[Albion] 20 years of age

[GloryDays]

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.

Maybe I wasn't paying attention but I think, re: Milner, he is more useful around the squad than he is in it. Did he have many good games for us?

Point being that we can still reap the benefits of his aura regardless of if he's wearing the shirt.

 

[Washie]

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

Dunk has shown he isn't good enough anymore, Veltman has good experience and good with dark arts, but isn't blessed with huge talent, Solly has spent more time injured than playing PL football, plus isn't experience in upper PL football. In fact, the only 2 with that experience is Welbeck and Milner.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

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

The Mode is 19 though

 

[chaileyjem]

Veltman has good experience and good with dark arts, but isn't blessed with huge talent

If i was you - I wouldn't share this snappy one line career summary wtih Mrs V next time you might bump into her in the Albion away end.

 

[chaileyjem]

Dunk has shown he isn't good enough anymore.

Has he ? Really. I think he's got more staying power than you think. Anyway He's had worse days . I was in the Arthur Wait when he was sent off at Selhurst in 2012. That definitely was a stinker.

 

[Motogull]

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

Chaps, I might be wrong but I have a recollection that the REMF has closed.

 

[The Fits]

Chaps, I might be wrong but I have a recollection that the REMF has closed.

Good cause of your choice then @Harry Wilson's tackle

 

[chaileyjem]

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.

And

Beadle (20)
Yun Do-yong (18)
Rushworth (23)
Osman (20)
Gomez (21)
Cashin (23)

And
Howell (16) &
Simmonds (16) are regulars for the u21s.

and loanees Ferguson (20), Buonanotte (20), Enciso (21), Sarmiento ( 22), Moran (21), and Cozier Duberry (19)

 

[AZ Gull]

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

To be fair, he would probably be struggling for the names of a few U-16s. I've got his back.

 

[Brian Munich]

To be fair, he would probably be struggling for the names of a few U-16s. I've got his back.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Chaps, I might be wrong but I have a recollection that the REMF has closed.

Really? Sorry about that.

We can nominate our preferred worthy recipients at the end of the season. OK @The Fits ?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Good cause of your choice then @Harry Wilson's tackle

And vice versa

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

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

Steady on! Intelligent argument, reasoned points and proper perspective don't go down to well on here with some

Hyperbole! Conspiracies! Random assumptions! Doom and gloom! The sky is falling!
That's the ticket.

 

[Motogull]

Really? Sorry about that.

There really was no need to apologise. You've said worse.

 

[jackanada]

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

No one will want him on loan because he'll be injured from tomorrow until the end of the season.

 

[Barham's tash]

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

Webster, Steele and Solly don't meet the calibre of Gross, Lallana and Milner for on pitch high end aptitude and experience. Sure all have general experience but not in the same mould for me.

 

[zefarelly]

Webster, Steele and Solly don't meet the calibre of Gross, Lallana and Milner for on pitch high end aptitude and experience. Sure all have general experience but not in the same mould for me.

Neither Lallana or Milner are on the same page as Gross . . . . . Solly is, as are Webster and Steele on occasion. . . . I won't start on reliability. . . . So what was yout point? Apart from the fact Lallana and Milner have gone mouldy. . .

 

[Barham's tash]

Neither Lallana or Milner are on the same page as Gross . . . . . Solly is, as are Webster and Steele on occasion. . . . I won't start on reliability. . . . So what was yout point? Apart from the fact Lallana and Milner have gone mouldy. . .

Steele, Solly, nor Webster have competed for trophies at the top echelons of the game and therefore for me don't quite have that elite performance mentality. Gross hasn't either competed but extols such similar virtues as Milner and Lallana that I consider him in the same category of eliteness that drives and demands top level performance from others at all times and knows what it takes to reach such levels.

Sure, Welbeck has, as has Veltman to a degree, and Dunk has excellent leadership characteristics but for my mind we're 1-3 players light in that capacity to drive and demand the same from such a young squad.