giveusfalmerplease
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Seeing his stats hes only played 2 games for them - guess that doesnt hold much hope of him playing first team football for us next year?
Seeing his stats hes only played 2 games for them - guess that doesnt hold much hope of him playing first team football for us next year?
Seeing his stats hes only played 2 games for them - guess that doesnt hold much hope of him playing first team football for us next year?
We had John Morling the Albion Academy Manager on the show this week...what he said afterwards (an hour really is a short space of time to let everyone know things) was to give an insight as to how a player can make it from U23 to senior level.
He said him and Chris Hughton and the senior management team have regular meetings, and at certain times Chris will ask John if there is anyone he believes ready to make the step up. If John suggests someone, they will be invited to train with the first team. When - and only when - Chris implicitly trusts them to do exactly what he wants them to do, he will consider them for the first team - of which the bench is usually the next step, when there's a space available.
For example, one player who has made the step up to the senior side 'would have trained 30 or 40 times with the first team squad' before being considered by Chris. It's not just a case of them being a decent footballer - it is totally the case that Chris has to trust them (he used that word deliberately) to do his given job(s).
oh ok - premier league site shows him signing in January - guess he was injured?
I'll let you know - off to see Burton v Luton tomorrow
Be good to see Lua Lua get a second League One title
Burton doing a last home game pre match lap of honour - so end of match is all about Luton - a nice touch
Whenever I wonder if any of our u23s / DS will ever break into the first eleven, I recall this comment from The Large One (below) and go off and think about something else instead.
I'll let you know - off to see Burton v Luton tomorrow
Be good to see Lua Lua get a second League One title
Burton doing a last home game pre match lap of honour - so end of match is all about Luton - a nice touch
Strange claim
He had Nathan Redmond in the Birmingham side age 16 and had him playing against a Portuguese side in Europe in only his 2nd or 3rd appearance and Chris had only been in charge himself 3 or 4 matches
Redmond was already in the first team squad when CH took over, according to Wiki.
My post was in reference to the post which says that the youngsters need to be with his first team squad and trusted to do a certain job before they are trusted to play in matches
''When - and only when - Chris implicitly trusts them to do exactly what he wants them to do, he will consider them for the first team - of which the bench is usually the next step, when there's a space available.
For example, one player who has made the step up to the senior side 'would have trained 30 or 40 times with the first team squad' before being considered by Chris. It's not just a case of them being a decent footballer - it is totally the case that Chris has to trust them (he used that word deliberately) to do his given job(s).''
All I said was that he had a 16 year old in his side within 3 or 4 games of being in charge at the club himself playing in Europe
I'll let you know - off to see Burton v Luton tomorrow
Be good to see Lua Lua get a second League One title
Burton doing a last home game pre match lap of honour - so end of match is all about Luton - a nice touch
I was intrigued so Wikid it, that's all. McCleish gave him his debut so, as you say, he will have trained at least 30 to 40 times with the first team.
That wasn't my post. That was the post I found strange. Because he wouldn't have trained 30 or 40 time under Chris. He got thrown in tp a match in Europe after only the 2nd or 3rd game of the season under CH
So I found that post hard to understand - I actually know it isn't true anyhow but I was trying to be polite about it to the poster
Your own post was bang on actually, he had played before in cameo appearances under Alex Mc Leish but I don't think he had started a game or if he had he hadn't played matches in full. I don't really recall all the details but apparently he was superb in that match against the Portuguese side
That wasn't my post. That was the post I found strange. Because he wouldn't have trained 30 or 40 time under Chris. He got thrown in tp a match in Europe after only the 2nd or 3rd game of the season under CH
So I found that post hard to understand - I actually know it isn't true anyhow but I was trying to be polite about it to the poster
We had John Morling the Albion Academy Manager on the show this week...what he said afterwards (an hour really is a short space of time to let everyone know things) was to give an insight as to how a player can make it from U23 to senior level.
He said him and Chris Hughton and the senior management team have regular meetings, and at certain times Chris will ask John if there is anyone he believes ready to make the step up. If John suggests someone, they will be invited to train with the first team. When - and only when - Chris implicitly trusts them to do exactly what he wants them to do, he will consider them for the first team - of which the bench is usually the next step, when there's a space available.
For example, one player who has made the step up to the senior side 'would have trained 30 or 40 times with the first team squad' before being considered by Chris.
Seeing his stats hes only played 2 games for them - guess that doesnt hold much hope of him playing first team football for us next year?