David Henen

[caught]

Why are people using the term 'wonderkid' like it has some fixed meaning and isn't just a classification used on FM so virgins can blur the lines between the fiction of long-term success and their stiff-tissued bedroom carpet reality?

Looks like we're signing a promising young striker. Belgians. He's not going to be our marquee signing. Belgians. Be happy.

 

[toffee matt]

I suppose with guye gone we had to sign someone to fill the "unknown European prospect " position

 

[allen]

'Genuine' wonderkids do not get sold for one million pounds.

There's a difference between a wonderkid and a good prospect. I'm happy enough with the latter. We could've bought 16 Colemans for a one million quids.

I'm on this Henen bandwagon, and I even brought my banjo.

 

[AaronTheBlue]

Apparently he's more of a striker than a winger anyway, will be interesting to see what Roberto does with him.

 

[nickydisco]

Has he got a you tube montage ????

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Ah. This will go a little something like this;

"Who is he? No mark. We need PROPER signings". Sort of like what we had with Stones/Coleman;

"John Stones, who is he like? We don't need another defender or youth player! If he was any good bigger clubs than Everton and Wigan will have been in for him and he'd cost more than £3m!"

"Seamus Coleman? Waste of time. Why bother. Will never play for the first team"

It'll then move on to a few YouTube clips, a few recommendations from foreign journos on twitter. Someone will post his Wiki stats that are probably made up. Suddenly, he's boss but he hasn't signed according to the rumours, leading to;

"WHY HASN'T HE SIGNED YET"
"Clubs a joke. Why haven't we signed him yet?"
"IT SAYS ON WIKI HE HAS SIGNED LADS?!"
"JOHNBOYEFC117 ON TWITTER SAID HE'S AT FINCH FARM"

No mark journo links to another Club for easy page views, causing a massive fume that we're going to miss out on a amazing talent, who days before, no one had heard of.

 

[bluemangroup]

Has he got a you tube montage ????

No. He's too fast to be captured on film, apparently.

 

[EFCPaul]

Meh, it's a start. He'll be one for the future, don't expect to see much of him this season. Maybe the odd Europa League game but that'll be it, he'll spend the rest of the time in the reserves.

Martinez clearly has a plan for building a future team which will contain Barkley, Stones, Browning and/or Garbutt and probably this lad.

 

[nickydisco]

No. He's too fast to be captured on film, apparently.

No you tube clips, no deal

 

[Prevenger17]

Said this in another thread and I'll say it here again..

Last year of contract or not - 'Genuine' wonderkids do not get sold for one million pounds.

Yeah, it reminds me of that right-back we wasted 60 grand on a couple of years back.

 

[Joey66]

I see this as a good even excellent replacement for Vellious a fringe player who may burst into the team at any point we may need him.

 

[Wat Tyler]

If Anderlecht want money and are selling him now, could they not wait until his contract runs out and when he signs elsewhere get compensation? Or doesn't that work in Europe?

 

[The_Rat]

Does it really matter? We've picked up a good prospect who we can develop into a useful first team player further down the line.
If the wonder kid tag bothers you, don't use it.

Most sources who're reporting this are referring to him as a "wonderkid".

I'm not displaying any displeasure of him signing whatsoever.

I just don't think it's helpful to him that our fans will be believing that we have a 'genuine' wonderkid on our hands.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Can someone at least create a Wikipedia page for the poor lad?

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Can someone at least create a Wikipedia page for the poor lad?

We're banned from doing so since Alif Solpro.