There was so much hype surrounding all of these players named
They all were shit really!![]()
All players with Barca DNA are going to be good.
Arsene Wenger, the only football manager that got paid 8 million quid to do nothing but sit on his arse..
i remember when we used to send out the kids in the carling cup against premiership teams. we'd win 6-0.
now we put the first team out and lose to bradford![]()
Probably better than losing 5-1 to spuds though...![]()
When will people ever understand that a very low percentage of footballers ever make it into the first team of a premiership club.
We have brought on a fair few decent young players over the years, comparatively more than many of the big sides. The only difference being the Utd side of the early nineties, which was soley based on the cradle robbing they carried out before anyone else thought about it (a bit like we did with unknown French players when AW arrived).
For every "crop" I think it's right to expect one or two players make it to the first team, a few will be sold to sides further down the league, a few to the championship and a few to lower leagues. Other careers will just end. That's the way it is.
There are a few half decent youngsters knocking at the door, but playing reserve footy is not anywhere near playing first team. Eisfeld, Olsson, Toral and Gnabry have all impressed, and Miquel looks a player, but he still looks a little lightweight just now. Be great to see a couple of them come through....my money is on Eisfeld.
The blinkered, spoiled and idiotic thoughts of some fans are quite astonishing, though. We sometimes expect too much.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.