Time to think of the Kids

justmeinit · July 15, 2011

We all know we are skint so it looks likely we are going to have to look to the youth team this season. I would like to think positively on this. The other season we were struggling for playes which gave Coleman his chance and that worked out ok.We have some fantastic talents coming through that i believe can make the step up given the chance.
Ross Barkley for one is touted as being a bigger propect than even Jack Rodwell and maybe on par with Rooney, I look forward to him breaking through. I believe Jose Baxter reserve player of the year will step up this year also. Young James Wallace sent out on loan to stockport last year by end of season was captain for them at 19.
Then there is Shane Duffy the lad is lucky to be alive but has come back strong be a great story for him to break through good prospect.
Then looking further down the line we have some great talents from our u18 league winning side the likes of luke garbutt , John Lundsram, Hallam Hope all England youth internationals that hopefully given the chance can make the step up at some stage ove the next 2 seasons. Jack Rodwell maybe this is the season the lad will kick on as he should have last season.
I know its doom and gloom and alot of negativity flying around at the moment but we wont turn our back on this club we love its in our blood.
So lets get behind the lads the pressure is off this season we still have some fantastic players and i still think we could sneak into Europe.
COYB

Deleted member 28206 · July 15, 2011

Good post mate, i have faith in our kids! i know it's not what we wanna hear but at least they have potential.

brian duffy · July 15, 2011

justmeinit said:
We all know we are skint so it looks likely we are going to have to look to the youth team this season. I would like to think positively on this. The other season we were struggling for playes which gave Coleman his chance and that worked out ok.We have some fantastic talents coming through that i believe can make the step up given the chance.
Ross Barkley for one is touted as being a bigger propect than even Jack Rodwell and maybe on par with Rooney, I look forward to him breaking through. I believe Jose Baxter reserve player of the year will step up this year also. Young James Wallace sent out on loan to stockport last year by end of season was captain for them at 19.
Then there is Shane Duffy the lad is lucky to be alive but has come back strong be a great story for him to break through good prospect.
Then looking further down the line we have some great talents from our u18 league winning side the likes of luke garbutt , John Lundsram, Hallam Hope all England youth internationals that hopefully given the chance can make the step up at some stage ove the next 2 seasons. Jack Rodwell maybe this is the season the lad will kick on as he should have last season.
I know its doom and gloom and alot of negativity flying around at the moment but we wont turn our back on this club we love its in our blood.
So lets get behind the lads the pressure is off this season we still have some fantastic players and i still think we could sneak into Europe.
COYB

Good post mate,i remember a certain bbc pundit say[you cant win anything with kids]and he was made to eat his words....

african sunset · July 15, 2011

justmeinit said:
We all know we are skint so it looks likely we are going to have to look to the youth team this season. I would like to think positively on this. The other season we were struggling for playes which gave Coleman his chance and that worked out ok.We have some fantastic talents coming through that i believe can make the step up given the chance.
Ross Barkley for one is touted as being a bigger propect than even Jack Rodwell and maybe on par with Rooney, I look forward to him breaking through. I believe Jose Baxter reserve player of the year will step up this year also. Young James Wallace sent out on loan to stockport last year by end of season was captain for them at 19.
Then there is Shane Duffy the lad is lucky to be alive but has come back strong be a great story for him to break through good prospect.
Then looking further down the line we have some great talents from our u18 league winning side the likes of luke garbutt , John Lundsram, Hallam Hope all England youth internationals that hopefully given the chance can make the step up at some stage ove the next 2 seasons. Jack Rodwell maybe this is the season the lad will kick on as he should have last season.
I know its doom and gloom and alot of negativity flying around at the moment but we wont turn our back on this club we love its in our blood.
So lets get behind the lads the pressure is off this season we still have some fantastic players and i still think we could sneak into Europe.
COYB

Mate I thank you. Just when I was losing the will you've made me take a positive angle on things !

We all tend to get lost in the scramble for major cash spends and sometimes forget that we have a fantastic young group waiting for their chance, and we can include Gueye in that. Arsenal have proved, even though they get slated at times, that developing your own can be massively rewarding to a degree, and I for one think that we have a youth policy to rival them. COYB !!!

Seamus Colemole · July 15, 2011

*coughs*

Roztitute · July 15, 2011

COYB.

nickydisco · July 15, 2011

Really excited about barkley

nickydisco · July 15, 2011

I would take a "poor" season on the chin if we give a few of the kids a run in the get them experience would be very brave by dm but if that's his long term plan then so be it, if 4 or 5 of them become first teamers it would save countless millions if it pays of if

african sunset · July 15, 2011

nickydisco said:
Really excited about barkley

Agreed, think he could be our Jack Wiltshire in time. I know that Gueye aint a kid, but he's still young so do we think he'll get more oportunity ahead of Billy down the left this season ?

Baines' left foot · July 15, 2011

justmeinit said:
We all know we are skint so it looks likely we are going to have to look to the youth team this season. I would like to think positively on this. The other season we were struggling for playes which gave Coleman his chance and that worked out ok.We have some fantastic talents coming through that i believe can make the step up given the chance.
Ross Barkley for one is touted as being a bigger propect than even Jack Rodwell and maybe on par with Rooney, I look forward to him breaking through. I believe Jose Baxter reserve player of the year will step up this year also. Young James Wallace sent out on loan to stockport last year by end of season was captain for them at 19.
Then there is Shane Duffy the lad is lucky to be alive but has come back strong be a great story for him to break through good prospect.
Then looking further down the line we have some great talents from our u18 league winning side the likes of luke garbutt , John Lundsram, Hallam Hope all England youth internationals that hopefully given the chance can make the step up at some stage ove the next 2 seasons. Jack Rodwell maybe this is the season the lad will kick on as he should have last season.
I know its doom and gloom and alot of negativity flying around at the moment but we wont turn our back on this club we love its in our blood.
So lets get behind the lads the pressure is off this season we still have some fantastic players and i still think we could sneak into Europe.
COYB

Looks to be a good young player.

He was named in the European U17 select squad after the European U17 Championships in Serbia.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/everton-fc/everton-fc-news/2011/07/08/everton-fc-youngster-john-lundstram-in-european-u17-select-squad-100252-29016215/

Gwladys Nights · July 15, 2011

I'll be pleased if Barkley and Gueye are relatively well known among most fans of Premiership clubs by the end of the season. I think expecting any more from our current crop of kids in the immediate future is unrealistic.

By the end of the 2012/13 season I'd hope that at least one of our legion of apparently promising young center halves (Mustafi, Hammar, Dier, Duffy) has begun to challenge for a first team place, and I'd hope that one of Garbutt and Bidwell will have become a genuinely viable back-up to Baines by that point too.

As others have said, hopefully Rodwell can kick on after a season of stasis and get tongues wagging about him again. I consider Coleman an established first team player at this point, would be great to see him getting more games at right back though, with Captain Pip surely on the wane at 35 years old.

Maltese Tony · July 15, 2011

Good post
looks like you watch a few u18 games like me as well
i watched a few reserve games as well
still think kiern agard could be a mistake letting him go
he could be an ian wright
a chance to shine in the lower leauges
i liked him and a nice guy