[Albion] Jack Wakely

[AmexRuislip]

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Following a nudge from [MENTION=20746]Change at Barnham[/MENTION]
I give you Jack Wakely

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2007580/albion-add-chelsea-youngster-to-under-23-squad

 

[smillie's garden]

Jake Wackly is far better.

 

[AmexRuislip]

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[Swansman]

Good luck to him, scored on his trial a few weeks ago.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Can he play LB?

 

[AmexRuislip]

Good luck to him, scored on his trial a few weeks ago.

Was he the unamed player in the U23 team, a few weeks back?

 

[albionalex]

Looks like Leighton Baines.

 

[macbeth]

Is his merely to add competition to the u23's? Not the sort of move we usually make if that's the case, or do we have a vested interest in seeing how he does, with a view to signing him permanently in the summer or something?

 

[Swansman]

Was he the unamed player in the U23 team, a few weeks back?

Yes

 

[vagabond]

Chelsea must be praying he’s not going to be Lamptey mkII.

If so they’ll never do business with us again.

 

[AZ Gull]

Was he the unamed player in the U23 team, a few weeks back?

U23's v Southend Utd U23's

Jack Wakely from Chelsea!

 

[AZ Gull]

Chelsea must be praying he’s not going to be Lamptey mkII.

If so they’ll never do business with us again.

It's a completely different situation though. Wakely is out of contract with the Blues in the summer, and there is no indication that they have offered him an extension. His future lies elsewhere.

He played two matches on trial for the Leicester City U-23s in December, so he's simply trying to find a club.

 

[theboybilly]

Chelsea must be praying he’s not going to be Lamptey mkII.

If so they’ll never do business with us again.

Feeder club

 

[Lindfield by the Pond]

Can he play LB?

No. Too short. 6'7 is qualifying height

 

[Marmaduke]

20 years old? He looks about 40!

 

[Swansman]

20 years old? He looks about 40!

Maybe he is

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_fraud_in_association_football

 

[GT49er]

Is his merely to add competition to the u23's? Not the sort of move we usually make if that's the case, or do we have a vested interest in seeing how he does, with a view to signing him permanently in the summer or something?

What's the problem? We will be paying either all or part of his not excessive (by footballers' standards) wages for five months, after which he'll be out of contract - we can offer him one, or not if we don't want to; nothing for us to lose.
And our U23s are a bit lightweight or over-young this season. Makes sense.

 

[macbeth]

What's the problem? We will be paying either all or part of his not excessive (by footballers' standards) wages for five months, after which he'll be out of contract - we can offer him one, or not if we don't want to; nothing for us to lose.
And our U23s are a bit lightweight or over-young this season. Makes sense.

Where did I say there was a problem?