Tom Davies

[Pete Campbell]

Will he start today??

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Will he start today??

No

 

[orly]

Will he start today??

YES

 

[Paul w]

Yes,no,might.

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

In fairness it wouldn't surprise me if a local mercedes dealership had a promotional deal on. if I was a sales person for them, I would be targeting an under 18's cohort. As they say repeat business, and likely you will have 6 or 7 of them who go onto be amongst the top 1% in the country. There is a chance they may become multi-millionaires. It is common sense to give them favourable deals early on to build in loyalty.

On the wider point though, it is a little frustrating. They have done nothing in the game yet are parading around in flash cars. However that is what they are paid and if I learnt that sort of money I'd probably buy a Mercedes!

That being said, a lot has been made of how up to age 16/17 English players are just as good, but by 22 they fall behind. Much of this is a lack of opportunities. However you see a lot of foreign teenager willing to go abroad to get a break. A lot of equivalent players in England are loathed to do it. I think having that drive (mind the pun) is a major contributing factor for the difference in players making the grade.

In many ways this mirrors my opinion on PL academies and their ,apparent, poor returns. Players who come through lower league academies seem to be better rounded and far hungrier to succeed. Admittedly they often get regular first team opportunities earlier, something the PL teams try to replicate that with the loan system. I wonder whether growing up in a PL academy gives you a sense of entitlement, of having already done the hard work, especially when the financial rewards begin so early.

 

[Blue Cheese]

No

lol

 

[danny=)]

great young player but what a state lol

 

[Prevenger17]

great young player but what a state lol

I'd say he looks good in a tuxedo though

 

[Prevenger17]

Playing well today

 

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

Good game today in the first half. Should have took a shot first time that came to nothing fiddling around.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Does it do anyone elses head in how much of a scruff he is?

 

[BigDunc'sFod]

Does it do anyone elses head in how much of a scruff he is?

He looks like a homeless but he's our homeless

 

[hetion]

He looks like a homeless but he's our homeless

Shave the facial mess and he's a smooth adonis tho.

 

[RFUS]

Does it do anyone elses head in how much of a scruff he is?

No mate. I'm more concerned with how he's playing.

 

[Azza]

Needs to sort his facial hair out.