Ellis Simms stepping up in place of Kean?

[Joey66]

Age does not come into it if he is good enough start him even alongside Tuson as Gomes the pedestrian midfielder can be benched or any other pedestrian we have in the midfield for that matter play 4 4 2 - and stop the Tippy Tappy crap build up.......

 

[blueloon]

Simms is absolutely the worst example to use to berate our coaching staff. When he first appeared pre season for the u18 he was a big strong 16 year old as likely to hit the corner flag with a shot as score a goal. He didn’t get many games that season , the coaches worked hard on him and next season he was banging in all those goals. When he went up to Unsworth’s U23s he was fast , strong and could score goals and despite the regular shouts from the fantasists he was way way off first team level , barely at U23s level. Over the past 18 months the coaches have worked really hard on his movement , his passing and particularly his hold up play. He can now trap the ball , turn , and lay it off to others . His heading is poor though.
He’s still very much still a work in progress, I’ve often said he’s about a year behind Gordon who’s the same age . I think he’s a player who will mature in a few years time and score a bag full of goals for somebody , whether we have the patience to hold onto him I’m not sure.
The coaches have taken a burly , seemingly uncoordinated 16 year old and turned him into a player who’s on the fringe of our first team squad, not a bad feat.

 

[blueloon]

He's never making it here.

Pfft, you may be right but you’re still sore cos you backed the wrong horse when you said Korede Adeydoin was a better prospect

 

[COYBL25]

Simms is absolutely the worst example to use to berate our coaching staff. When he first appeared pre season for the u18 he was a big strong 16 year old as likely to hit the corner flag with a shot as score a goal. He didn’t get many games that season , the coaches worked hard on him and next season he was banging in all those goals. When he went up to Unsworth’s U23s he was fast , strong and could score goals and despite the regular shouts from the fantasists he was way way off first team level , barely at U23s level. Over the past 18 months the coaches have worked really hard on his movement , his passing and particularly his hold up play. He can now trap the ball , turn , and lay it off to others . His heading is poor though.
He’s still very much still a work in progress, I’ve often said he’s about a year behind Gordon who’s the same age . I think he’s a player who will mature in a few years time and score a bag full of goals for somebody , whether we have the patience to hold onto him I’m not sure.
The coaches have taken a burly , seemingly uncoordinated 16 year old and turned him into a player who’s on the fringe of our first team squad, not a bad feat.

Will he be a Brands dud or an Ancelotti success ?

 

[Toffeelover]

Will he be a Brands dud or an Ancelotti success ?

Was Brands the DoF when he was signed?

 

[blueloon]

Was Brands the DoF when he was signed?

No , he was signed as a Scholar from Blackburn within months of City releasing him as a 16 year old. It would have been the scouting team looking At bringing in 16;year olds , 3 1/2 years ago who spotted and recommended him.

 

[COYBL25]

Was Brands the DoF when he was signed?

Not sure.

Either way if he doesn’t make it, it’ll be Brands fault !

 

[Nymzee]

Pfft, you may be right but you’re still sore cos you backed the wrong horse when you said Korede Adeydoin was a better prospect

Very early days let’s see where both their careers take them (lower leagues).

 

[Goat]

I heard @MikelsGoat does this.

Well they ain't!!!

 

[Death]

Anything to be said for the wolf of gwladys street?

 

[blueloon]

Very early days let’s see where both their careers take them (lower leagues).

Well on Saturday one was on the bench for Everton, the other couldn’t make the bench for Sheff Wed - give it up mate , you got DCL right rest on your laurels.

 

[mccole]

Can we let the lad actually make his debut before we start loaning him or writing him off?

Christ the Neg Heads

 

[Country Mac]

I called him rubbish first.

 

[Nymzee]

Well on Saturday one was on the bench for Everton, the other couldn’t make the bench for Sheff Wed - give it up mate , you got DCL right rest on your laurels.

Both will be below PL level. Simms can finish but that's about it.

I was right about DCL, I'll be right about Simms too.

 

[Cool_Blue]

The coaches have taken a burly , seemingly uncoordinated 16 year old and turned him into a player who’s on the fringe of our first team squad, not a bad feat.

That could have been half the kids in my class at school, including me. Why the fk wasn’t I scouted by Everton? I’m livid.