Exiled_Rover Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Oldgregg86 said: What annoys me is there is a constant chatter or more accurately threat of B teams with the likes of Chelsea etc being brought into the football league ala Spain to improve the England set up . i can’t think of a worse idea . How about instead of having B teams and paying all these youth players 40 grand a week waving all fees in loaning them out to clubs that need the players they cannot afford in exchange for game time and experience. Getting really tired of seeing these small clubs struggling and teams like Chelsea hoovering up all the talent with the vast majority going stale in a youth set up before vanishing If I was a PL goliath like Chelsea / Arsenal / Liverpool / Man U I'd look into turning a local, lower league, club into a feeder club. Then just loan them 5+ Academy players every year. Somewhere close enough that you can keep an eye on all of your players. Edited October 10, 2020 by Exiled_Rover 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Roverinbelfast Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Think I've posted this before but young luke thomas at Leicester is available for loan. Leicester are actively searching for a club for him. He would be an excellent loan signing 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBlue Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said: If I was a PL goliath like Chelsea / Arsenal / Liverpool / Man U I'd look into turning a local, lower league, club into a feeder club. Then just feed them 5+ Academy players every year. Somewhere close enough that you can keep an eye on all of your players. Exactly. I was having daydreams of Mowbray lemon drizzle-charming Klopp and getting the pick of Liverpool reserves in perpetuity after the two friendlies recently. So why don’t they just do it under the radar and more amicably/respectfully like this? Build relationships? Support local clubs and wider communities? Develop players? Because the super clubs aren’t football clubs now. They’re multinational corporations and have priorities as such. It isn’t about developing home-grown players and propping up the EFL. It’s about monopolisation, it’s about controlling more and more assets, about eating into a potential customer base and is propelled by the pathological need for constant expansion and constant growth. Kill your competitors - the big money mantra. PL clubs just can’t understand what makes football culture in this country so special, and they really don’t care, in fact they actually despise it’s market share. So B-teams, from a purely big business standpoint, are highly, highly, desirable and we won’t hear the last of this until they fuck off into a Euro league. But if a slave owning super club enters the English football pyramid as a complete entity with their overpaid kids and mercenary reserves then I really think that I’d be totally done with league football as a whole. Suspect I’m not alone. Edited October 10, 2020 by S8 & Blue 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDRover Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 1 hour ago, S8 & Blue said: Yup. He’s shite. Bell is better. Nailed my colours to the mast on Williams, I firmly believe he's destined for a very good career at PL level. Feel free to remind me of this if he doesn't....but you won't need to. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldgregg86 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 (edited) Brandon Williams will be a good premier league player make no mistake over that. Luke shaw is very injury prone and with Telles being a new acquisition and an unknown in terms of acclimatising to a new league, area etc they don’t always settle quickly and it may or may not work out. If I was Williams I’d be staying around and waiting for my chance. Edited October 10, 2020 by Oldgregg86 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBTF Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Oldgregg86 said: Brandon Williams will be a good premier league player male no mistake over that. Like shaw is very injury prone and with Telles being a new acquisition and an unknown in terms of acclimatising to a new league, area etc they don’t always settle quickly and it may or may not work out. If I was Williams I’d be staying around and waiting for my chance. They discussed him going on loan on Talkshite this week but OGS reckons no chance because he is right footed and provides cover at right back for them . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverinbelfast Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 24 minutes ago, LDRover said: Nailed my colours to the mast on Williams, I firmly believe he's destined for a very good career at PL level. Feel free to remind me of this if he doesn't....but you won't need to. Absolutely that lad Williams won't be going on loan at all. He will get plenty of games this season at united. Shaw will be the fall guy now they have signed a new left back. I seen something the other day and was gobsmacked by it. Luke Shaw is the highest paid full back in world football lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBlue Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 32 minutes ago, LDRover said: Nailed my colours to the mast on Williams, I firmly believe he's destined for a very good career at PL level. Feel free to remind me of this if he doesn't....but you won't need to. If he comes here, I hope you’re right, But imo - if he wasn’t Utd youth he’d be a Burton Albion player at best. I’ll stake my non-existent reputation on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverinbelfast Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 1 minute ago, S8 & Blue said: If he comes here, I hope you’re right, But imo - if he wasn’t Utd youth he’d be a Burton Albion player at best. I’ll stake my non-existent reputation on it! Brandon Williams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBlue Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, Roverinbelfast said: Brandon Williams? Maybe a bit harsh with the Burton Albion comment ? But seen nothing that makes me think he’ll be a top player at all. Apart from the team he plays for. Edited October 10, 2020 by S8 & Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverinbelfast Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Just now, S8 & Blue said: Maybe a bit harsh with the Burton Albion comment ? But seen nothing that makes me think he’ll be a top player at all. Lol he is quality and highly rated. Will be in and about that united first team all season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBlue Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Just now, Roverinbelfast said: Lol he is quality and highly rated. Will be in and about that united first team all season. That would say more about Man U than him. Game of opinions, but I must’ve watched him 5-10 times, on telly, when drinking, and I’ve decided to write the kid off. As is the way ? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRFC4EVA Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 (edited) Right footed left backs is up there along with agents, SEM etc of things I don't like in football. I would stay away for that reason alone, which might sound a little crazy, but I feel that it narrows you up and you loose balance. Edited October 11, 2020 by BRFC4EVA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoochie Bloochie Mama Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 5 hours ago, BRFC4EVA said: Right footed left backs is up there along with agents, SEM etc of things I don't like in football. I would stay away for that reason alone, which might sound a little crazy, but I feel that it narrows you up and you loose balance. True, but Denis Irwin was quite good at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipl Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/transfer-news/blackburn-rovers-stewart-downing-contract-19078138 A Downing return possible There are worse options to have at left back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoversClitheroe Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 23 minutes ago, philipl said: https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/transfer-news/blackburn-rovers-stewart-downing-contract-19078138 A Downing return possible There are worse options to have at left back... Not for me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomphil Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 We don't need Downing back if he wasn't interested in the first offer he's obviously been holding out for money. Put it elsewhere otherwise it's down the drain again. How can we moan about money for stadium maintanence then condone filling the pockets of another of Tony's pals ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrone Shoelaces Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said: Not for me. Or me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrone Shoelaces Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Hoochie Bloochie Mama said: True, but Denis Irwin was quite good at it. Keith Newton played for England in both full back positions. If you're two footed, as any pro player ought to be, you should be able to play on either flank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossydave Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, tomphil said: We don't need Downing back if he wasn't interested in the first offer he's obviously been holding out for money. Put it elsewhere otherwise it's down the drain again. How can we moan about money for stadium maintanence then condone filling the pockets of another of Tony's pals ? Didn't we withdraw the offer to him or have I imagined that? Not sure I'm that keen to be honest. He did a good job for us but I don't see where he fits in now and he's too expensive to be a bench man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tugayisgod Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 (edited) Edited October 11, 2020 by Tugayisgod Moved on to who though is the question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossydave Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 The next name in Nixons tombola I imagine. Fair play on managing to not get blocked by the big baby though ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingles staying down 4ever Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 We knew Douglas was considered. Old news.......and nothing new. Nixon only stating what was on here a couple of weeks ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyblue Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 (edited) ‘ Blackburn interested, but seem to have moved on’ ’Douglas doesn’t sign for BRFC? AYE’ Breaking - Barry Douglas signs for Blackburn Rovers. ‘AYE’ Edited October 11, 2020 by Mattyblue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoochie Bloochie Mama Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 44 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said: https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/efl-side-manoeuvring-themselves-into-pole-position-in-two-way-race-to-sign-leeds-united-player/ He nicked that from ^ which was published 24 hours ago. He's a bit of a shameless fud. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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