The on topic thread

[RossFC]

Evra banned from football for 8 months.

 

[Latro]

Hope Solo has accused Blatter of sexually assaulting her.

 

[moomba]

Blackpool put up for sale apparently. Ref was removed from their next game, has an amusing name given the circumstances. Ben Toner

 

[jod23]

Evra banned from football for 8 months.

Good riddance.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

pool offended is delicious

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Good riddance.

Good, good, let the hate flow through you

 

[jd2010]

Hope Solo has accused Blatter of sexually assaulting her.

Even that won't see him ousted

 

[SM]

Even that won't see him ousted

Ousted from what?

You know he isn't FIFA president anymore right?

 

[jd2010]

Ousted from what?

You know he isn't FIFA president anymore right?

I thought he got reinstated. Just did a Danny Rose and that never even happened. The bald guy they've got now looks just as dodgy

 

[Art Vandelay_]

 

[kreglze]

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/engl...ftus-cheek-back-england-boss-gareth-southgate

Southgate blaming senior Chelsea players for the lack of RLC's playing time.

 

[chef]

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/engl...ftus-cheek-back-england-boss-gareth-southgate

Southgate blaming senior Chelsea players for the lack of RLC's playing time.

Actually he should be blaming Conte for thinking he's a second striker. Which was weird.

RLC should have been out on loan last season. Fab, Matic, Kante and Chalobah all rightly deserved to play in front on him as a CM in our squad last season and we wasted 12 months of his career.

 

[moomba]

Young players have to take responsibility for their own careers. We've got the likes of Gunn who has done well in loan at Norwich (just been called up to England senior squad I believe) but imo wasted last year by staying at City rather than going out on loan.

Tosin is another one that really needs to be playing senior football now.

Clubs need to do better but players need to take charge of their careers as well. Even if it means leaving the comfort zone permanently which is what I think RLC (and Gunn and maybe Tosin) will eventually have to do.

 

[jd2010]

Young players have to take responsibility for their own careers. We've got the likes of Gunn who has done well in loan at Norwich (just been called up to England senior squad I believe) but imo wasted last year by staying at City rather than going out on loan.

Tosin is another one that really needs to be playing senior football now.

Clubs need to do better but players need to take charge of their careers as well. Even if it means leaving the comfort zone permanently which is what I think RLC (and Gunn and maybe Tosin) will eventually have to do.

It's not entirely true players waste a year not going out on loan. Look at Harry Winks. Spent a whole year around the first team squad barely playing and now he is England's first choice CM

 

[moomba]

It's not entirely true players waste a year not going out on loan. Look at Harry Winks. Spent a whole year around the first team squad barely playing and now he is England's first choice CM

I'll wait until he's made a few more than his current 8 career starts in the league before I call the Winks approach an unquestioned success.

 

[SM]

I'll wait until he's made a few more than his current 8 career starts in the league before I call the Winks approach an unquestioned success.

Iheanacho leaving City has certainly worked wonders for him.

 

[Jatz]

Iheanacho leaving City has certainly worked wonders for him.

No shame in being behind an English international

 

[moomba]

Kelechi definitely had to leave, he would have got barely any game time for us.

Leicester hasnt worked out yet, but it's early days.

 

[RossFC]

Kelechi should have went to Everton.

 

[jd2010]

I'll wait until he's made a few more than his current 8 career starts in the league before I call the Winks approach an unquestioned success.

It's a success because his development hasn't stalled. Despite not playing or going out on loan he is 10x the player now than he was 2-3 years ago.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

It's a success because his development hasn't stalled. Despite not playing or going out on loan he is 10x the player now than he was 2-3 years ago.

Different strokes for different folks imo. There is no definite perfect way to develop a player and all players are different. Some more suited to extensive periods out on loan, some from first team training at their home club. Particular in their late teens

 

[jd2010]

Different strokes for different folks imo. There is no definite perfect way to develop a player and all players are different. Some more suited to extensive periods out on loan, some from first team training at their home club. Particular in their late teens

Body shape plays a big part in that.

Kane and Townsend for instance we able to match it with senior pros at a young age. Onomah and winks couldn't so were better served on the training pitch

 

[Art Vandelay_]

I'll wait until he's made a few more than his current 8 career starts in the league before I call the Winks approach an unquestioned success.

Wait until 80 starts. Ballon D'or beckons

 

[Bojan KantKick]

or Don Balon transfer rumours

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Rolled up newspaper...Nose.
I haven’t forgotten. That’s two now.