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Apparently top clubs queueing around the block for this kid...

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Here's hoping that, if this isn't agent hype, we find a way to keep him. Probably involves a development promise (x number of minutes) and a chunky salary.

 


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View AERO's Profile AERO Flag 10 Nov 20 2.10pm Send a Private Message to AERO Add AERO as a friend

Think we have more of a chance keeping him now with our Academy etc,than might have been the case a few years back.Also would imagine he has more of a pathway to first team appearances than say man city etc.But who knows the country is full of youngsters who think they have made it before doing there apprenticeship.

 

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View Eaglecoops's Profile Eaglecoops Flag CR3 12 Nov 20 8.08am Send a Private Message to Eaglecoops Add Eaglecoops as a friend

Originally posted by AERO

Think we have more of a chance keeping him now with our Academy etc,than might have been the case a few years back.Also would imagine he has more of a pathway to first team appearances than say man city etc.But who knows the country is full of youngsters who think they have made it before doing there apprenticeship.

And therein lies the rub. How many kids are really good enough to get straight into a senior first 11, not many I reckon. Exceptional talent or talent ahead of its age is a rare find (Rooney, etc).

I think the way to keep them though is to show a clear pathway to the first team if we think they are good enough. Maybe we do this maybe we don’t and unless someone is close to how the club operates it is unlikely that we will find out exactly how Palace operates.

 

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View Badger11's Profile Badger11 Flag Beckenham 12 Nov 20 8.29am Send a Private Message to Badger11 Add Badger11 as a friend

Originally posted by Eaglecoops

And therein lies the rub. How many kids are really good enough to get straight into a senior first 11, not many I reckon. Exceptional talent or talent ahead of its age is a rare find (Rooney, etc).

I think the way to keep them though is to show a clear pathway to the first team if we think they are good enough. Maybe we do this maybe we don’t and unless someone is close to how the club operates it is unlikely that we will find out exactly how Palace operates.

Agreed rather like the current England setup if the young players see there is a chance of getting in the first team they will stay.

 


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View cryrst's Profile cryrst Flag The garden of England 12 Nov 20 8.12pm Send a Private Message to cryrst Add cryrst as a friend

Mitchell for one.

 

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View taylors lovechild's Profile taylors lovechild Flag 13 Nov 20 10.52am Send a Private Message to taylors lovechild Add taylors lovechild as a friend

With the demand for homegrown players set to increase further under the current Brexit path it seems likely that if he is as good as is being made out we will struggle to keep him. However, it is becoming quite a regular occurrence (see recent Jadan Raymond stories) that a young player who most of us have never heard of is suddenly supposedly on the shopping lists of Europe's elite. Is it because we have world class youth players, or, call me cynical, is it their agent hyping them up to get a good deal?

It's always exciting to see a young player come through, so I'm hoping he is a star and that he sees his future here. On current form it seems Banks might be the closest to being the next to get a chance.

 

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View doombear's Profile doombear Flag Too far from Selhurst Park 13 Nov 20 11.49am Send a Private Message to doombear Add doombear as a friend

Originally posted by taylors lovechild

With the demand for homegrown players set to increase further under the current Brexit path it seems likely that if he is as good as is being made out we will struggle to keep him. However, it is becoming quite a regular occurrence (see recent Jadan Raymond stories) that a young player who most of us have never heard of is suddenly supposedly on the shopping lists of Europe's elite. Is it because we have world class youth players, or, call me cynical, is it their agent hyping them up to get a good deal?

It's always exciting to see a young player come through, so I'm hoping he is a star and that he sees his future here. On current form it seems Banks might be the closest to being the next to get a chance.


I'd like to think it's the former. After all we are the u17 world cup holders and it seems our Category One academies are producing some real talent.

 

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View pompeyeagle's Profile pompeyeagle Flag Relocated to Shropshire 20 Nov 20 1.02pm Send a Private Message to pompeyeagle Add pompeyeagle as a friend

Originally posted by AERO

Think we have more of a chance keeping him now with our Academy etc,than might have been the case a few years back.Also would imagine he has more of a pathway to first team appearances than say man city etc.But who knows the country is full of youngsters who think they have made it before doing there apprenticeship.

Totally agree. To see Jude Bellingham called up for the England squad despite having only just started his career is quite ridiculous. It’s a pity salaries aren’t based on achievements within the game, for example you don’t get a pay rise until you’ve made 50 first team appearances and then another when you get to 100.

 

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View Ginger Pubic Wig's Profile Ginger Pubic Wig Flag Wickham de L'Ouest 20 Nov 20 2.38pm Send a Private Message to Ginger Pubic Wig Add Ginger Pubic Wig as a friend

I think it makes perfect sense to get talented young players to appear at senior level as young as you can nab them.

Maybe if we'd had a Nations League back in the day, Wilf would be playing for England now.

At the end of the day: grab the talent you can get before somebody else does.

 


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