Terell Pennant

[ramadaone]

10 hours ago, Stevosevic said:

Didn't we hear that about Ndukwu and Choudhury too?

Not from me you didnt

 

Ndukwu still has a chance if his hard work started to match his talent

[stretch1965]

7 hours ago, The whole world smiles said:

And this is his wife.... Where did it all go wrong.

 

Well that's brightened my morning 

[MC Prussian]

On 19.3.2017 at 11:32, Gerard said:

Good luck to the lad but it's so difficult for any kid to make it. Our own Choudhury was linked with Barcelona at 16 and whilst he's done well in his short career so far and has played 26 times for Burton on loan he's not quite hit the heights of a player good enough for Barcelona. When you compare him to Ndidi and consider he's only 10 months younger.

 

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/515338/Hamza-Choudhury-Transfer-Chelsea-Man-Utd-Barcelona-Leicester-wonderkid

Thing is, in Belgium their model has to work because they are dependent on spotting, nurturing, then selling young talent in their early twenties - it's how they survive in today's market.

 

Whereas Premier League clubs simply buy whatever they can afford. Sadly, we're hardly any different.

[HoustonFox]

On 4/22/2017 at 03:51, ramadaone said:

Not from me you didnt

 

Ndukwu still has a chance if his hard work started to match his talent

So Ndukwu had the talent but not the application? 

 

Anyone else with chance in the youth set up Rama? Barnes still our best prospect (I don't count Chilly now, he's first team in my eyes) 

[TheMightySystem]

1 hour ago, HoustonFox said:

So Ndukwu had the talent but not the application? 

 

Anyone else with chance in the youth set up Rama? Barnes still our best prospect (I don't count Chilly now, he's first team in my eyes) 

Not ITK or anything but I think Johnson could have a chance. Only 18, Rb and playing U23 football. Heskeys godson as well I think.

Hope we manage to keep Pennant just based on top clubs wanting him. @ramadaone do you know if he is leaning towards staying or going in the summer?

[st albans fox]

47 minutes ago, TheMightySystem said:

Not ITK or anything but I think Johnson could have a chance. Only 18, Rb and playing U23 football. Heskeys godson as well I think.

Hope we manage to keep Pennant just based on top clubs wanting him. @ramadaone do you know if he is leaning towards staying or going in the summer?

Don't suppose he can say but his clapping hands emoji early in the thread could be interpreted in a positive fashion. 

[TheMightySystem]

1 hour ago, st albans fox said:

Don't suppose he can say but his clapping hands emoji early in the thread could be interpreted in a positive fashion. 

Ah cheers must have missed that.

[HoustonFox]

6 hours ago, TheMightySystem said:

Not ITK or anything but I think Johnson could have a chance. Only 18, Rb and playing U23 football. Heskeys godson as well I think.

Hope we manage to keep Pennant just based on top clubs wanting him. @ramadaone do you know if he is leaning towards staying or going in the summer?

Yeah, I've heard some good things about him too.  Seems to be behind Pascanu whenever I see the squads / highlights.  He's also 18 too.

 

5 hours ago, st albans fox said:

Don't suppose he can say but his clapping hands emoji early in the thread could be interpreted in a positive fashion. 

I think he edited to a scarf waving emoji now to throw us off the sent! 

[Thracian]

On 19/03/2017 at 08:40, st albans fox said:

it will have little to do with the kid. He will already have advisors and he comes from a footballing family. remember uncle Jermaine played for Arsenal - even if he stayed with us until he is 16, he would go to a citeh, Chelsea or Arsenal thereafter. their academies are way ahead of ours in terms of their talent and he would prefer to be playing with the best and achieveing the most. The fact that Arsenal are being linked probably has more to do with Jermaine' influence because I don't believe the Arsenal academy is close to Chelsea or man citeh in terms of ability. 

 

The only chance we have is if he has he has very close friendships with players here, both his own age and higher up whereby he wants to stay and play with them. but I expect the wonga will talk in respect of his advisors and the draw of man citeh or Chelsea's set ups will prove tough to resist for the boy. 

Seems to me we face a challenge in keeping players of this lad's calibre at Leicester and of getting such players through to our first team.

Southampton do it so it's not all about having a big name.

As i've said before, we need a policy, a pathway and a minimum requirement for the graduation of these youngsters.

Once we make the right connections from stage to stage and come to expect some youngsters to travel the whole route, success will be ongoing. Two things: the wages of the first team squad members and the fear of being sacked for a bad run of results work against it. We have to believe in the police and see it through to the success I mentioned. Once established there's no real problem. Success breeds success.  

Haha - Pennant should declare his loyalty and stay - if only as a pioneer. 

[brucey]

Is this him 

 

https://twitter.com/PennantTerell/with_replies?lang=en

[Merging Cultures]

Nephew

Bless you

[MrSpaM]

Bit of a myth that Man City's academy is miles better than ours tbh

 

Iheanacho is literally the only player that's come through it's ranks to play for their first team in the premiership

 

 

[General Smuts]

23 minutes ago, MrSpaM said:

Bit of a myth that Man City's academy is miles better than ours tbh

 

Iheanacho is literally the only player that's come through it's ranks to play for their first team in the premiership

 

 

Our goalkeeper says otherwise.

[HoustonFox]

57 minutes ago, MrSpaM said:

Bit of a myth that Man City's academy is miles better than ours tbh

 

Iheanacho is literally the only player that's come through it's ranks to play for their first team in the premiership

 

 

Not "literally"

 

They also produced  Micah Richards, Michael Johnson, Nedum Onuoha,  Shaun Wright-Phillips, Glenn Whelan and Stephen Ireland. Some decent players in that bunch. 

 

Patrick Roberts looks like he has a bright future too. 

[Dan]

They signed Roberts off Fulham.

[waylander]

On 19/03/2017 at 15:18, davieG said:

Arsenal set to make offer for Leicester wonderkid Terell Pennant but Manchester United are also in the hunt

Gunners scouts watched the 14-year-old score both goals as Leicester under-16s beat Southampton 2-1 on Saturday

COMMENTS

BYJOHN CROSS

20:58, 18 MAR 2017

UPDATED21:13, 18 MAR 2017Arsene Wenger is hoping to snap up one of England's best talents

Arsenal are trying sign Leicester wonderkid Terell Pennant who is regarded as the hottest teenage prospect in the country.

Gunners scouts watched 14-year-old Pennant score both goals as Leicester under-16s beat Southampton 2-1 on Saturday.

They are ready to make an offer for one of England's best teenage talents which would be based on career achievements like first team appearances, goals and international debut.

Pennant is a regular for the under-16s, is involved in the England circuit and has already trained with the first team despite his age.

But Pennant has yet to sign a contract and his deal is up at the end of the season which has alerted several clubs.

Arsenal are desperately trying to steal a march on everyone else and regard him as having huge potential as he can play on either flank and through the middle.

They are likening him to a young Thierry Henry and are keen to snap him up with Leicester trying to keep hold of him.

Manchester United are also in the hunt for Pennant but Arsenal are hoping they can tie him down in the next few weeks.

Pennant also has a younger brother Kian who is also well regarded and the pair could end up moving as a package.

Have we kept him.

[Ric Flair]

2 minutes ago, waylander said:

Have we kept him.

Go and do something useful instead of asking dross questions on every thread in here.

[waylander]

18 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Go and do something useful instead of asking dross questions on every thread in here.

Sorry Ric home early waiting to have a beer. ???

[Ric Flair]

Just now, waylander said:

Sorry Ric home early waiting to have a beer. ???

Good lad, get on the tins.

[Dan]

I hope Shakespeare does try and commit to using youngsters a bit more often than we have done because I think this significantly strengthens our hand with players like this. I could be being very naive here but if he was at say, Southampton, I think he'd be a lot less inclined to leave.

 

I want to say "why leave as you'll never play" but there's not exactly been loads of evidence here to say he'd get a proper crack.

[filbertway]

22 minutes ago, Dan LCFC said:

I hope Shakespeare does try and commit to using youngsters a bit more often than we have done because I think this significantly strengthens our hand with players like this. I could be being very naive here but if he was at say, Southampton, I think he'd be a lot less inclined to leave.

 

I want to say "why leave as you'll never play" but there's not exactly been loads of evidence here to say he'd get a proper crack.

I hope he does as well, but the evidence so far suggests he's very much in the camp of preferring experience over trying to blood youngsters in, unless his hand is forced.

 

My evidence so far being Gray not getting a kick at the end of the season in the dead rubbers and Barnes not getting a sniff in Hong Kong.

[Babylon]

1 hour ago, filbertway said:

I hope he does as well, but the evidence so far suggests he's very much in the camp of preferring experience over trying to blood youngsters in, unless his hand is forced.

 

My evidence so far being Gray not getting a kick at the end of the season in the dead rubbers and Barnes not getting a sniff in Hong Kong.

Or he's in the camp of playing players who are worthy of a spot. Wilf is 20 and a nailed on starter... why? Because he's good.

[filbertway]

6 minutes ago, Babylon said:

Or he's in the camp of playing players who are worthy of a spot. Wilf is 20 and a nailed on starter... why? Because he's good.

Exactly the point. He's only willing to play players already deemed good enough.

 

He doesn't seem to be to into risking youth players who obviously will be hit and miss but obviously have room for development.

[Babylon]

1 minute ago, filbertway said:

Exactly the point. He's only willing to play players already deemed good enough.

 

He doesn't seem to be to into risking youth players who obviously will be hit and miss but obviously have room for development.

Nobody takes risks on kids unless they think they really have the chance of making it, certainly not unless they need to.

 

People seem to confuse giving kids the chance with giving good players a platform. Saints don't just give every tom, dick and harry a chance, they play the kids who they think are good enough.

 

The last thing we want is the manager giving substandard younger players a run out for the sake of it.

[filbertway]

9 minutes ago, Babylon said:

Nobody takes risks on kids unless they think they really have the chance of making it, certainly not unless they need to.

 

People seem to confuse giving kids the chance with giving good players a platform. Saints don't just give every tom, dick and harry a chance, they play the kids who they think are good enough.

 

The last thing we want is the manager giving substandard younger players a run out for the sake of it.

Oh I agree, but it's clear to see in Chillwell, Gray and Barnes' cases that they all have very good potential. They're not going to reach that sat on the bench behind Fuchs, Albrighton and Okazaki for the next 2 or 3 seasons though.

 

If they're not good enough, sack them off and buy better replacements.