dazby wrote:Stephen Ireland.
I know he's Irish. But he's club trained and a brilliant world class player.
Lev Bronstein wrote:Goaters 103 wrote:Barkley and Nathaniel Clyne.
If tonight is a typical performance, not Barley
dazby wrote:Stephen Ireland.
I know he's Irish. But he's club trained and a brilliant world class player.
zuricity wrote:I'd sign me. Wheel me on to take corners from left or right. Light years ahead of those tossers that can't get beyond the first defender. I'll show Merlin what a left foot is for....
I might fail on the 'Age' thingy though.
Blue Oli wrote:I don't think there is an English player out there that i see giving us any advantage over those we have coming through the academy system, for sterling see barker, for Barkley we arguably have a number of in house options. This is the most difficult stage of our development as a club - a transition from a team bought to a team developed. Any purchases now have to be truly world class and the only ones that are (and young enough to be part of our next generation team) are from abroad - Pogba being a good example.
The quality we are now seeing in the EDS and under 18s outstrips the quality and potential in the market in my opinion so the question is only when do we start blooding these kids in the first team.
Barker, Ambrose, Evens, and many more could be our answer to this challenge within the next 24 months - I don't think they are that far away. Barker would be in any of our peers first teams already bar chelsea I think but we are protecting him correctly I think. This year is the first year we are 'marketing his potential' vis the web site and cityTV - this tells me the trust the club have in his potential.
Summary - I wouldn't buy an English player as we have better prospects in house or on loan currently than is available on the over inflated market,
Good times ahead I think - fully expect to see home grown (mix of foreigners of english though) players in our first team alongside the likes of kun and silva within the next two seasons.
And I can't bloody well wait for a Mancunian in our starting line line again.
Oli
Blue Oli wrote:Opinions only I know - but I don't see anything in oxlade-chamberlain or sterling that we don't have in the EDS - granted more first team experience but not a step up in my opinion. Sterling in particular I think is over hyped - good player yes but would be a gamble still that we could currently take with one of our own kids who could add the same dimensions to our squad. Baines is bloody good I agree but I don't think he is a player we would want for more than the next couple of seasons due to age - fair call though as its a problem area for us and there is no other Englishman (also young enough) as a long term option.
Hazy2 wrote:Jay R from Southampton, bad injury but A TALENT.
Ted Hughes wrote:Hazy2 wrote:Jay R from Southampton, bad injury but A TALENT.
If we sign him, we might as well shut down the academy.
Wonderwall wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:Hazy2 wrote:Jay R from Southampton, bad injury but A TALENT.
If we sign him, we might as well shut down the academy.
Totally agree, he was very average at burnley and when Southampton took a punt on him, he was OK, but has not played in a year. I saw nothing special, just like Lallana was nothing special, they just gelled as a team at that time.
Also he is feckin 25 FFS and been injured for a year, no thank you! he would probably cost a fortune too.
Slim wrote:Blue Oli wrote:Opinions only I know - but I don't see anything in oxlade-chamberlain or sterling that we don't have in the EDS - granted more first team experience but not a step up in my opinion. Sterling in particular I think is over hyped - good player yes but would be a gamble still that we could currently take with one of our own kids who could add the same dimensions to our squad. Baines is bloody good I agree but I don't think he is a player we would want for more than the next couple of seasons due to age - fair call though as its a problem area for us and there is no other Englishman (also young enough) as a long term option.
What they have that the EDS doesn't:Premier league experience.
What Baines has, well he is a top quality defender that delivers consistent freekicks and CORNERS.
I REPEAT...CORNERS,
I RE-FUCKING-PEAT...CORNERS.
Two years? FUCKING TAKE IT.
Slim wrote:zuricity wrote:I'd sign me. Wheel me on to take corners from left or right. Light years ahead of those tossers that can't get beyond the first defender. I'll show Merlin what a left foot is for....
I might fail on the 'Age' thingy though.
Don't you also fail on the "english" thing?
Nigels Tackle wrote:Slim wrote:Blue Oli wrote:Opinions only I know - but I don't see anything in oxlade-chamberlain or sterling that we don't have in the EDS - granted more first team experience but not a step up in my opinion. Sterling in particular I think is over hyped - good player yes but would be a gamble still that we could currently take with one of our own kids who could add the same dimensions to our squad. Baines is bloody good I agree but I don't think he is a player we would want for more than the next couple of seasons due to age - fair call though as its a problem area for us and there is no other Englishman (also young enough) as a long term option.
What they have that the EDS doesn't:Premier league experience.
What Baines has, well he is a top quality defender that delivers consistent freekicks and CORNERS.
I REPEAT...CORNERS,
I RE-FUCKING-PEAT...CORNERS.
Two years? FUCKING TAKE IT.
he's past it
was useless in the world cup and isn't having a great season for everton
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