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Ryan Ledson

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Serious question

If we have this lad, why are we even looking at Tom Cleverley?

Out of every single position, Central Midfield is where we have probably the strongest collection of promising players in the reserves

Ledson, Lundstram, Wilson, Dowell, Junior

Why are we spending money on Cleverley when we could just promote from within and use that money on a CB or another striker?
 
Serious question

If we have this lad, why are we even looking at Tom Cleverley?

Out of every single position, Central Midfield is where we have probably the strongest collection of promising players in the reserves

Ledson, Lundstram, Wilson, Dowell, Junior

Why are we spending money on Cleverley when we could just promote from within and use that money on a CB or another striker?

Because no guarentee Ledson can step up so soon.

I thinnk he may go out on loan next season.

Cleverley can play in the attacking positions too.

He also has good experience, and is only 25.

Osman & Barry are the wrong side of 30, and will need replacinng.

Gibson is always injured.

Ross is not consistant enough.

Basic is still adapting.

Clev is free.
 
Because no guarentee Ledson can step up so soon.

I thinnk he may go out on loan next season.

Cleverley can play in the attacking positions too.

He also has good experience, and is only 25.

Osman & Barry are the wrong side of 30, and will need replacinng.

Gibson is always injured.

Ross is not consistant enough.

Basic is still adapting.

Clev is free.

Cleverley would be another Manu reject that we get lured into signing a tthe potential expense of losing one of our betters players in the opposite direction. No, no, no to Cleverley !!!
 
Serious question

If we have this lad, why are we even looking at Tom Cleverley?

Out of every single position, Central Midfield is where we have probably the strongest collection of promising players in the reserves

Ledson, Lundstram, Wilson, Dowell, Junior

Why are we spending money on Cleverley when we could just promote from within and use that money on a CB or another striker?

Because there is a massive gulf between youth and first team football and its not as simple as sticking a kid in the first team form the youth team. Out of the 5 that you have named, the chances are that none of them will make it in the PL, and maybe only a couple will make a living out of football. Thats just how it works. In the past 10 years I think only 2 (Barkley and Rodwell) have made thew leap from the youth set up to playing regular PL footy.
I actually think Ledson might have a shot at making it, but not for a couple of years yet. He needs a few decent loan spells and then maybe a go coming on from the bench.
I think the main issue is that our opinion of how Youth players make the transition has been distorted by how easily Rooney did it.
 

I'd rather give Ledson a chance in the first team than sign Cleverley personally, as while we don't know if Ledson can step up, we know for certain that Cleverley is absolutely last.

Or better yet, if we need a midfielder, bloody buy one that can offer something ffs.
 

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