The big premiership clubs tend to snap up any young prospect at an early age, most are released, or sold and very few make it into the team. They tend to have academies and take in 100's of youngsters, so it isn't surprising many don't turn out to be "up to scratch"
I agree. There was another ex Albion loanee playing for Ireland U21s last night. Tony Stokes.
thats a different stokes there yorkie, we had stokes from west ham, that was ex arsenal currently of sunderland stokes
Indeed.You're a UCD fan, your opinions don't count - surely enough time on foot.ie has taught you that....
Now thats where so called 'Development Centres' come into play.
Anyway wasnt JO signed professional for Arsenal straight from another club, therefore bypassing the Arsenal Academy system ??
I thought that Arsenal signed him from Watford
He looked okay and kept Walcott pretty quiet.
Especially when he is played as a lone striker.Thats not to hard to do
Especially when he is played as a lone striker.
Stuart Pearce is a tactical moron, Peter Taylor was better.
You might be thinking of the deal where professional sportsmen/women can get all their tax on their sports-related earnings back if they reside in the country (have to stay for ten years minimum or something like that).Isn't there asome strange arrangement about payers pay in Ireland. I seem to recall it being relevant when O'Callaghan left Ipswich to go back to the republic?