Add Wolves to that list,
Brighton have loast there top scorer from last season also
Fulham havent signed anyone yet
Forest have lost Elanga and brought in some shady cats in the Joorabchian/Textor/Maranakis threesome
West Ham have lost Kudus and...
A lot of panic going on when we would probably start the first game like this
Pickford
O'Brien
Tarkowski
Branthwaite
Mykolenko
Gueye
Garner
McNeil
Alcaraz
N'Diaye
Beto/Barry
Even with new signings, its probably likely we start pretty similar to...
Is that the centre forward that has played for England at every age group and Bournemouth eventually sold for £60m after a 1 goal in every 2.5 games record??
Also, they sold him in 2019, 6 years ago
I think you got lost a little in your argument there pal.
But just a couple of things
Emiliano Lawrence & Ishe Samuels Smith would of made appearances in the first team now if they hadn't been recruited by the Chelsea & Man City player farms...
I think its a few things with all the nepo babies developing
Nepotism- They have a path into an academy, usually through parents pulling a string or 2
Familiarity - The kids from a very young age see what there father is doing, and see it is...
I like it when a young keeper ends up playing for the dog & duck, its abit different with young goalkeeper loans, in theory, game time is game time. You are there to stop goals, so the level should not be as big a difference (obviously quality of...
Going to stick my head above the parapet and say I don't think the squad depth is that much of an issue at all. It's probably the healthiest it's looked in years.
Not a single one of the wide forwards on our books last season aged between 18 & 21 in Jack Harrison's position will play at the same level Jack Harrison has
I don't think managers or coaches look at age as much as fans do.
There are several scenario's were the top top managers have been known to go for both elder palyers or young players.