AZ Gull
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He was deemed good enough to play for England U-16s back in 2015.
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[Albion] Cochrane earns England U-20 call-up
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He was deemed good enough to play for England U-16s back in 2015.
We've also got a very promising young LB who looked close to 1st. team ready last season, George Cox, now on loan to Fortuna Sittard in the Eredivisie. Don't know how he's getting on there, or whether we can recall, etc, etc.
I'm fairly sure I remember reading somewhere, though, that the club regarded Cochrane as an even better prospect.
Gabbiano
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Cox is playing week in week out i believe Sittard have an option to buy in the summer. Sittard are hovering near the bottom of the league, so maybe it’s a little difficult to judge his quality in this case compared to the standard we would need.
Cochrane is very promising, though who is or was the better prospect is all somewhat hearsay. I have my doubts that Cochrane is ready for the PL based on nothing more than watching U23 matches when possible but a loan out to a football league club seems a likely next step.
AmexRuislip
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we don't want to leave ourselves light in defence. couldn't we sell them Ryan instead ?
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Given that we don't have any fit specialist full backs and GP likes to be able to switch formations fluidly and was hired on the ack of his reputation for bringing young players through, you'd have thought Cochrane isn't far off a starting place here.
If not then maybe sale is for the best
If not then maybe sale is for the best
Albion 4ever
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Can we sell Bernardo to Sunderland instead?
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https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2128842/cochrane-signs-new-deal
Is he the "new" back up left back?
Is he the "new" back up left back?
Badger Boy
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Only a 1 year deal suggests to me that we'll be looking for a fee in the summer.
ifightbears
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Andy Naylor suggesting a loan is likely. Feel like he's got unfinished business at USG where he was popular and will now being playing a higher standard following promotion this year to the top flight.
Could also have an option in there again.
MattBackHome
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Cochrane is an absolute liability on my current game of FM, but it's my own stupid fault for not reinforcing at LB properly.
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Well that settles it. Ship him to Ouagadoogoo FC for a 15 year loan spell
Wardy's twin
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or there is some concern over his injury....
AZ Gull
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Albion had an option anyway, so if they were planning on selling him this summer they would only have needed to action that.
Badger Boy
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Isn't that what we've done? I didn't read this as a whole new contract for 1 season, rather taking up the option of a further 12 months. Surely a new contract would have been 2 years at least?
AZ Gull
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A club option is precisely that - a one-sided option that the club can activate unilaterally. It wouldn't need the active signature of the player.
The announcement today specifically states that Cochrane has "..signed a new contract with the club through until June 2022." That, to me, means a new one-year deal has been signed (probably with another club one-year option at the end, as that is what seems to be the default these days for younger players).
Really like Cochrane.
Hopefully, he has a good preseason.
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Hopefully, he has a good preseason.
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