Too young -
A Tortoise would be an improvement on Harrison - he works hard , but can't beat a man or cross like Johnny Morrissey...... Moggsy was not a jet fast winger , but his footwork was fast - a brilliant crosser of the ball - right on Joes head ..... he beat his men by shear footwork John Roberson was the same ilk for Forest as a comparison....
the ability to cross a good ball is a dying trend into days game ....
…sorry, Joey, this is the youth team thread so the discussion included Harrison Armstrong (not Jack Harrison).
Saying that, humans are fast or slow regardless of age, Harrison Armstrong is 18 and very talented but I doubt he’s quick.
I hope he makes the squad this year - we tend to go for expensive youth players - which is good if they turn out great as the fees are astronomical - its a changing game I agree - but you need a blend of youth & experience no doubts - Jack Harrison stopped our youth development - that could easily be argued !
Two seasons of nonentity on sky high wages .....
…we had nobody better than Jack Harrison in our youth set-up, so he didn’t stop our youth development unless you can say which player he ‘stopped’.
Young players come through because they’re extremely talented. Young players don’t come through because they’re young. Human beings can be slow at 16 and slow at 35, they can be quick at 16 and quick at 35.
We will never know they don't even make the bench Eggs ..... if they play a little bit they are thrown out for OAPs
….well that’s about the end of that discussion
. It’s a bit like driving around Skem, best stay on the M58.
You’re assuming a lot here, that’s the problem.
I’m taking it as positive , we need to nurture this kid and another who needs to be shown there’s a pathway for him . We do appear to be doing that with his appearance in the stadium test game, starting at u18s , trip to Abu Dhabi with the u16s. From the bits I’ve seen of him , his physique and playing style all indicate a youngster of very high promise and potential. Hope we can hold on to him
EFC_FRANCIS
Player Valuation: £35m
It's a relatively safe assumption that over the course of the year, players will get loaned out or injury prone players will miss time through injury. If we get to September and no one has been loaned or sold ill hold my hands up and say fair enough,the squads mahoosive, old and poor but right now, in July, its not a big deal.
which players do you actually see getting adversely affected by this large squad? Because to me the club have already shown they will prioritise the ones with a chance of the first team over older players already.
We want more gingers knocking on the door
EFC_FRANCIS
Player Valuation: £35m
I think or at least hope we're going to be quite aggressive in how much we promote him this season, or at least I hope so anyway. Everything so far suggests they rate him as highly as a Lawrence/Ishe/Small level player. If he rises fast its not completely out of the question he breaks the youngest player record with a favourable FA cup draw.I’m taking it as positive , we need to nurture this kid and another who needs to be shown there’s a pathway for him . We do appear to be doing that with his appearance in the stadium test game, starting at u18s , trip to Abu Dhabi with the u16s. From the bits I’ve seen of him , his physique and playing style all indicate a youngster of very high promise and potential. Hope we can hold on to him
Funnily enough he's yet another nepo baby as I remember that being a talking point a few months ago. I wonder if its a trend in football in general to go after these kids or whether we are just hyper focused on it. Not necessarily a bad thing as he will get pro level behaviour and coaching from his dad. His sister Aisha is/was also on our books as she played vs Liverpool in the league cup last December
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Flashbacks !
Not Safe For Work! Thread 'Gingers you would smash'
Pics or you're lying, to quote a ginger we know and love.
From the mental file created behind a closed loo door somewhere in America, 1970.
From the mental file created behind a closed loo door somewhere in America, 1970.
It’s highly likely that in the Youth Cup we move on from the Weasley Twins to the Weasley Triplets with three gingers in a team leading us on the path to cup glory……….until the inevitable “ didn’t see that coming “ home defeat!
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