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Kenwyne Jones
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Hatman1234
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Oh dear... 'That' rumor site again... 
Gullys Cats
Sausage by the sea!!!
I would rather sign vinnie
severnside gull
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on his doorstep so no living from a hotel six days a week....................? Seems a good bet (sadly)
thedonkeycentrehalf
Moved back to wear the gloves (again)
- Jul 7, 2003
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Of the two Stoke forwards available I'd prefer to go for Sidibe than Jones.
Mind you Sidibe is 32 and Jones is 28. To be honest he's never been prolific either...
I'd take either though.
Worthingite
Sexy Pete... :D
I'd prefer us to look at the Chelsea youngsters 
Ninja Elephant
Doctor Elephant
- Feb 16, 2009
- 18,855
I'd prefer us to look at the Chelsea youngsters
Why? Their youth team doesn't produce many good players. In fact, I can't think of many players in the football league who came through their youth system. Mellis at Barnsley, Sinclair now at City... Others?
Marshy
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Yes please to Jones, would compliment our current forwards nicely.
Postman Pat
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You have heard of Liam Bridcutt I assume?
Fabio Borini was also a Chelsea youth product. Playing for Liveprool now.
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Hyperion
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- Nov 1, 2010
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Bridcutt?
Mellis was signed from Sheffield United and Sinclair from Bristol Rovers (both for around the £1m mark), so credit fopr their development lies elsewhere in the main I feel.
As for McEachran, their shining example, he's at a Championship club on loan and if he was as good as people say you'd have thought he'd be at Reading or Southampton at the bare minimum.
Don't get me wrong he's a very good player and I'd take him here, but Prem quality? He couldn't get into the Swansea's side and even if they were in mostly good form, they tired badly at the end of the season.
Postman Pat
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Ryan Bertrand - better example than McEacheran
Very true. One of the very few who gets the opprtunity to prove their worth in the Chelsea youth team. (Although he started out at Gillingham).
severnside gull
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Mellis was at Sheffield to age 16 - tough not to give Chelsea credit for his development in the last 5 years, especially as people are quick to apply the debit for his behaviour during that period. He is not on loan.
Sinclair was at Bristol until age 16 and again most of his key formative development (the bit from the age when most kids give up all hope of pro football through to first team breakthrough) was with Chelsea so credit due to them. If you also want to knock Sinclair as a quality player (1 goal every 4 games at Swansea) I'm guessing you are a closet Spurs fan who automatically knocks all things Chelsea?
I would agree that Chelsea are one of the most wasteful clubs when it comes to discarding young talent but there is a case to be made for every "big" club in that respect - a system that encourages them to dump young players from within in favour of foreign imports of "finished products" needs to be addresswed.
I agree that Chelsea improved them but Mellis was only there for 3 years (one on loan) and Sinclair for 5 years (3 on loan). I just think that a truly quality youth systems grows its own talent rather that nicking other peoples.
As for the closet Spurs fan? I hate Spurs. I always have and always will. Are you a closet Chelsea fan? Plus, there's a very long thread in May berating Chelsea's Champions League win in which I was very complimentary of them.
The above is only my opinion, doesn't mean I'm either pro- or anti-Chelsea, I just have opinions about more than just Brighton. So there...
severnside gull
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The above is only my opinion, doesn't mean I'm either pro- or anti-Chelsea, I just have opinions about more than just Brighton. So there...
HastingsSeagull
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Back on subject then.......
Think KJ was over-rated a couple of years ago but now probably under-rated and may well be a bit 'depressed'. I would think IF we could do a deal (think wages be issue) then he could get back on real top form with us. Doubt this will actually come off tho!
Think KJ was over-rated a couple of years ago but now probably under-rated and may well be a bit 'depressed'. I would think IF we could do a deal (think wages be issue) then he could get back on real top form with us. Doubt this will actually come off tho!
shaolinpunk
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Can't see it happening, but just imagine how terrified defenders would be seeing Kenwyne Jones and CMS bearing down on them, flanked by Vicente/Buckley/KLL/Barnes/Orlandi/Lopez and with Bridge and Bruno pushing on as well...
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