[Albion] 20 years of age

Change at Barnham · Monday at 4:20 PM

Here are 15 players that make up the bulk of our squad moving forward.
Their average age is just 20.

Hinshelwood 19
Tzimas 19
Yalcoure 19
Gruda 20
Minteh 20
Baleba 21
Ayari 21
Georginio 22
Verbruggen 22
Adingra 23
Pedro 23
JPvH 24
O’Riley 24
Kadıoğlu 25
Weiffer 25

And that is without including Ferguson, Buonanotte or Enciso.
Man United would die for that squad and wage bill.
We have an awful lot to be proud of.
And apparently we've just declined £65m for Mitoma.

There is no reason why we can't remain a top ten Premier League side despite the bumps in the road.

Barham's tash · Monday at 4:23 PM

There is a lot of positive there but the one elephant in the room for me is that we haven't replaced the nouse and knowhow of Gross, Lallana and Milner (he will never play for us again I expect). Welbeck, Dunk and Veltman aren't enough to carry the inexperience of the rest and it's showing.

seagullwedgee · Monday at 4:25 PM

Can’t see how the average of those listed would be 20….

seagullwedgee · Monday at 4:26 PM

I make it 21.8

Tom Hark Preston Park · Monday at 4:30 PM

Change at Barnham said:
Here are 15 players that make up the bulk of our squad moving forward.
Their average age is just 20.

Hinshelwood 19
Tzimas 19
Yalcoure 19
Gruda 20
Minteh 20
Baleba 21
Ayari 21
Georginio 22
Verbruggen 22
Adingra 23
Pedro 23
JPvH 24
O’Riley 24
Kadıoğlu 25
Weiffer 25

And that is without including Ferguson, Buonanotte or Enciso.
Man United would die for that squad and wage bill.
We have an awful lot to be proud of.
And apparently we've just declined £65m for Mitoma.

There is no reason why we can't remain a top ten Premier League side despite the bumps in the road.

Club won't be able to cash in on that multitude of starlets unless they first start employing some grown-ups and start acting like a professional foitball club rather than a bring'n''buy sale

Change at Barnham · Monday at 4:31 PM

seagullwedgee said:
I make it 21.8

New batteries required. But even so 21 is still not too shoddy.

(With that kind of accounting I'd get a job with Donald Trump)

dazzer6666 · Monday at 4:37 PM

Change at Barnham said:
Here are 15 players that make up the bulk of our squad moving forward.
Their average age is just 20.

Hinshelwood 19
Tzimas 19
Yalcoure 19
Gruda 20
Minteh 20
Baleba 21
Ayari 21
Georginio 22
Verbruggen 22
Adingra 23
Pedro 23
JPvH 24
O’Riley 24
Kadıoğlu 25
Weiffer 25

And that is without including Ferguson, Buonanotte or Enciso.
Man United would die for that squad and wage bill.
We have an awful lot to be proud of.
And apparently we've just declined £65m for Mitoma.

There is no reason why we can't remain a top ten Premier League side despite the bumps in the road.

Plus more on their way through the academy/out on loan......................

MJsGhost · Monday at 4:39 PM

seagullwedgee said:
I make it 21.8

Yep, that's the mean.

Median = 22.

Mode = 19.

Standard deviation = 2.145

The number may be off, but the OP has a point.

Even if he's not the right man for the job, the problems aren't really anything that a change of head coach won't resolve.

FWIW, I think FH needs time and if it were my choice, I'd be inclined to give it to him (though I don't know what - if anything - is going on behind the scenes. For all I know, it could be beyond the point of no return OR there might be issues that are not down to FH at all :shrug:

)

Dick Swiveller · Monday at 4:43 PM

Have we already decided Cashin will never play for us and will be loaned straight back out?

SeagullinExile · Monday at 4:50 PM

Change at Barnham said:
New batteries required. But even so 21 is still not too shoddy.

(With that kind of accounting I'd get a job with Donald Trump)

Plus, it was €65m not £ for Mitoma by all accounts.

The Fits · Monday at 4:52 PM

Not sure it’s the potential of the players that’s an issue.

Nobby Cybergoat · Monday at 4:55 PM

The OP has a point, albeit a terrible aptitude for maths

All the criticism of the signings, all the moaning about the inconsistency, the lack of physicality, the lack of game management and know how. Surely all that can be put down to a very low average age (being propped up by Dunky, Veltman and Welbeck).

Now it's fair to make the argument that we should be buying older players, with more top league experience. But that should come with an admission that comes with a higher wage attached to the player and a much lower likelihood of being able to turn a profit when we sell them.

You also can't ignore the impact injuries have had on our season and having a manager, who is clearly having to learn in the toughest environment possible. Inconsistency and frustrating results surely must be priced into this season

Brian Munich · Monday at 5:01 PM

Could you not have chucked a few U16s in to get the average age to nineteen, N-n-n-n-nineteen?

Harry Wilson's tackle · Monday at 5:02 PM

Change at Barnham said:
Here are 15 players that make up the bulk of our squad moving forward.
Their average age is just 20.

Hinshelwood 19
Tzimas 19
Yalcoure 19
Gruda 20
Minteh 20
Baleba 21
Ayari 21
Georginio 22
Verbruggen 22
Adingra 23
Pedro 23
JPvH 24
O’Riley 24
Kadıoğlu 25
Weiffer 25

And that is without including Ferguson, Buonanotte or Enciso.
Man United would die for that squad and wage bill.
We have an awful lot to be proud of.
And apparently we've just declined £65m for Mitoma.

There is no reason why we can't remain a top ten Premier League side despite the bumps in the road.

And Alan Hansen can do one.

The Fits · Monday at 5:04 PM

Nobby Cybergoat said:
The OP has a point, albeit a terrible aptitude for maths

All the criticism of the signings, all the moaning about the inconsistency, the lack of physicality, the lack of game management and know how. Surely all that can be put down to a very low average age (being propped up by Dunky, Veltman and Welbeck).

Now it's fair to make the argument that we should be buying older players, with more top league experience. But that should come with an admission that comes with a higher wage attached to the player and a much lower likelihood of being able to turn a profit when we sell them.

You also can't ignore the impact injuries have had on our season and having a manager, who is clearly having to learn in the toughest environment possible. Inconsistency and frustrating results surely must be priced into this season

We are more than fine financially.
We could sign a couple of players at the top end of our pay scale especially considering Gross, Lallana and Dahoud have all gone who would have been on decent wages.

Harry Wilson's tackle · Monday at 5:06 PM

The Fits said:
Not sure it’s the potential of the players that’s an issue.

While we are at it, if you think Fergy will score more than Welbz and JP combined, let's have some money on it (loser pays REMF). £30?

GT49er · Monday at 5:06 PM

Harry Wilson's tackle said:
And Alan Hansen can do one.

..............but I fear he can't always be relied upon to be wrong about that!

The Fits · Monday at 5:08 PM

Harry Wilson's tackle said:
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While we are at it, if you think Fergy will score more than Welbz and JP combined, let's have some money on it (loser pays REMF). £30?

Deal

chaileyjem · Monday at 5:14 PM

Barham's tash said:
There is a lot of positive there but the one elephant in the room for me is that we haven't replaced the nouse and knowhow of Gross, Lallana and Milner (he will never play for us again I expect). Welbeck, Dunk and Veltman aren't enough to carry the inexperience of the rest and it's showing.

Our 30+ players are Welbeck, Dunk, Veltman, Webster, Steele, Milner and Solly.

happypig · Monday at 5:28 PM

MJsGhost said:
Even if he's not the right man for the job, the problems aren't really anything that a change of head coach won't resolve.

FWIW, I think FH needs time and if it were my choice, I'd be inclined to give it to him (though I don't know what - if anything - is going on behind the scenes. For all I know, it could be beyond the point of no return OR there might be issues that are not down to FH at all )

If we were bubbling above the relegation zone I would disagree but 10th in the PL and economically stable really is a good place to be.

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