According to the S/T holder behind me, Offiah is a winger.
His uncle, was, if that helps?
According to the S/T holder behind me, Offiah is a winger.
My reckoning is that Clarke and Van Hecke are the most likely to be in our squad next season, I think Ostigard will be off, too aggresive, and not prepared to be a bit part player and work his way in it seems, but he will have a good career when he gets a bit better control of himself, Roberts and Dendonker for the future still, with Roberts most likely to make the grade.
I honestly don't think that any of us have seen nearly enough of the above to make that call yet, with the exception of Haydon Roberts, and even then only very briefly, none of them have been seen in an Albion first team shirt.
Ed Turns has played a full 90 minutes for the first team (League Cup against Swansea). Still only 19 though, so surely a must for a loan out next season. League 2 I'd guess - maybe even League 1.
I honestly don't think that any of us have seen nearly enough of the above to make that call yet, with the exception of Haydon Roberts, and even then only very briefly, none of them have been seen in an Albion first team shirt.
His uncle, was, if that helps?
Is his uncle the ex rugby league player?
Which call?
I was responding to a question in post #6, asking which of these (the players named) are better than the others?
I have sought out games featuring our loan players if screened and have been watching U23 games when I can, it's my opinion on what I have seen, none of them would be pushing Burn out if he was still here, but as we have a vacancy and Duffy is coming into his last year of contract, and not likely to get a new one, I have picked 2 that I think GP will want to have a look at in preseason and have done well at Championship level. Ostigard was wanted in the squad this season but didn't want to risk not playing regularly so went on loan again, he picks up a lot of bookings, and made a tackle at Genoa recently by putting the guy in a headlock, Roberts and Dendonker are less proven at higher level mens football, both seem capable but need more experience in my opinion. Roberts I think is talented, and may prove to be the best of them all, but not yet.
As with any predictions, I could have it all horribly wrong, but it would be a bit quiet on here if no one gave an opinion now and then.
According to the S/T holder behind me, Offiah is a winger.
Indeed, especially the last paragraph. Do you really think Duffy won't be offered another year? I'm not so sure.
Indeed, especially the last paragraph. Do you really think Duffy won't be offered another year? I'm not so sure.
I am not sure, but I think it more likely he will not get another contract at Brighton, just because we have lads coming through that I think will be ready by the end of next season, if not sooner.
Not so sure about that. IMHO, the most ready-to-go one would be Van Hecke - but the real long-term benefit with him (if Blackburn get promoted) would be to loan him to them to get him a year's PL exerience before joining us in 2023. Clarke doesn't seem as highly regarded by West Brom. fans as he was at Derby - he may be here to do a job next season, but there have been some suggestions that upper Championship may be his level - I don't think he's even been involved in a pre-season friendl with us.
From what little I've seen of Roberts and Dendoncker in the U23s, they haven't been outstanding. On the one occasion I watched Dendoncker with St. J. he looked a bit lost - mind you, the whole team looked pretty lost as Celtic handed them their arses on a plate. Bot are young - and need good loans, I think.
Ostigard - I just don't know. Bit of a wild card in more ways than one maybe, that lad! Coventry fans loved him and would have liked to keep him, so did Stoke fans - at first, but they seemed to cool off pretty fast.
All in all, I think we might need another year of Duffy standing by.
There again, like most, if not all on here, what do I know!
Matt Clarke played for us in a pre season friendly v Crawley in July 2019. Taylor Richards played in the same game too.
I stand corrected that Matt Cllarke played one friendly for us before heading out for three seasons on loan to the Championship.
Doesn't negate my point though. Hasn't got near a game here since then, it seems. Hopefully young Richards will make his debut for Birmingham sometime on Saturday.
Wasn’t trying to correct you at all. You just asked the Q and I remember being at that friendly. Richards is still injured I think.
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