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Interestingly Lane got the nod for this piece ahead of Howell and Simmonds who are both within the same age range and playing at U21 level. Also a couple of other highly rated kids like Silsby and Gulzar. This really is an unusually talented cohort.

If we had, I'd imagine we'd be told to shove that word up our arses. Clubs can't be telling international squads "don't pick our player even if he's fit because we don't want the risk".

I'd hope the fan base would be more forgiving. People haven't turned on Dunk despite his form being worse than a couple of seasons ago. I think the attitude thing goes a very long way too. Enciso often comes across as a bit petulant, so many haven't warmed to him. Rutter is getting more heat...

Only from one specific poster. Hinshelwood gets given more leeway among posters on here to make mistakes than anyone else in the team. Given he's a Sussex lad with a great attitude and an Albion family dynasty, I get it and am not criticising. He gets the amount of leeway we should be...

Christ are we doing this again? It's just putting words in each others mouths. In the interview Aaron himself talks about both of these things. He said that he didn't like the online opinions he was getting, but ultimately he was responsible for his own drinking.

Good on Aaron for opening up. I hope now that he's got a fresh start he can keep on the right path and realise what an opportunity he has. I remember the excitement on here when he broke through. He's got all the talent. Now that he's kicking the alcohol, it's time for the application. I'd love...

The prophet Michael Salisbury stands at our back, whistle between his lips! FORWARD, SOLDIERS!

The club's summer spending spree clearly had one eye on some outgoings next summer. We bought a lot of young wingers and forwards for the conveyor belt. It wouldn't surprise me to see a few of Mitoma, Estupiñán, João Pedro, Enciso, maybe even Baleba if he continues like this, head out the door...

If he was still so under the weather, just being around the rest of the squad is irresponsible and risks spreading the bug. I can understand that a youngster trying to impress might downplay the severity in order to stay within the managers plans. But hopefully it wasn't that bad in reality by...

Not sure that I buy this "oh but actually most teams don't create much from set pieces". And even if that's the case, it's surely an opportunity that's there for improvement. I can't be bothered to dig the stats up but I remember it being much discussed that we had among the worst records of PL...

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I hadn't realised quite how well the U21s had started the season. Up to 2nd if they hold the lead today. The only team they've lost to in the league are West Ham, who are in 1st.

Has Pervis lost his speed, or simply forgotten that he also has defensive duties? Always caught upfield, but then maybe Dunk or Baleba are meant to be covering when he does that?

Which hopefully is Yalcouye, although a very different stature.

After all the scandals he's come through already, how bad can it be? I remember rumours of the Russians having footage of him with prostitutes in Moscow, but the Stormy Daniels case hasn't affected his base. Unless it's rock solid evidence of some federal crime...

Given the depth that we have in his positions and the amount of game time he's getting at the moment to build value, that might be worth a second thought. £40m+ with a chunky sell on might do it. What it comes down to is, will he get enough game time to realise his potential with us?

The lad's got a lot of potential and has proved he can play in centre mid and right back in the PL to good effect. Let's not get ahead of ourselves trying to pre-emptively flog him for billions to the rich clubs or claiming he'll be a mainstay for England for decades to come. We had this phase...

We are the club where young players come to learn their trade and improve. Well, we're playing the same role with the manager this season too. Fab seems to have the right attitude, and the club have provided the resources. Adaptability will be the key.

A similar story to Ipswich in that we had the chances to put this to bed (Welbeck, Rutter...) and were creative, but they defended solidly for the most part and we couldnt finish. The ref was horrendous, but what's new there. Mitoma was better this week, Hinshelwood did great in the middle. I'd...

2 minutes after being subbed on. He's got a knack for scoring important goals off the bench. Hopefully the Burnley manager will start him more often if he keeps scoring!