Everton Youth Teams Thread

[jinkyali]

Their players are just way better mate. They spend enormously at youth levels, and buy fantastic players.

I don't think there is much evidence they develop them particularly well though.

Look at what we did with a Gordon, quite a limited guy, who we sold for 50m. I dont think that would have happened if he was at Chelsea.

My core point is, they dont really develop young players that well. But I'd imagine they pay hefty wages, so it's a tempting offer.

I respect a lot of what you say but they obviously do something very well. How many of those named above did they buy in?
Id say three at most.

 

[Nymzee]

If he’s playing for their 18’s next season it’s a backwards move.

 

[EFC_FRANCIS]

Our best 16 year olds have a habit of picking their next club really badly

 

[ToffeeTim]

Due to our lack of numbers in the first team squad, we are probably going to see lots of younger players involved in pre season

 

[jinkyali]

3rd year running we’ve lost our best 16yr old , ok so small hasn’t kicked on, but I remember all the talk from fans who knew our academy. It’s fine we have a better prospect who’s 14, well he’s gone now.

We will need never see our best academy talent come through all will get picked off.
What annoys me, is why aren’t we doing it? We should be targeting the best 16yr olds from championship clubs

Why would you move to us. We have zero evidence of providing you with a first team path.

Everton is the last place I'd recommend a 16 year old to sign.

 

[Nymzee]

Jimmy Jay Morgan went there for £6m so I’d say £4m is a fair price.

 

[catcherintherye]

Come on. Most of them play champions league football.
Ours play national or lower English divisions.

Chelsea make elite level footballers and they trade them to elite clubs.

We don't. It's as simple as that.

I think we are having a different discussion mate.

Chelse buy fantastic players. That's not the discussion. The discussion is, do they develop players at their club particularly well. Outside of a time when Lampard was there, I dont see much evidence of it.

You cited Rice, it was West Ham not Chelsea who brought him through.

 

[Wat Tyler]

Will end up on loan abroad I would imagine. Who was the other one who left? Think he went to Southampton

 

[ToffeeTim]

Why would you move to us. We have zero evidence of providing you with a first team path.

Everton is the last place I'd recommend a 16 year old to sign.

We just sold Gordon for 45m.

There are going to be opportunities here in the next few years. This is a poor squad and if you are good enough then you'll get a chance to show what you can do

 

[catcherintherye]

Why would you move to us. We have zero evidence of providing you with a first team path.

Everton is the last place I'd recommend a 16 year old to sign.

In the last year we have taken a lad who couldnt get a game for Preston, and sold him to a side in the CL. He didnt waste years on loan. We probably give more teenagers, more opportunities than any team over the course of the PL.

 

[maccavennie]

Jimmy Jay Morgan went there for £6m so I’d say £4m is a fair price.

That the Southampton kid?

 

[catcherintherye]

We just sold Gordon for 45m.

There are going to be opportunities here in the next years. This is a poor squad and if you are are good enough then you'll get a chance to show what you can do

We have also given minutes to Simms, Cannon, Price etc in the league. They're not getting those minutes at many other teams.

 

[Nymzee]

That the Southampton kid?

Yeh the one that moved back.

 

[jinkyali]

I think we are having a different discussion mate.

Chelse buy fantastic players. That's not the discussion. The discussion is, do they develop players at their club particularly well. Outside of a time when Lampard was there, I dont see much evidence of it.

You cited Rice, it was West Ham not Chelsea who brought him through.

The evidence is quite huge they make and develop good players.

What on earth evidence do you have to state they don't develop players?

 

[blueboy72]

Will end up on loan abroad I would imagine. Who was the other one who left? Think he went to Southampton

Small. Man City took a 16yr old striker last summer, forgotten his name