Gascoigne8
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Young bear getting in squads above his age group
Anyone got any info on the lad?
Anyone got any info on the lad?
Big guy from what I seen as wellMeant to be even more of a prospect than Gilmour was at a similar stage according to those in the know
Ha ha. Sometime all you need is a simple thing that gives you a wee laugh and it just brightens up your day! ThanksHakuna Matata!
sssssshhhhMeant to be absolute stand out and better than Gilmour/Fleck at that age.
Kai Kennedy is the other standout, from the age group above.
As an aside I remember hearing Stephen Hughes was better than Barry Ferguson at a young age and also Ross Perry better than Danny Wilson, was there anymore?
Perry was not even close to Wilson's level at any stage. He is also 2 years older.As an aside I remember hearing Stephen Hughes was better than Barry Ferguson at a young age and also Ross Perry better than Danny Wilson, was there anymore?
As an aside I remember hearing Stephen Hughes was better than Barry Ferguson at a young age and also Ross Perry better than Danny Wilson, was there anymore?
Who does he play for!Hakuna Matata!
Could you not have used another example?As an aside I remember hearing Stephen Hughes was better than Barry Ferguson at a young age and also Ross Perry better than Danny Wilson, was there anymore?
In which case we’d better stop highlighting him then!Meant to be even more of a prospect than Gilmour was at a similar stage according to those in the know
This is one of the weird things that people say related to youth football. Another is 'his brother was an even better player but never made it.' Generally a lot of shite.
I know someone who was heavily involved with Scottish youth football from the 90s to mid 2000s and says Barry Ferguson and Darren Fletcher are the two biggest certs he saw play. Were always head and shoulders above everyone at that level.
As an aside, Stephen Hughes was a decent footballer but never pushed on physically and didn't seem to have the best lifestyle. He played against us for East Fife in the lower leagues and despite being done and a haddy, still had more ability than some of the shite we were playing.
Not 100% certain but he is a ball playing centre back, can play DM or across the backline as well I think.What position/ style of player is he?
This is one of the weird things that people say related to youth football. Another is 'his brother was an even better player but never made it.' Generally a lot of shite.
I know someone who was heavily involved with Scottish youth football from the 90s to mid 2000s and says Barry Ferguson and Darren Fletcher are the two biggest certs he saw play. Were always head and shoulders above everyone at that level.
What position/ style of player is he?
Central Defender
Was at the Heart and Hand Live show last week, with his Rangers coach Kevin Thomson as the guest.
He said the young lad was one of the best he's seen at the club and he is a very quiet lad, but always puts in the graft and willing to learn with a tremendous skillset.
Said out of ALL the ones he's coaching, he could go all the way
Cue leeches like Chelsea and man city.Meant to be even more of a prospect than Gilmour was at a similar stage according to those in the know
It's the circle of life.
I was at school with Barry as well as living a few doors down from him. Our primary school team was unbeatable and it was all him, even at 11 everyone knew he would make it. He was an absolute stand out. Interestingly there was another lad who was very good too and I believe he fell away from it after he moved schools.
All the local kids used to play football on the grass at the park, as you do, and he ran circles round everyone including the older lads. He was a complete wanker at times but he was so good he could be! Was great to see him go on to captain the club, it was all he wanted as a lad.
The very one, yes.lawmuir???
We've got good prospects at all the age groups now
Isn't Lowry in the same age group as King? I've not heard of King until this thread if I'm honest but the names of Lowry, Kennedy and Young-Coombes keep coming up as our next 'bright young things'. Mebude from the older age groups as well.
Lowry is a 2003Isn't Lowry in the same age group as King? I've not heard of King until this thread if I'm honest but the names of Lowry, Kennedy and Young-Coombes keep coming up as our next 'bright young things'. Mebude from the older age groups as well.
There's a fella on twitter who promotes names every week with list endless , everyone is the next big hope. getting there then staying there is the biggest step
Patterson, O'Connor, Maxwell, McPake ,McClelland, Kennedy, Dickson, Dapo, Young- Coombes
King, Ewan, Fraser, Lowry, McKee, Palmer & Kelly
that list of names is only over last 3 weeks , great that club is bringing the talent on , lets not get too carried away with social media gossip and see how the young guys progress within next few year, I am sure our club don't want another Billy Gilmour episode
Leon King (who seems to have been called Leon Thompson at some point) was in the Alkass Cup u17 squad, though only 15. That says a lot for him. I believe he is highly rated by @elfideldo who does a blog on our youths and posts regularly on here. There were quite a few u16s in that squad as well, many of whom impressed, including Lowry and, especially, Young-Coombes. Here is @elfideldo pen-pictures of those in that squad for anyone who missed it.
https://rfcyouths.wordpress.com/2019/02/16/the-alkass-international-cup-squad/
Social media has nothing to do with putting our kids in the spotlight. Rangers actively keep an eye on the youths at the top level in England and they keep an eye on us. I know for a fact (from a Hibs 'source') that at a recent Hibs v Motherwell youth match there were scouts from Manchester United, Liverpool, Brighton, Dhims and Rangers there. They don't need social media to know the up-and-coming talents.
There’s been active scouts from England since 50s at least so what’s your point
Who's the lad in the youths with the long dark 'Pirlo' hair?
Still need to work out how we push these youngsters into the first team.
We WILL lose more to clubs down south, that's going to happen.
We just have to hope that:
1. Enough do play for first team
2. We get enough compensation to ensure youth system grows and grows