Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Bold comment. Any recent evidence to suggest throwing a young striker into the team might hinder progress
There is young and there is young . . . at 17 naaah. He isn't even officially an adult yet!
[Albion] Swansea City striker, Joël Piroe
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There is young and there is young . . . at 17 naaah. He isn't even officially an adult yet!
schmunk
Why oh why oh why?
Wayne Rooney had started in about 20 PL matches and scored 7 PL goals by his 18th birthday.
Wayne Rooney had started in about 20 PL matches and scored 7 PL goals by his 18th birthday.
And the fact that Rooney is brought up as the only example for this and that was 20 years ago proves the point doesn't it? It is incredibly rare for someone so young to be starting for a PL team, especially leading the line, for good reason.
Welbs no. Ferguson maybe? But big risk as WIP
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Yes, it proves it is rare, not that it can't possibly happen.
Wayne Rooney had started in about 20 PL matches and scored 7 PL goals by his 18th birthday.
He was a looking like a middle aged man at the age of 18, I don’t think Rooney is a great example plus he’s almost the only one
macbeth
Dismembered
nobody's arguing it isn't possible. just that it's probably not a good idea to possibly be relying on a seventeen year old because we've sold our top scorer and maybe undav doesn't work out/gets injured
AstroSloth
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Wayne Rooney had started in about 20 PL matches and scored 7 PL goals by his 18th birthday.
And look at how that turned out for Rooney. He was on the decline by about age 25
Not a lot different from Owen and Fowler... as an Irishman, Ferguson would not be under the same pressure from media and fans however.
That said.. maybe comparisons with these players could wait until he's scored a goal or two.
Arthritic Toe
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Never win anything with kids
Some decline! If we'd signed Rooney at 25 for the next five years we'd have had the best striker we ever had!
That handful of United players were all 3 years old than Ferguson is now when Hansen said that.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Wayne Rooney had started in about 20 PL matches and scored 7 PL goals by his 18th birthday.
Very much the exception though.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Or aged by a year or two.
warmleyseagull
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FWIW Piroe scored 4 against the 3 promoted teams for a side that was stuffed in 5 of the 6 games.
BluesRockDJ
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Oh no, not the dreaded sign and loan....................
Left footed.
Could sit on the left and come central?
Very young and still lots of development to go?
Despite the fact that the Championship level marking (for many of these goals) is nowhere near what he’d find in the EPL, he seems to finish powerfully in the right spots to avoid keepers saves.
https://youtu.be/VGWKHkmQT9k
I’m IN. A Welbeck back up different to Undav, Maupay, Trossard and Enciso.
Could sit on the left and come central?
Very young and still lots of development to go?
Despite the fact that the Championship level marking (for many of these goals) is nowhere near what he’d find in the EPL, he seems to finish powerfully in the right spots to avoid keepers saves.
https://youtu.be/VGWKHkmQT9k
I’m IN. A Welbeck back up different to Undav, Maupay, Trossard and Enciso.
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wunt be druv
Drat! and double drat!
Guess what? Got a mate who has a mate who is a Swansea City STH
..Says he's shitehouse...
..Says he's shitehouse...