flash Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Great to be talking about players coming through our academy after what feels like decades of being starved of any! Hats off to DC for the investment, the staff and JL for taking the gamble on introducing them to the first team! Who would you say are best prospects if to order them? I’d probably go with: 1) Penney 2) Thorniley 3) Dawson 4) Wildsmith 5) Preston 6) Baker Close call between the first 2. Also I’ve liked the look of Fraser Preston when he plays as he offers pace and looks creative which is why I have him above Baker. Only problem is that he may struggle for game time as we have more players in this position. Left a few off there such as C Kirby, J Lee and A Hunt as they’ve not played as much. As I say it’s great to see! UTO! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxonOwl Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Difficult to compare keepers and outfield players. Thorniley and Penney have made great starts to their first team careers. They have to be the top two. Difficult after that. There are so many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Pulis Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 1) Penney 2) Dawson 3) Thorniley 4) Wildsmith 5) Baker 6) Preston 7) Stobbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazowl55 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Penney, Dawson and Thorniley are perfect examples of what happens if you give young players a chance. Think Kirby could shoot to the top end of that list if given a chance aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Another year or so could see some of them fall away or improve beyond recognition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest addedtime Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Thought you were on about the "win at all costs" kids team that plays on Sundays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopePiusX Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Penney is a smashing prospect, AND he hasn't yet tonked one in from the middle of next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxonOwl Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Yeah, I'd like to see him given a chance from a free kick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Claw Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 thought this thread was about the off shot ocs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainsey Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Though I do agree that Penney has made a great start to his career, I wouldn’t put him above Thorniley as a few have on here at all. Thorniley plays like he’s mid 20’s and got 150 games under his belt and looks as though he’ll be a future captain, which is impressive for a 21-year-old. Not a dig at Penney whatsoever as I rate him, just think Thorniley will go on to be a real top defender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRADDO Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 29 minutes ago, flash said: Great to be talking about players coming through our academy after what feels like decades of being starved of any! Hats off to DC for the investment, the staff and JL for taking the gamble on introducing them to the first team! Who would you say are best prospects if to order them? I’d probably go with: 1) Penney 2) Thorniley 3) Dawson 4) Wildsmith 5) Preston 6) Baker Close call between the first 2. Also I’ve liked the look of Fraser Preston when he plays as he offers pace and looks creative which is why I have him above Baker. Only problem is that he may struggle for game time as we have more players in this position. Left a few off there such as C Kirby, J Lee and A Hunt as they’ve not played as much. As I say it’s great to see! UTO! Good post. It seems Neilson is now out of the picture after playing last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Yorks Owl Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 In fairness to both keepers I reckon it’s harder for a young keeper than a young outfield player. As a keeper you are very exposed when it comes to mistakes and both of our young keepers have steeped up great. It’s very encouraging that we’re having this debate at all after all the fruitless years of bringing players through the ranks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quist Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Penney, Thorniley and Dawson on evidence so far already have a career in game ahead of them.. Think Wildsmith and Kirby will also have careers in game. Baker sands a chance just needs to keep on developing. With the likes of Hunt , Lee, Preston they have first rung but need to progress quite a bit (need more games at higher level to bring best out in them, good non league would serve purpose to help strengthen them up). No reason to suggest it can not happen for them just think Championship is tough league and difficult for any player to jump straight in. Penney is an exception. More are like Thorniley who has steadily improved from first game and is now a good player at Championship level. Problem we have is you can only blood so many youngsters at once and we regularly have 3 and 4 in team. A few who have not played for first team are worth a mention, heard really good reports about all of the following. Shaw, Grant, Waldock, Hammoud, O'Brien, Dawodu, and Rice. In past Lonchar was rated highly but has not recaptured goal scoring form since being injured he was supposed to be best of the lot. Think I expect Grant or Waldock next to be given a chance. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny El Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 2 hours ago, addedtime said: Thought you were on about the "win at all costs" kids team that plays on Sundays. Think you getting them mixed up with handsworth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgmetcalf Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 3 years time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest addedtime Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 32 minutes ago, Donny El said: Think you getting them mixed up with handsworth Certainly not! Horrible poo coach. "No one remembers second place boys" he said to his 8 yr olds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny El Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Yeah every club has an age group like that unfortunately. At my sons age group its Handsworth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Quist said: Penney, Thorniley and Dawson on evidence so far already have a career in game ahead of them.. Think Wildsmith and Kirby will also have careers in game. Baker sands a chance just needs to keep on developing. With the likes of Hunt , Lee, Preston they have first rung but need to progress quite a bit (need more games at higher level to bring best out in them, good non league would serve purpose to help strengthen them up). No reason to suggest it can not happen for them just think Championship is tough league and difficult for any player to jump straight in. Penney is an exception. More are like Thorniley who has steadily improved from first game and is now a good player at Championship level. Problem we have is you can only blood so many youngsters at once and we regularly have 3 and 4 in team. A few who have not played for first team are worth a mention, heard really good reports about all of the following. Shaw, Grant, Waldock, Hammoud, O'Brien, Dawodu, and Rice. In past Lonchar was rated highly but has not recaptured goal scoring form since being injured he was supposed to be best of the lot. Think I expect Grant or Waldock next to be given a chance. Yes they were all raving about Lonchar when he was 15 Seen that a few times over the years, a real stand out youngster at that age, but who, for whatever reason, fails to kick on Not saying Lonchar won’t come good, but there are many changes at that age, that can hinder progress 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etchesketch Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 No one has mentioned Borukov yet. Had a quiet start to this season after finishing the last one brilliantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philb125 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 I’m really excited to see these youngsters get much needed game time, exposure and experience this season and be interesting to see which are ready to take over from those that are out of contract at end of season. Westwwod departs, funds both our young keepers on long term deals. Pudil departs likely funds Penney and Thornley deals. Abdi departs, funding many many more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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