Have we missed the boat on another young star??

[Philw]

Any of you with knowledge of our youth setup know much about this kid??

McManaman, 20, striker is regarded as one of the club's best youth prospects having broken into Roberto Martinez's side this season.

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McManaman, who was at Everton as a schoolboy, joined Wigan as an apprentice in 2007 and was offered professional terms two years later.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/s...lum-mcmanaman-signs-new-two-year-deal?cc=5739

 

[RFUS]

I hope this isn't another Baines scenario.

FFS Wigan, stop collecting our prospects and selling them back to us.

 

[Phenom]

I suppose we can make a mistake on one, knowing we have a full squad of them coming along nicely.

Really excited at the young lads we have on the books.

 

[Arteta's Girl]

We released him at 16 for being "too small". He joined Wigan, later the following season we tried to get him back on a pro deal, despite being an Everton fan he said no because "they'd had the chance" to keep him.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

We released him at 16 for being "too small".

Possibly the worst reason ever for not keeping a player. FFS do these people not watch Barcelona on the telly?

 

[chrissyjack]

Too small ? Alan Ball was released by Bolton for being "too small "

 

[Summerskin]

"Too small" and yet we're content to pump long balls onto Skems brightest starlet Leon Osman?

 

[Rook]

Why couldn't anichebe be 5'3".

We should of shot him up with drugs like those cheaters at Barca do.

 

[ianefc]

Why couldn't anichebe be 5'3".

We should of shot him up with drugs like those cheaters at Barca do.

started so well if he was 5'3 then we would have fooked him off

 

[ToffeeDan]

Isn't he 5'3" - I never see him when he's playing...?

 

[Deleted member 28206]

I got release from Crewe for being too small.

True story.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

so is dicrimination due to size allowed, pretty sure you couldn't put that down officially as the reason these days without some lawyer smelling a quid to be won.

 

[ForeverEverton]

I suppose we can make a mistake on one, knowing we have a full squad of them coming along nicely.

Really excited at the young lads we have on the books.

They`ll be sold to service debt or as lesser replacements for the expensive sales, we ARE now a selling club. Cold harsh truth i`m afraid.

 

[Gwladys Nights]

When people talk about us selling players to service debt, what precedent are they going by? Moyes has always seemed to get the money raised from player sales to spend on replacements. Lescott out for £24m and Bily, Heitinga and Distin in for roughly the same amount within days being the most obvious example.

 

[manxtoffee]

They`ll be sold to service debt or as lesser replacements for the expensive sales, we ARE now a selling club. Cold harsh truth i`m afraid.

I think you've misread the posts mate. Do read back.