Liam Walsh

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chippy1722 said:
Over the years there is only Osman that springs to mind that went on loan and managed to carve a long term career in the first team. The majority of the youngsters end up having very good careers at championship level and below.Only Stones and Rooney have gone on to bigger and better and they were sold for big money so don't count.
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...Barkley went on loan.
 

toffee-L said:
The season is far from a write off, many fans (not myself) are locked into season tickets and they, more than anyone, deserve a dedicated team fighting tooth and nail for every point on offer. As for young players like Walsh, Dowell and several others, they usually all have natural ceilings were their talent can carry them. Sometimes players can creep out of these ceilings and become better than people thought they were going to be. On the extremely rare occasions, a player might develop so drastically he bares no resemblance to the player that he was in his youth - Harry Kane is the biggest example of this.

The point is; just saying that we should throw this season in the can to focus on bringing young players through is flawed. How many young players that we have brought through the academy in recent times have gone on to be even just run of the mill top half footballers. Not many. How many young players that we have let go recently have bounced back to become top half players, again not many. There is a chance that lads like Walsh, Dowell, Kenny, Holgate, Davies and several others will have long established careers at Everton. However there is a much greater chance that maybe only one will 'make it' with the rest dropping down the league or even down the divisions and usually staying there for their whole careers. It's just the way it goes and why Everton can't afford to make young players an absolute priority as its just a pot-luck lottery. Best of luck to all of them though.
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All a matter of opinion. Yes what you describe is what often happens with young players, except, in my opinion of watching young players at Everton over the last 40 years we have an exceptional group. I've seen a lot of dross over this time and a few gems. This is the best group of youngster's I've seen. The season is a write off in the league in terms of winning it or getting in the top 4. There is an argument for planning for the longer term and gaining a bigger pay off in the medium/longer term. Sure you may end up finishing slightly lower in the league this season, but frankly so what if you are better off for it in the long term. Everton have been playing for the immediate short term for the past thirty years; where's it gotten us? Nowhere.
 


ilikecheese said:
When he was like 12 I think.
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Still let him go though!
this Walsh IMO is a great box to box midfielder in the style of the late Bobby Collins - My older Brother raves about him as he seen Collins play - he was smaller and wore size 4 boots and boy could he put it about - scored goals for fun - if we do sell him at least have a buyback clause!
 

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