sniffer wrote:We keep buying all this youg talent from around the world for nearly every position on the pitch. We keep some and loan some all for the future. Why can our scouting network not find young fullbacks as understudies to say Walker and Mendy must we spend massive amounts on four experienced fullbacks ???
Beefymcfc wrote:It's a combination of both. Bring the youth through with any outstanding players making it to the first team, the rest moved on for a profit and excellent prospects elsewhere.
Coming from the CFA will have its advantages.
As a top European club we will always need to buy the best players we can at certain times, this is one of those times where we need a number of players and we cannot rely on young guns to be first picks, it wouldn't be right.
Crossie wrote:Something I miss from "th'olden days" is a youth player trying to break through, improving game by game, SWP, Micah, Johnson, Ireland, Willo Fl......erm
Something special about feeling that one of your own can make it. Spurs do it, Southampton do it, Liverpool sometimes do it. They haven't had success like we have, maybe that's the reason we don't.
Garcia is obviously one with the potential to do it next, always looks at ease.
john@staustell wrote:Crossie wrote:Something I miss from "th'olden days" is a youth player trying to break through, improving game by game, SWP, Micah, Johnson, Ireland, Willo Fl......erm
Something special about feeling that one of your own can make it. Spurs do it, Southampton do it, Liverpool sometimes do it. They haven't had success like we have, maybe that's the reason we don't.
Garcia is obviously one with the potential to do it next, always looks at ease.
I thought we'd shipped him off somewhere?
It's far, far easier to bring on 'kids' when you aren't near the top of the League, trying to play in the CL and one mistake can cost you dear - it's bad enough with seasoned players!
With the possible, only possible, exception of an injury and habit-free Johnson none of those players above are good enough to play at out level now, possibly not even in the PL now.
Lets face it, we bought Lee, Bell, Summerbee, Marsh, Channon, Watson and a whole load of our former stars. Joe Corrigan was nearly hounded out because of his mistakes as a youngster.
United do it - well, did it until Maureen. But it turned out they were all shit and none of them play for the club now.
john@staustell wrote:Crossie wrote:Something I miss from "th'olden days" is a youth player trying to break through, improving game by game, SWP, Micah, Johnson, Ireland, Willo Fl......erm
Something special about feeling that one of your own can make it. Spurs do it, Southampton do it, Liverpool sometimes do it. They haven't had success like we have, maybe that's the reason we don't.
Garcia is obviously one with the potential to do it next, always looks at ease.
I thought we'd shipped him off somewhere?
It's far, far easier to bring on 'kids' when you aren't near the top of the League, trying to play in the CL and one mistake can cost you dear - it's bad enough with seasoned players!
With the possible, only possible, exception of an injury and habit-free Johnson none of those players above are good enough to play at out level now, possibly not even in the PL now.
Lets face it, we bought Lee, Bell, Summerbee, Marsh, Channon, Watson and a whole load of our former stars. Joe Corrigan was nearly hounded out because of his mistakes as a youngster.
United do it - well, did it until Maureen. But it turned out they were all shit and none of them play for the club now.
PeterParker wrote:So Walker, Mendy and Danilo. One more to go.
Bertrand?
kennyboy wrote:PeterParker wrote:So Walker, Mendy and Danilo. One more to go.
Bertrand?
Walker and Mendy will prob play alot, Danilo can cover both sides.
Cant see Pep go after another, Fern1 can also play the role.
Sideshow Bob wrote:part I don't get is why 3 out of of 4 of these FBs (if we get Bertrand) are basically the same age, 26/27. that means we'll need to replace the lot at the same time in 4-5 yrs. again. and we'll get fucked on fees. again.
kennyboy wrote:PeterParker wrote:So Walker, Mendy and Danilo. One more to go.
Bertrand?
Walker and Mendy will prob play alot, Danilo can cover both sides.
Cant see Pep go after another, Fern1 can allso play the role.
Justified logic wrote:So what happens when a couple of them are injured/suspended? When all three are injured/suspended? Do we have any promising youths that we could call upon?
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