SuitsBlue
Player Valuation: £50m
Reo-Coker.
I suspected due to information at the time that he had been disruptive at west ham and that rumours of his gambling were likely true, then i considered how he got to where he is.
this isnt a person that came through the youth team route into football, he is a person that played saturday/sunday non league football for the love of playing.
this makes him stand out because he doesnt have the contacts and relationships built up with other pro's and coaches during his teens that others do.
signed by wimbledon and then snapped up by west ham, it appears the world is at his feet, AND he is given the captaincy at 21 years old.
It appears in this case that it could have been 'too much too young' having no pro football history then shoved into the limelight with the burden of the team on his shoulders coupled with potential unrest in the squad along with a power struggle at ownership/boardroom level AND managerial change is it any wonder reo-coker along with some other players failed to shine last season.
why exactly he was singled out by the upton park regulars instead of anyone else is a bit perplexing, could it be that he wasnt a life long hammer and a product of their system that enabled certain parts to identify him as the so called 'reason' for the sides slump.
to conclude, a good player doesnt become a bad player overnight. if villa sign him for 7mill then they could be onto a winner.
I suspected due to information at the time that he had been disruptive at west ham and that rumours of his gambling were likely true, then i considered how he got to where he is.
this isnt a person that came through the youth team route into football, he is a person that played saturday/sunday non league football for the love of playing.
this makes him stand out because he doesnt have the contacts and relationships built up with other pro's and coaches during his teens that others do.
signed by wimbledon and then snapped up by west ham, it appears the world is at his feet, AND he is given the captaincy at 21 years old.
It appears in this case that it could have been 'too much too young' having no pro football history then shoved into the limelight with the burden of the team on his shoulders coupled with potential unrest in the squad along with a power struggle at ownership/boardroom level AND managerial change is it any wonder reo-coker along with some other players failed to shine last season.
why exactly he was singled out by the upton park regulars instead of anyone else is a bit perplexing, could it be that he wasnt a life long hammer and a product of their system that enabled certain parts to identify him as the so called 'reason' for the sides slump.
to conclude, a good player doesnt become a bad player overnight. if villa sign him for 7mill then they could be onto a winner.
