Strange, that he's only on a 1 year contract. If he turns out to be great in the last 6 months of that contract, he will be snapped up by the Premier league vultures for next to nothing
Unless I'm missing something from his contract.
) player at one of the world's biggest clubs. That in itself is such a statistical rarity that we can't help but take notice and perhaps build him up more than his mere natural ability warrants. 
There is a slight curiosity on my part as to whether we'd be quite so excited about him if he was called Juan Carlos Fernandez, say. I wonder if the poor kid faces extra hype simply because he was a British (and, even better, Scottish
Whereas if we'd picked up some Spanish kid from Real Madrid C, it would be viewed with the optimism and yet caution that it undoubtedly merits.
I welcome his signing, of course, and I'm sure he's talented enough to do well. I just hope he's allowed to develop like any other 19 year old player would, and not pressured to excess and then subsequently dismissed as not up to scratch because he doesn't instantly resemble Xabi Alonso.
Sorry, I stand corrected.
Technically speaking, OK, you didn't say carp (or an anagram of it, for the benefit of those with a fish fixation).
That's the problem with getting knocked out of the league cup - although if we'd have been playing Chelsea, it matters not I guess. Perhaps if they do well enough in the development squad or U21s, and they also do well in training, that will be enough to see them get some time from the bench.
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