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Takashi Miike" wrote: ↑10 Dec 2024, 23:08 excellent record past tense, he hasn't used any this season. this defending any/every criticism of this bloke is very similar to what I accuse the moyes nutcases of

onsideman wrote: ↑10 Dec 2024, 22:41

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑10 Dec 2024, 22:27

onsideman wrote: ↑10 Dec 2024, 22:20 Yeah because he's been very quick to play Scarles rather than switch AWB to the left on occasions hasn't he?

What the fuck are you on about with regards to what I just said?

He'll start him in the Premier League when he thinks he's ready and has even had him on the bench already.

 

Isn't it fucking obvious? Despite your apparent determination to praise him at every opportunity, Lopetegui has shown absolutely no inclination to play our youth. He's even worse than Moyes in that department and that's fucking saying something

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑10 Dec 2024, 22:27

onsideman wrote: ↑10 Dec 2024, 22:20 Yeah because he's been very quick to play Scarles rather than switch AWB to the left on occasions hasn't he?

What the fuck are you on about with regards to what I just said?

He'll start him in the Premier League when he thinks he's ready and has even had him on the bench already.

Takashi Miike" wrote: ↑10 Dec 2024, 22:31  keeping awb in his proper position

onsideman wrote: ↑10 Dec 2024, 22:20 Yeah because he's been very quick to play Scarles rather than switch AWB to the left on occasions hasn't he?

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑17 Nov 2024, 14:01

Mike Oxsaw" wrote: ↑17 Nov 2024, 02:57

Iron Duke" wrote: ↑01 Sep 2024, 09:42 I don’t know about you, but I love it when a player makes it through the ranks to become a first team regular. Unfortunately, it doesn’t happen often these days. This is a shame because giving young players a chance is an area where we could have an edge over the traditional top 6.

The current crop give me some cause for optimism, having won the FA Youth Cup and U18 League South a couple of seasons back. Maybe two or three can make it. No fewer than eight U21 players have gone out on a season loan to lower league clubs. Meanwhile, Casey, Scarles and Orford remain at the club. Hopefully, they will get a few minutes on the pitch, but I’m not holding my breath. Mubama had a few chances last season but mostly disappointed with his lack of technique. Inexplicably, he has now joined Man City to give Haaland competition.

So, to the eight who are currently out on loan. How are they getting on?

1. Callum Marshall - Huddersfield (League One). After a disappointing loan spell at West Brom last season, Marshall has dropped down to League One. So far, he has done quite well and already found the net. Yesterday, he played for 67 minutes before being replaced.

2. George Earthy - Bristol City (Championship). A lot of great things expected of Earthy. He didn’t make the squad yesterday. Is he injured?

3. Michael Forbes - Bristol Rovers (League One). Did not make the squad.

4. Freddie Potts - Portsmouth (Championship). Player of the season at Wycombe last year, but unused sub yesterday.

5. Krisztian Hegyi - Motherwell (Scottish Premier). Unused sub.

6. Patrick Kelly - Doncaster (League Two). Came on in the 78th minute.

7. Levi Laing - Cheltenham (League Two). Unused sub.

8. Gideon Kodua - Wycombe (League One). Came on in the 88th minute.

I make that 81 minutes of football between 8 players yesterday. Early days but a bit worrying. I’ll keep this updated throughout the season (if I can be bothered).

If even just one or two of those players manage to break into the squad, let alone the first team, I imagine certain managerial/administrative level people at (or associated with) the club would be incandescent with rage over the risk to commission generation/brown envelope movements.

No doubt. The West Ham Way innit. 

But before we get to that point, I want to enjoy seeing them play first for a bit should they make the grade - Think Rice for 6 years. 

What would be a lovely thought is what if we produced a clutch of player's from this double youth cup winning side that elevated us as a Club/Squad much like what should have happened back in 1999 with the likes of Carrick, Lampard, Ferdinand, Cole, Defoe before it got broke up. The what-might-have-been era. Now I don't want to particularly go over the politics of that time and how we royally fucked it up thanks to that thick cսnt Brown, but rather look forward to learning lessons from it and making the most of this new batch, should they make the grade.

And no, I'm not saying any of the new kids on the block are as good as that special crop of talent but I am saying that if they are good in their own right, I want us to make the most of the opportunity to puff out our Team/Squad with them if they do turn out to be more than good enough for us. 

In a day and age where it's rare and harder than ever to see young kids break through in to the Premier League, how refreshing it would be for West Ham to be a shining example once again of how it can still be done well. Afterall we do have a rich history of occasionally producing excellent young talent successfully, all the way back to young Bobby, Martin and Geoffs day..

Mike Oxsaw" wrote: ↑17 Nov 2024, 02:57

Iron Duke" wrote: ↑01 Sep 2024, 09:42 I don’t know about you, but I love it when a player makes it through the ranks to become a first team regular. Unfortunately, it doesn’t happen often these days. This is a shame because giving young players a chance is an area where we could have an edge over the traditional top 6.

The current crop give me some cause for optimism, having won the FA Youth Cup and U18 League South a couple of seasons back. Maybe two or three can make it. No fewer than eight U21 players have gone out on a season loan to lower league clubs. Meanwhile, Casey, Scarles and Orford remain at the club. Hopefully, they will get a few minutes on the pitch, but I’m not holding my breath. Mubama had a few chances last season but mostly disappointed with his lack of technique. Inexplicably, he has now joined Man City to give Haaland competition.

So, to the eight who are currently out on loan. How are they getting on?

1. Callum Marshall - Huddersfield (League One). After a disappointing loan spell at West Brom last season, Marshall has dropped down to League One. So far, he has done quite well and already found the net. Yesterday, he played for 67 minutes before being replaced.

2. George Earthy - Bristol City (Championship). A lot of great things expected of Earthy. He didn’t make the squad yesterday. Is he injured?

3. Michael Forbes - Bristol Rovers (League One). Did not make the squad.

4. Freddie Potts - Portsmouth (Championship). Player of the season at Wycombe last year, but unused sub yesterday.

5. Krisztian Hegyi - Motherwell (Scottish Premier). Unused sub.

6. Patrick Kelly - Doncaster (League Two). Came on in the 78th minute.

7. Levi Laing - Cheltenham (League Two). Unused sub.

8. Gideon Kodua - Wycombe (League One). Came on in the 88th minute.

I make that 81 minutes of football between 8 players yesterday. Early days but a bit worrying. I’ll keep this updated throughout the season (if I can be bothered).

If even just one or two of those players manage to break into the squad, let alone the first team, I imagine certain managerial/administrative level people at (or associated with) the club would be incandescent with rage over the risk to commission generation/brown envelope movements.

Iron Duke" wrote: ↑01 Sep 2024, 09:42 I don’t know about you, but I love it when a player makes it through the ranks to become a first team regular. Unfortunately, it doesn’t happen often these days. This is a shame because giving young players a chance is an area where we could have an edge over the traditional top 6.

The current crop give me some cause for optimism, having won the FA Youth Cup and U18 League South a couple of seasons back. Maybe two or three can make it. No fewer than eight U21 players have gone out on a season loan to lower league clubs. Meanwhile, Casey, Scarles and Orford remain at the club. Hopefully, they will get a few minutes on the pitch, but I’m not holding my breath. Mubama had a few chances last season but mostly disappointed with his lack of technique. Inexplicably, he has now joined Man City to give Haaland competition.

So, to the eight who are currently out on loan. How are they getting on?

1. Callum Marshall - Huddersfield (League One). After a disappointing loan spell at West Brom last season, Marshall has dropped down to League One. So far, he has done quite well and already found the net. Yesterday, he played for 67 minutes before being replaced.

2. George Earthy - Bristol City (Championship). A lot of great things expected of Earthy. He didn’t make the squad yesterday. Is he injured?

3. Michael Forbes - Bristol Rovers (League One). Did not make the squad.

4. Freddie Potts - Portsmouth (Championship). Player of the season at Wycombe last year, but unused sub yesterday.

5. Krisztian Hegyi - Motherwell (Scottish Premier). Unused sub.

6. Patrick Kelly - Doncaster (League Two). Came on in the 78th minute.

7. Levi Laing - Cheltenham (League Two). Unused sub.

8. Gideon Kodua - Wycombe (League One). Came on in the 88th minute.

I make that 81 minutes of football between 8 players yesterday. Early days but a bit worrying. I’ll keep this updated throughout the season (if I can be bothered).

Iron Duke" wrote: ↑16 Nov 2024, 16:59 A bit of joy for our boys in the international front.

Orford got the winner for England U19s in a 2-1 win v Bulgaria. Casey kept a clean sheet in England U20s 4-0 thrashing of Germany. While Earthy played 20-odd minutes as a substitute as he made his England U21s debut in a 0-0 draw at Spain.