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Post by duvb on Aug 2, 2024 13:47:03 GMT
Ruel aside, how come we never seem to produce decent forwards? We regularly produce defenders and midfielders but that's it. Is it because our decent forward prospects are snapped up by bigger clubs as they develop?
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Post by redshank on Aug 2, 2024 14:37:42 GMT
Bigger eyes looking for striker prospects when they are 5 years old.We have had a few in recent years but they move on very quickly.Parental ambition has to be considered as well.We do well enough I think and many of our players have gone on to wonderful careers.
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Post by mayland0s on Aug 2, 2024 15:14:26 GMT
We simply do not have the cash to develop these players enough to make them regular first teamers . Sure the bigger clubs snap these young players up if they look like they could make it and we are left with the youth that are ok but we have no time to develop them as we have to settle for ready made players .
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Post by duvb on Aug 2, 2024 16:26:02 GMT
Happe? Sweeney? Obiero? We did have a promising forward but we had to sell him to Middlesbrough - forgotten his name
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Post by redintheface on Aug 2, 2024 16:59:26 GMT
Happe? Sweeney? Obiero? We did have a promising forward but we had to sell him to Middlesbrough - forgotten his name Dan Nkruhma? Jackett rated him very highly. I think the club let him go on loan to Welling after Jackett left and subsequently he moved on to Middlesbrough last summer. Last I heard he was loaned out by them to Dagenham.👍 |
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Post by buffalobill on Aug 3, 2024 7:39:34 GMT
Happe? Sweeney? Obiero? We did have a promising forward but we had to sell him to Middlesbrough - forgotten his name We also had Perkins until West Ham took him from us and look where his journey has taken him. |
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Post by redshank on Aug 3, 2024 10:19:31 GMT
Obiero looks a great prospect,beware the prying eyes.
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Post by tommydark on Aug 3, 2024 11:14:01 GMT
We used to have such a great youth system
Us and spurs always top of the south east counties league
Cunningham,roeder,grealish,rofe,taylor,chiedozie
We sold em for a fortune
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Post by mayland0s on Aug 3, 2024 12:20:35 GMT
We used to have such a great youth system Us and spurs always top of the south east counties league Cunningham,roeder,grealish,rofe,taylor,chiedozie We sold em for a fortune Yes they seemed to be so mature so quickly and were often in the first team from 16 yrs onwards . The nearest we’ve got to that in recent times was Moses odubago but we need 3 of those coming through at the same time . |
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Post by redshank on Aug 3, 2024 12:29:20 GMT
Laurie went far too cheap,but yes great players.We paid a few bob for players coming in,I don't think we pay that much now,but one never knows what we do pay for a player now.
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Post by tommydark on Aug 3, 2024 13:25:05 GMT
Think we panicked selling Laurie
Injuries,playing Bennett as a centre forward and hoadley crocked.
Mayo and glover plus 100k not too bad
But who can forget being 6nil down half time at Fulham.happy days
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Post by redshank on Aug 3, 2024 14:21:54 GMT
Think we panicked selling Laurie Injuries,playing Bennett as a centre forward and hoadley crocked. Mayo and glover plus 100k not too bad But who can forget being 6nil down half time at Fulham.happy days The debut of John Chiedozie was a sight to behold.I remember his first move.Made us forgive the selling of the great Laurie. |
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Post by tommydark on Aug 3, 2024 14:38:37 GMT
Remember so well I was near him as they lined up for kick off
People shouting good luck john,good luck son.
He looked over and gave a nervous smile
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Post by osoldest on Aug 4, 2024 8:30:43 GMT
Correct me if I am wrong but during our golden era of home grown youngsters we recruited them from a local club called Beaumont but this ended when we refused their request for payment for their kit ect.
I seem to recall that they then linked with millwall.
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Post by lukeryan on Aug 4, 2024 8:50:40 GMT
Ruel aside, how come we never seem to produce decent forwards? We regularly produce defenders and midfielders but that's it. Is it because our decent forward prospects are snapped up by bigger clubs as they develop? In addition to Perkins and Nkrumah, we had Josh Koroma of course. Aaron Rowe now at Gillingham and Malik Mothersille was with us before going to Chelsea youth and now at Peterborough. He looks a prospect. Sam Dalby and Tristan Abrahams off top of my head but neither really kicked on after leaving us |
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Post by lukeryan on Aug 5, 2024 5:09:40 GMT
And Victor Adeboyejo now at Bolton
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