2010, 19:55:53 » |
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Been told he went for £250,000 plus a sell-on clause, not bad for a player who's never played for us.
He'll be on £750 a week up there, and sharing digs with some ex England international. The club will pay for hotels whenever his parents want to watch him.
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« Reply #40 on: Monday, June 7, 2010, 19:57:38 » |
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #41 on: Monday, June 7, 2010, 19:57:45 » |
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And therein lies the question so far as I am concerned! All these young talents get snaffled up by the premiership only for them to disappear because all the big clubs are interested in are the most expensive prospects from overseas....so presumably all these teams have got outstanding reserve teams, but the players never make the grade, leaving England struggling to put together one team of 11, never mind a squad with a bit of competition in it. The national team may not be the be all and end all of football, but it is an indicator of health.
It would appear that moving overseas, does mentally toughen a lot of lads, either those who come to England....Pique, Fabregas, C. Ronaldo etc or South Americans who come to Europe even Oddities like Hargreaves, Cahill, who come from non footballing countries. I'd like to see more English lads like Henshall going off and playing in France Germany or Spain |
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« Reply #42 on: Monday, June 7, 2010, 20:01:35 » |
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Also, Villa only offered £50,000, and United came in with a late bid, but he'd already decided on City.
Instead of coming down here to scout him, City watched over him when the under 16s when up there for a friendly, Mancini watched and so did SWP apparently.
Could be bullshit but hey.
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« Reply #43 on: Monday, June 7, 2010, 20:08:09 » |
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How much was it then.
Not that much. £250000 for a 16 year old??!?! If so, good negotiating Mr Fitton.  |
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« Reply #44 on: Monday, June 7, 2010, 20:09:58 » |
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It would appear that moving overseas, does mentally toughen a lot of lads, either those who come to England....Pique, Fabregas, C. Ronaldo etc or South Americans who come to Europe even Oddities like Hargreaves, Cahill, who come from non footballing countries.
I'd like to see more English lads like Henshall going off and playing in France Germany or Spain
Man United send some of theirs out to Norway and Anderlecht don't they? |
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