SloopJohn 0 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Whats that freddy adu up to now? he's at Benfica. hit and miss first season. but i think that's to be expected given that he's only played in the MLS before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Lazaru 0 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 (edited) to be fair... 11 yr olds? I'm happy to build for the future, but it'll be at least 5 years before we see this kid, shouldn't we be concerned with the more immediate future? I think this is sort of what wise is here for, to find young talent for the future and let keegan and some of the other staff worry about the current squad seems like a good idea to me all the most successful clubs have had this sort of thing in place for years Yep it's the level that a lot of the big clubs are seriously aiming at now in a world wide way, it is the future I guess. Call me defeatist, but surely those established scouting systems will have first dibs on the best and the brightest? I'm concerned about the immediate future, let's get ourselves in a position to be a truly attractive opportunity to these extremely young prospects. Fucking hell, the club can't win. If we weren't trying to get young talent people would be having a pop too. There is always talent to be unearthed and surely it's miles better if we're trying to do it and, with that in mind, I don't see a problem with the club taking a chance on some young kid before another club does. It's part of Wise's remit too surely. Exactly, its about time we were doing stuff like this and that's because finally after removing Fat Fred and his lot who ran this club like a pub team we have the complete structure from top to bottom that top clubs have. You have Wise and his scouts we've brought in finding and bringing in young talent whilst also helping look for current proven players who are reccomended to keegan who says yes or no to them. Under Fat Fred the system was a manager and then send either Mick Wadsworth or Lee Clark to south america to watch some football or have Roeder following a player round for months and then not signing him! Since the new structure came in we've seen about 8 youngsters brought in, and if even just 2 of them make the grade at prem level, its not bad for what you've paid and maybe, they might just unearth a couple or real top players instead of the old method of Fat Fred pissing millions away on Luque and the like. Edited March 31, 2008 by Papa Lazaru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 to be fair... 11 yr olds? I'm happy to build for the future, but it'll be at least 5 years before we see this kid, shouldn't we be concerned with the more immediate future? I think this is sort of what wise is here for, to find young talent for the future and let keegan and some of the other staff worry about the current squad seems like a good idea to me all the most successful clubs have had this sort of thing in place for years Yep it's the level that a lot of the big clubs are seriously aiming at now in a world wide way, it is the future I guess. Call me defeatist, but surely those established scouting systems will have first dibs on the best and the brightest? I'm concerned about the immediate future, let's get ourselves in a position to be a truly attractive opportunity to these extremely young prospects. Have a word man. We can't win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 to be fair... 11 yr olds? I'm happy to build for the future, but it'll be at least 5 years before we see this kid, shouldn't we be concerned with the more immediate future? I think this is sort of what wise is here for, to find young talent for the future and let keegan and some of the other staff worry about the current squad seems like a good idea to me all the most successful clubs have had this sort of thing in place for years Yep it's the level that a lot of the big clubs are seriously aiming at now in a world wide way, it is the future I guess. Call me defeatist, but surely those established scouting systems will have first dibs on the best and the brightest? I'm concerned about the immediate future, let's get ourselves in a position to be a truly attractive opportunity to these extremely young prospects. Have a word man. We can't win. Do you expect anything else from a luvvie? He's still bitter about Allardyce being sacked imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10963 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 At no point did I say we should not look for youth, I said we should focus on replacements/improvements for the current squad. That should be our priority. For the love of God you lot like to over react don't you... and I'm the "Luvvie" have a word you bunch of drama queens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Can't we do both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I'm not saying don't look for kids, I'm saying the majority of our efforts into finding the right players for the first 11. No point in having great kids if they bugger off to Villa or Everton because they're advancing and we're floundering mid-table I'm sure they're working on first team recruits as well though, no doubt they've got a list of potential signings for the summer that their looking at.. Yup I guess that's the whole idea of the structure Wise is in. Not only to help look for senior talent/needs and younger growing talent, but for raw potential talent too. Realistically there's no reason why they can't do all three of those things at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMag 0 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 USA! USA! USA! I AM GETTING HIS NAME ON MY NEXT TOON JERSEY! YEAH!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 At no point did I say we should not look for youth, I said we should focus on replacements/improvements for the current squad. That should be our priority. For the love of God you lot like to over react don't you... and I'm the "Luvvie" have a word you bunch of drama queens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Schellas added: “Emerson’s father, Tony, was a USA Under-16 player but his career was ended by injury. “His passion for the game was cut short, so he lived it through his son. Vicarious-tastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Schellas added: “Emerson’s father, Tony, was a USA Under-16 player but his career was ended by injury. “His passion for the game was cut short, so he lived it through his son. Vicarious-tastic. What else is there to look forward to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10963 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Schellas added: “Emerson’s father, Tony, was a USA Under-16 player but his career was ended by injury. “His passion for the game was cut short, so he lived it through his son. Vicarious-tastic. What else is there to look forward to? Countdown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3508 Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Schellas added: “Emerson’s father, Tony, was a USA Under-16 player but his career was ended by injury. “His passion for the game was cut short, so he lived it through his son. Vicarious-tastic. What else is there to look forward to? Countdown? Goal 4, the final pay day. The story of how Newcastle resign whateverthefuckhisname is after his career has gone down the toilet at Real Madrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMag 0 Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Schellas added: “Emerson’s father, Tony, was a USA Under-16 player but his career was ended by injury. “His passion for the game was cut short, so he lived it through his son. Vicarious-tastic. What else is there to look forward to? Countdown? Goal 4, the final pay day. The story of how Newcastle resign whateverthefuckhisname is after his career has gone down the toilet at Real Madrid. His name is Santiago Nunez... and he's got skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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