Great to hear that the youth academy are getting attention and that it's profitable. Would be nice to be able to hold on to these players but i don't think we're in the position to turn down money at the moment. Is he son of Anthony Furlong or is it just a pure co-incidence of surnames.
this makes me think! wots the point of having a Youth team?... cause the big boys come in and end up getting sod all money!!
Or Why do these youngsters get sold on when never anywhere near our first XI squad. (Or are they very young?)
Be nice if some of this players actually progressed into the first team. Still I guess its all money for the club plus it may create links for the future with some of the big boys.
Moussa, O'Keefe, Crawford
Moussa, O'Keefe, Crawford
A friend went to Grays last night too and was immensely impressed with one of our youth players (on loan there I presume?):
"Grays centre-back Duran Reynolds was a proper colossus. Only 18 but more than capable of doing a job a couple of leagues higher if he beefs up a bit. Based on last night, anyway. Don't blame me if he goes back to Southend and gets Jonah Lomu'd as you crash 8-0 at Accrington next year."
Is this the lad we have a sort-of-dual-ownership of? The one who bears a striking resemblance to Dave Benson-Phillips.
A friend went to Grays last night too and was immensely impressed with one of our youth players (on loan there I presume?):
"Grays centre-back Duran Reynolds was a proper colossus. Only 18 but more than capable of doing a job a couple of leagues higher if he beefs up a bit. Based on last night, anyway. Don't blame me if he goes back to Southend and gets Jonah Lomu'd as you crash 8-0 at Accrington next year."
Be nice if some of this players actually progressed into the first team. Still I guess its all money for the club plus it may create links for the future with some of the big boys.
This is what confuses me, assuming that premier league scouts attend league one under 18 games sniffing for talent, this presumably means they've dismissed players like Herd, and moussa?
and if these same scouts deem this player to be that good potentially why are they nowhere near our first team, players recently have popped up in the prem of 17 or 18, so presumably if hes that talented, league one should be a breeze? maybe i'm being incredibly naive, I have no idea about youth team contracts etc, I guess i just feel that maybe if these players even at such a young age, are that good, maybe they could pull on the first team shirt for us for a while, rather then just get snapped up!