Tom Davies

duncs pigeon · October 7, 2015

mythbuster said:
Don't think so. He's only 16/17 though, so he must have something about him to get the recognition. I can't recall any other youth player being invited to train with the seniors in the England set-up. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.....

Michael Branch mid 90s, maybe Frannie Jeffers not sure

mythbuster · October 7, 2015

duncs pigeon said:
Michael Branch mid 90s, maybe Frannie Jeffers not sure

Before they had played for our first team?

I went to high school with Michael Ball (Holy Family, in Thornton) and as far as I know, the senior management don't normally want to know unless you do a Michael Rickets; they're not usually that interested unless a player does the business in the prem.

duncs pigeon · October 7, 2015

mythbuster said:
Before they had played for our first team?

I went to high school with Michael Ball (Holy Family, in Thornton) and as far as I know, the senior management don't normally want to know unless you do a Michael Rickets; they're not usually that interested unless a player does the business in the prem.

Think Branch trained with senior squad before he played for Everton, not 100% sure though.

Eggs · October 7, 2015

....some years ago England had a policy to take a highly rated youngster into each senior squad to acclimatise them if ever they made the step up. On one occasion a centre back we had was involved, I can remember him getting off the coach at Wembley with the players for the full international. Unfortunately I can't remember his name. More unfortunately he never made the expected progress and didn't make the grade.

mightymoyes · October 7, 2015

Eggs said:
....some years ago England had a policy to take a highly rated youngster into each senior squad to acclimatise them if ever they made the step up. On one occasion a centre back we had was involved, I can remember him getting off the coach at Wembley with the players for the full international. Unfortunately I can't remember his name. More unfortunately he never made the expected progress and didn't make the grade.

jon o' connor maybe?

Lanolin · October 7, 2015

mythbuster said:
Before they had played for our first team?

I went to high school with Michael Ball (Holy Family, in Thornton) and as far as I know, the senior management don't normally want to know unless you do a Michael Rickets; they're not usually that interested unless a player does the business in the prem.

They're not interested now. It's not like he's been called up, just that he was asked to take part in a training session, making up the numbers. The under 17s that he's with are training at St Georges at the same time as the seniors so he was asked to go from one pitch to another to fill a gap. Great for him, and it is likely to mean he's the most highly rated midfielder in his youth side, but it's not because Roy Hodgson is set to hand him a sensational first cap before he's even played a minute in club football.

Eggs · October 7, 2015

mightymoyes said:
jon o' connor maybe?

....cheers, MM, he's the one. Remembered he was called Jon but couldn't recall the surname.

mightymoyes · October 7, 2015

Eggs said:
....cheers, MM, he's the one. Remembered he was called Jon but couldn't recall the surname.

i think i remember joe royle saying he was gonna be a top player for us but it just didnt happen.
http://toffeeweb.com/players/past/OConnor.html

mickgefc · October 7, 2015

Eggs said:
....some years ago England had a policy to take a highly rated youngster into each senior squad to acclimatise them if ever they made the step up. On one occasion a centre back we had was involved, I can remember him getting off the coach at Wembley with the players for the full international. Unfortunately I can't remember his name. More unfortunately he never made the expected progress and didn't make the grade.

Peter Clarke?

Just read on. Never mind me.

Chang Elephant · October 7, 2015

For those that don't attend youth matches, Tom is a natural athlete type of player, near two footed but predominantly left sided. Takes the free kicks and has had good success. Also exceptionally strong in the tackle and has been labelled the next Peter Reid.

Eggs · October 7, 2015

mickgefc said:
Peter Clarke?

.....no, it was Jon O'Connor. Peter Clarke had a long career as a professional in lower leagues and even played a number of time for England U21s. O'Connor might have had injury problems but I don't think he had a professional career.

edge · October 7, 2015

Chang Elephant said:
For those that don't attend youth matches, Tom is a natural athlete type of player, near two footed but predominantly left sided. Takes the free kicks and has had good success. Also exceptionally strong in the tackle and has been labelled the next Peter Reid.

sounds good

TheCount · October 7, 2015

Why didn't he start at the weekend? Martinez stifling the youth, get him out

DRINGO · October 7, 2015

Chang Elephant said:
For those that don't attend youth matches, Tom is a natural athlete type of player, near two footed but predominantly left sided. Takes the free kicks and has had good success. Also exceptionally strong in the tackle and has been labelled the next Peter Reid.

yeah seen him a couple of times and he seems to also has that drive in him that ive never seen in Ledson ( who ive never seen play well )