And at 18/19 he was demonstrating those qualities. In the PL, not League One. Then he got injured.
Quite how you're concluding that he's not demonstrating those qualities at 20 when a) he's not yet 20 and b) he's already demonstrated them, I don't know.
When Salah was 19 he was playing for Al...
Whilst Brentford could finish above us this season, if they do, I don't think they'll be stealing a European place from us. Therefore I don't consider them relevant rivals. If they finish 11th and us 12th, so what? If things go our way and we're up fighting for Europe, then Brentford will be...
Agree with this.
Disagree with this. If he has a storming first 7-8 games, we get more points, which is great for the club. If the club were really worried about bids in January, they could simply have words with the entire team stating that we will not be forced into selling anyone mid-season...
We obviously did look at reinforcements, and the recruitment team offered what they thought they should for their targets. They have limits, and although as fans we always want a bit more, it's difficult to argue with the success they're having right now.
That's good to hear, I hope he does well. I'm not sure he was a grafter in training was he? If he was, what exactly went wrong (I know about his off field antics, but if he was training well why would they matter)?
But when Connolly couldn't keep scoring at the top level, loaning him out then should have done the trick, and maybe it was off the field issues that have hampered his career. Not all players need to get loaned out - Owen and Rooney managed to succeed despite being in the top league. I'd hope...