Look at Our Promising Youngsters

[Dunnylad]

Just one more player to mention; I thought ol Dedryk looked right back on it at the end of last season. Wonder if the Count will think he is worth another chance ? Physically etc, he should be better than Nastasic but for some reason went to shit.

Hmm I'm not convinced that Boyata has the quality for him to be worthwhile keeping hold of, he was found seriously wanting when on loan at Notlob, could be another Nedum. As for his physicality I remember Mike Sheron beefing up one season and then had his worse season at City.

[Slim]

I trust you are being funny or trying to be when you say that.In any event I hope it's not remotely aimed at Greg Leigh.

Isn't that where a lot of our academy products have ended up?

Your definition of "a lot of" is ......?

We should get john's expertise on this one.

[Ted Hughes]

Just one more player to mention; I thought ol Dedryk looked right back on it at the end of last season. Wonder if the Count will think he is worth another chance ? Physically etc, he should be better than Nastasic but for some reason went to shit.

Hmm I'm not convinced that Boyata has the quality for him to be worthwhile keeping hold of, he was found seriously wanting when on loan at Notlob, could be another Nedum. As for his physicality I remember Mike Sheron beefing up one season and then had his worse season at City.

Boyata didn't need to beef up, he is a big lad, he was bouncing Drogba round the Etihad 3 seasons ago.

He was absolutely shocking at Bolton & looked like he had lost it completely, physically & mentally, but right at the end of last season, he looked more like the player he was two years ago, a very promising cb. He played 8 games for Twente before he came back to City & it's possible it gave him back his mojo.

If people had seen him playing in the friendly game for the first time, rather than having preconceptions about him due to his previous, they would be raving about him. And that's coming from someone who has publically written him off more than once on here.

[Ted Hughes]

City's 'homegrown' Brazilian: Gabriel Fernando Morais de Almeida

About 16 now. Younger in these.

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[mr_nool]

Just one more player to mention; I thought ol Dedryk looked right back on it at the end of last season. Wonder if the Count will think he is worth another chance ? Physically etc, he should be better than Nastasic but for some reason went to shit.

Hmm I'm not convinced that Boyata has the quality for him to be worthwhile keeping hold of, he was found seriously wanting when on loan at Notlob, could be another Nedum. As for his physicality I remember Mike Sheron beefing up one season and then had his worse season at City.

Boyata didn't need to beef up, he is a big lad, he was bouncing Drogba round the Etihad 3 seasons ago.

He was absolutely shocking at Bolton & looked like he had lost it completely, physically & mentally, but right at the end of last season, he looked more like the player he was two years ago, a very promising cb. He played 8 games for Twente before he came back to City & it's possible it gave him back his mojo.

If people had seen him playing in the friendly game for the first time, rather than having preconceptions about him due to his previous, they would be raving about him. And that's coming from someone who has publically written him off more than once on here.

He was horrible at Twente, though. I don't think his spell there did any good for his confidence.

[Nigels Tackle]

City's 'homegrown' Brazilian: Gabriel Fernando Morais de Almeida

About 16 now. Younger in these.

quick bit of google research appears to reveal that he's not got a nickname yet....

'our kid'

has a nice ring to it

[Ted Hughes]

Just one more player to mention; I thought ol Dedryk looked right back on it at the end of last season. Wonder if the Count will think he is worth another chance ? Physically etc, he should be better than Nastasic but for some reason went to shit.

Hmm I'm not convinced that Boyata has the quality for him to be worthwhile keeping hold of, he was found seriously wanting when on loan at Notlob, could be another Nedum. As for his physicality I remember Mike Sheron beefing up one season and then had his worse season at City.

Boyata didn't need to beef up, he is a big lad, he was bouncing Drogba round the Etihad 3 seasons ago.

He was absolutely shocking at Bolton & looked like he had lost it completely, physically & mentally, but right at the end of last season, he looked more like the player he was two years ago, a very promising cb. He played 8 games for Twente before he came back to City & it's possible it gave him back his mojo.

If people had seen him playing in the friendly game for the first time, rather than having preconceptions about him due to his previous, they would be raving about him. And that's coming from someone who has publically written him off more than once on here.

He was horrible at Twente, though. I don't think his spell there did any good for his confidence.

Really ?

Scratch that idea then.

[Ted Hughes]

City's 'homegrown' Brazilian: Gabriel Fernando Morais de Almeida

About 16 now. Younger in these.

quick bit of google research appears to reveal that he's not got a nickname yet....

'our kid'

has a nice ring to it

Alan.

[Slim]

Same age as Mathias Bossaerts(next VK of course, what with them both being Belgian.)

[Douglas Higginbottom]

City's 'homegrown' Brazilian: Gabriel Fernando Morais de Almeida

About 16 now. Younger in these.

quick bit of google research appears to reveal that he's not got a nickname yet....

'our kid'

has a nice ring to it

Alan.

maybe they are going to call him Fred! Hard to make players out through the curtain today but I think it was him being called Fred when he scored.

[Slim]

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/vie ... lien-Ngoy/

Another Belgian.

[Tokyo Blue]

City's 'homegrown' Brazilian: Gabriel Fernando Morais de Almeida

About 16 now. Younger in these.

quick bit of google research appears to reveal that he's not got a nickname yet....

'our kid'

has a nice ring to it

Alan.

maybe they are going to call him Fred! Hard to make players out through the curtain today but I think it was him being called Fred when he scored.

I like the idea of "de". "deinho".

[Dameerto]

Just one more player to mention; I thought ol Dedryk looked right back on it at the end of last season. Wonder if the Count will think he is worth another chance ? Physically etc, he should be better than Nastasic but for some reason went to shit.

Hmm I'm not convinced that Boyata has the quality for him to be worthwhile keeping hold of, he was found seriously wanting when on loan at Notlob, could be another Nedum. As for his physicality I remember Mike Sheron beefing up one season and then had his worse season at City.

I am convinced. He needs games and confidence.

[Clowncrete]

City's 'homegrown' Brazilian: Gabriel Fernando Morais de Almeida

About 16 now. Younger in these.

Apparently he said in a tweet that he is leaving City. (It's in Bluemoon's transfer forum as well.) His twitter account does make him look like a moaner, tbh.

[Slim]

City's 'homegrown' Brazilian: Gabriel Fernando Morais de Almeida

About 16 now. Younger in these.

Apparently he said in a tweet that he is leaving City. (It's in Bluemoon's transfer forum as well.) His twitter account does make him look like a moaner, tbh.

Covered it here.

http://www.mancityfans.net/mcfnet/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=45752&p=549300#p549300

[Blue Since 76]

Saw a bit of the suicide programme last night and Carlisle mentioned that only 1% of academy players turn professional. I suppose in some academies and in some years that could be bettered, but even if you managed 5% in a freak year, it's still a tiny amount of the players you see at that age that will actually make it.

I guess the numbers improve dramatically once you start picking them at 16 or so from foreign academies, but it's still a big gamble. If you then look at what percentage of professional players are good enough to play for a top of the league side...

[Dameerto]

Saw a bit of the suicide programme last night and Carlisle mentioned that only 1% of academy players turn professional. I suppose in some academies and in some years that could be bettered, but even if you managed 5% in a freak year, it's still a tiny amount of the players you see at that age that will actually make it.

I guess the numbers improve dramatically once you start picking them at 16 or so from foreign academies, but it's still a big gamble. If you then look at what percentage of professional players are good enough to play for a top of the league side...

Some academies will be more successful than others though, some will have bigger pulling power to get the kids with better prospects.

[Blue Since 76]

Some academies will be more successful than others though, some will have bigger pulling power to get the kids with better prospects.

Agree, but they will also get rid of a lot of players who could play lower league as they'll know they're not good enough for them - why train someone for another 2 or 3 years if you know they'll never be better than League 2 and you're a premier league club? They may get picked up again, but a lot of kids will just give up.

Not a glowing report on the work of the academy system, really.

Key point I was making though is that we can expect to see very few truly home grown kids. Most will be the ones we take from European clubs before they can sign them

[Mase]

What about this Shay Facey kid? Is he gonna make it or what?

[Moonchesteri]

What about this Shay Facey kid? Is he gonna make it or what?

I think he is going to have Rodwell-esque last chance saloon at S Africa.