2024/25 Harrison Armstrong

Joey66 · 2025-07-20T17:20:34+0100

Nymzee said:
I think a full season in the Championship would do him wonders but we haven’t got the squad to let him do that yet.

I think a full season around our first team will do him wonders looking at that lot on show yesterday ....

mightymoyes · 2025-07-20T17:26:20+0100

JLW said:
As it stands he has a great chance of starting the first game

I hope so If no midfielder is brought in soon.
Can't be doing with garner starting many games for us.

JLW · 2025-07-20T17:44:34+0100

mightymoyes said:
I hope so If no midfielder is brought in soon.
Can't be doing with garner starting many games for us.

Me too, he doesnt bring anything to the team, bang average.

Goodison87 · 2025-07-20T17:51:08+0100

The lad seems to good to go out on loan again, he’s a first team squad player now. Kid’s got a great future ahead of him.

Dutch Toffee · 2025-07-20T17:58:22+0100

Goodison87 said:
The lad seems to good to go out on loan again, he’s a first team squad player now. Kid’s got a great future ahead of him.

Problem is that Moyes isn't too well known for going for youth over experience. If he stays here, he should get a decent amount of game time. If we can't guarantee that, it might be better to send him out on loan for one more season. He needs playing time.

DanB90 · 2025-07-20T18:01:47+0100

Harry Armo

Goodison87 · 2025-07-20T18:02:05+0100

Dutch Toffee said:
Problem is that Moyes isn't too well known for going for youth over experience. If he stays here, he should get a decent amount of game time. If we can't guarantee that, it might be better to send him out on loan for one more season. He needs playing time.

Yeh, get where you’re coming from. Just got a feeling once this lad gets a few starts, you won’t be able to drop him.

buddy · 2025-07-20T20:39:59+0100

I was thinking of an Everton player he reminds off and i came up with MARTIN DOBSON .The way he holds him self elegant not a scraper like Peter Reid also found out he was the first £300,000 player , we ruined the transfer market that year.

BigDunc'sFod · 2025-07-20T20:57:55+0100

Eggs said:
…looks classy, good passing range, good size (scored headers at Youth level), character and application about him. I often like to compare younger players with more established footballers just to determine what ‘type’ they are but I find it difficult with Armstrong.

Michael Essien

blueloon · 2025-07-21T08:47:56+0100

Nothing has changed for me . He’d good enough to play in our current first team even if it means being on the bench initially. If it stays this way he’ll force himself into a starting role and play 20 PL games at least this season . At 18 then 19 he’ll start to make his mark this season.

The unknown is us somehow signing a clutch of experienced midfielders and a loan out then maybe needed. Save your money TFG , let the lad grow here.

Neiler · 2025-07-21T10:50:41+0100

blueloon said:
Nothing has changed for me . He’d good enough to play in our current first team even if it means being on the bench initially. If it stays this way he’ll force himself into a starting role and play 20 PL games at least this season . At 18 then 19 he’ll start to make his mark this season.

The unknown is us somehow signing a clutch of experienced midfielders and a loan out then maybe needed. Save your money TFG , let the lad grow here.

Would have initially wanted him out on a season long loan mate, for nothing else then let him play games at his age, rather then Patterson-ing it here, but man he's so good and influential, you'd be tempted to keep him until January anyway.

If you took age out of the equation and asked which you'd pick to start between him and garner just looking at the last two performances, it has to be Harrison.

BluePaul86 · 2025-07-21T11:46:30+0100

mightymoyes said:
I hope so If no midfielder is brought in soon.
Can't be doing with garner starting many games for us.

Garner is one of Moyes first names on the teamsheet when fit. Ala Neville, Gibson etc.

MACCA75 · 2025-07-21T12:59:22+0100

BluePaul86 said:
Garner is one of Moyes first names on the teamsheet when fit. Ala Neville, Gibson etc.

Not much evidence for that tbh, he either had to play Garner or Tim. I imagine Mangala would have played a lot more games if not for injury.

brian labone · 2025-07-21T14:04:58+0100

There is no way EFC should allow Armstrong to go out on loan again, we need him here especially the way things are going in the transfer market. I already believe he is almost the best midfielder we have got.