[Albion] Green energy: Brighton put Ireland back on Premier League map

Jolly Red Giant said:

Nice story - but there are other clubs that have more Irish players - and where the Irish players are making more of an impact - Man City for example - where 17 year-old Gavin Bazunu and 19 Year-old Tyreke Wilson (who has already made his debut for City) have been brought into the first team squad at different times - on top of 4 other kids who are staring for City's academy squad. I have seen Bazunu playing in the League of Ireland as a 16 year-old and he has some serious potential as a goalkeeper.

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Frustration that all the time, money and effort put into the underage structures hadn’t resulted in more first-team football for home-grown talent may well have contributed to Chris Hughton’s departure at the end of last season. New head coach Graham Potter, the club’s technical director, Dan Ashcroft, suggested on BT Sport last weekend, is regarded as being more in tune with the “long-term vision” for the club set out by Bloom and the rest of the board.

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ManOfSussex said:

Following on from Connolly on Saturday, here's a link to an Irish Times article below I just spotted on our development system, the Irish lads in it and which gives high praise to the club:

As a club, their approach is slightly different to most in that they are – I know it’s a bit of a cliche – but that bit more holistic. They seem to appreciate that not all of the lads are going to go on to be professional footballers, and the things they offer in terms of education and supports tend to be that much more serious.

They also look after the Irish lads particularly well. A lot of the clubs think that because they speak the same language and are only an hour from home on a plane, they are the same as the English lads, but at Brighton, they seem to recognise the cultural difference and go out of their way to help the lads settle.

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/so...-ireland-back-on-premier-league-map-1.4046795

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Sirnormangall said:

Thanks for posting that, an interesting read. I bet Tony Bloom was relieved to see that the Amex only cost him £20m!

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AZ Gull said:

Thanks for posting - had never heard of Evan Ferguson so good to get the heads up that he will be joining the academy in due course.

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Jolly Red Giant said:

Nice story - but there are other clubs that have more Irish players - and where the Irish players are making more of an impact - Man City for example - where 17 year-old Gavin Bazunu and 19 Year-old Tyreke Wilson (who has already made his debut for City) have been brought into the first team squad at different times - on top of 4 other kids who are staring for City's academy squad. I have seen Bazunu playing in the League of Ireland as a 16 year-old and he has some serious potential as a goalkeeper.

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AZ Gull said:

Thanks for posting - had never heard of Evan Ferguson so good to get the heads up that he will be joining the academy in due course.

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Jolly Red Giant said:

Nice story - but there are other clubs that have more Irish players - and where the Irish players are making more of an impact - Man City for example - where 17 year-old Gavin Bazunu and 19 Year-old Tyreke Wilson (who has already made his debut for City) have been brought into the first team squad at different times - on top of 4 other kids who are staring for City's academy squad. I have seen Bazunu playing in the League of Ireland as a 16 year-old and he has some serious potential as a goalkeeper.

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Jolly Red Giant said:

Nice story - but there are other clubs that have more Irish players - and where the Irish players are making more of an impact - Man City for example - where 17 year-old Gavin Bazunu and 19 Year-old Tyreke Wilson (who has already made his debut for City) have been brought into the first team squad at different times - on top of 4 other kids who are staring for City's academy squad. I have seen Bazunu playing in the League of Ireland as a 16 year-old and he has some serious potential as a goalkeeper.

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Jolly Red Giant said:

Nice story - but there are other clubs that have more Irish players - and where the Irish players are making more of an impact

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Jolly Red Giant said:

Nice story - but there are other clubs that have more Irish players - and where the Irish players are making more of an impact - Man City for example - where 17 year-old Gavin Bazunu and 19 Year-old Tyreke Wilson (who has already made his debut for City) have been brought into the first team squad at different times - on top of 4 other kids who are staring for City's academy squad. I have seen Bazunu playing in the League of Ireland as a 16 year-old and he has some serious potential as a goalkeeper.

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AZ Gull said:

I hope you've already e-mailed Mr Malone, with your evidence of Chris Hughton once selecting a youngster at Norwich, so that he can correct his article.

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Jolly Red Giant said:

Maybe you could point out which of the 'youngsters' at Brighton last season were good enough to play in the PL?

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hans kraay fan club said:

Wilson and Bazunu are prospects that have not graduated beyond a few training sessions with the City first team. Neither have had a senior loan spell, and neither have made a senior appearance.

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hans kraay fan club said:

They are the Irish players at City, 'making more of an impact' than Shane Duffy (arguably Ireland's most important first team player, and Brighton's current player of the year), Aaron Connolly (6 PL appearances, 2 goals on first PL start, and fast-tracked to the Republic senior squad), Jayson Molumby (racking up senior first-team appearances in the Championship and captain of the Ireland U21s)?
Clown

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