Everton Youth Teams Thread

[blueloon]

There is an increasing race to the bottom in terms of 'smaller' clubs fielding younger and younger players as that is a very easy and effective way to put them on the market. It's rife in South America and getting worse in Europe as well.

Not saying that against Loney and Graham specifically but it is a growing trend.

It’s a fair point, particularly in Scottish football, I don’t know much about S America. The RS signed right back Calvin Ramsay from Aberdeen about 2 years ago after he’d started for Aberdeen as a 17 year old, cost about £5mill. Still young but out on loan to Wigan this season. I suspect that we haven’t spent much on those two, so relatively low risk, although reports from both clubs suggest we’ve taken our usual fair minded approach to dealing with them.

 

[Neiler]

He cant sign for either until he is 18, EU players cant sign for British clubs until they are 18, because of Brexit.

 

[Tony’s Carp]

There is an increasing race to the bottom in terms of 'smaller' clubs fielding younger and younger players as that is a very easy and effective way to put them on the market. It's rife in South America and getting worse in Europe as well.

Not saying that against Loney and Graham specifically but it is a growing trend.

Re Loney, I know that by the time he got his debut to break their “youngest ever” record he was already on his way to us so in that case it was definitely more of a reward than a marketing tool.

 

[formerly manx toffee]

…making moves

 

[Cameron Manning]

Harrison has been at Everton for a long time——did he play under another name at one time, possibly a foreign name although he speaks fluent Scouse!

 

[Davey_g08]

He cant sign for either until he is 18, EU players cant sign for British clubs until they are 18, because of Brexit.

Does that apply to the Irish though? I think there's a different set of rules there because of the GFA.

 

[Nymzee]

Does that apply to the Irish though? I think there's a different set of rules there because of the GFA.

Yes

 

[mightymoyes]

Does that apply to the Irish though? I think there's a different set of rules there because of the GFA.

If he was born in the north like braiden Graham he could join before 18

 

[Nymzee]

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Retaining a lot of young forwards this summer aren't we

 

[Nymzee]

 

[Neiler]

Does that apply to the Irish though? I think there's a different set of rules there because of the GFA.

There is a common travel area agreement between the UK and The Republic mate, but it’s the football rules around it, they recognise the EU as one region anything outside is an other.

Thus Republic players can’t sign for a UK club until 18. More and more are going to Italy and Spain from here, when they used to go to the U.K.

 

[sam17]

There is a common travel area agreement between the UK and The Republic mate, but it’s the football rules around it, they recognise the EU as one region anything outside is an other.

Thus Republic players can’t sign for a UK club until 18. More and more are going to Italy and Spain from here, when they used to go to the U.K.

Which is another reason why Premier League clubs see value in multi club models.

 

[Neiler]

Which is another reason why Premier League clubs see value in multi club models.

Good point that mate, hadn’t thought of that!

 

[blueloon]

Hard to read too much into it , but the traditional hierarchy of “ talent” was a 3 year contract for the very best ( Harrison) , 2 year for Good ( Morgan) 1 year for not sure but there’s something there.