Calvin Bassey

[David king]

as an avid Glasgow Rangers man , i was looking for opinions about Calvin Bassey.

[moore_94]

Mainly played as a centre back, can also play left back

 

Don't think I have ever seen about him even training with the first team so not too sure on his quality, but they tried to offer him a new contract so they obviously think he is alright

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Prefer his old dear Shirley right lads !

[Guest]

He has pace and power and knows how to get forward. He is a very good Left Back and a decent CB. You're lucky to have got him.

[ealingfox]

Who?

[moore_94]

4 minutes ago, ealingfox said:

Who?

Ughelumba, not sure why he is now known as Bassey

[David king]

Thanks lads.

[UniFox21]

Love to see it, "Premier League panel" knowing little about a non big 6 club, imagine my shock 

 

[jonthefox]

Valued at £3 million. Ended up with £230k 

 

 

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1292339/Rangers-News-Calvin-Bassey-Transfer-Leicester-City

[st albans fox]

3 hours ago, David king said:

as an avid Glasgow Rangers man , i was looking for opinions about Calvin Bassey.

One of a the stand outs on a consistent basis for the U23 ........ but whether that’s good enough we have no idea ...

 strong boy though ! 

[Ric Flair]

It will be interesting to see how he develops. I felt both he and Alex Pascanu should have been rewarded with 1st team football much sooner, and been sent out on loan to help develop. But there's very little desire to do that when our young players are 18-20, and its no surprise they are starting to want out. 

 

 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Pascanu was a strange one, had a solid international tourney last summer and always seemed (from someone who doesn't follow the youth team that closely) pretty well spoken about on here but hasn't really done anything of note in Romania, you do begin to question if he'd have actually made it here. I don't doubt that more kids need to be loaned out rather than languishing in our ressies until they're in their mid-20s, but we seem to have developed a knack of promoting the real deals to the senior squad when they're ready.

Someone more knowledgeable than me will probably be able to pluck another out, but the only youth that sticks out recently as a "could-have-been-better-managed" player is Josh Knight who perhaps could have had a Championship loan this season - then again he seems to be thriving after returning to Peterborough so it's a minor quibble, really. 

Edited 6 June 2020 by Miquel The Work Geordie

[mozartfox]

Will look a World Beater against the likes of the Arbroath Smokies and Gretna Green Working Mens Club.  I wish him good luck and can only assume the Club feel they have better options.

[Finnegan]

10 hours ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

Pascanu was a strange one, had a solid international tourney last summer and always seemed (from someone who doesn't follow the youth team that closely) pretty well spoken about on here but hasn't really done anything of note in Romania, you do begin to question if he'd have actually made it here. I don't doubt that more kids need to be loaned out rather than languishing in our ressies until they're in their mid-20s, but we seem to have developed a knack of promoting the real deals to the senior squad when they're ready.

Someone more knowledgeable than me will probably be able to pluck another out, but the only youth that sticks out recently as a "could-have-been-better-managed" player is Josh Knight who perhaps could have had a Championship loan this season - then again he seems to be thriving after returning to Peterborough so it's a minor quibble, really. 

 

For me it's example after example after example of our youth coaches not being daft. It's been a foxestalk staple for as long as I've been here to call for our youth players to get chances and to over estimate them, then slate our management for never trying them. 

 

Yet over the same period, an above average number of youth players have had shots at the club, many establishing themselves as regulars, and none that have been overlooked and left have ever accomplished anything that would have got them in the team. 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

1 hour ago, mozartfox said:

Will look a World Beater against the likes of the Arbroath Smokies and Gretna Green Working Mens Club. 

 

Your banging of this drum is even less funny the 1,000th time round.

[Ric Flair]

10 hours ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

Pascanu was a strange one, had a solid international tourney last summer and always seemed (from someone who doesn't follow the youth team that closely) pretty well spoken about on here but hasn't really done anything of note in Romania, you do begin to question if he'd have actually made it here. I don't doubt that more kids need to be loaned out rather than languishing in our ressies until they're in their mid-20s, but we seem to have developed a knack of promoting the real deals to the senior squad when they're ready.

Someone more knowledgeable than me will probably be able to pluck another out, but the only youth that sticks out recently as a "could-have-been-better-managed" player is Josh Knight who perhaps could have had a Championship loan this season - then again he seems to be thriving after returning to Peterborough so it's a minor quibble, really. 

Well there's an argument that the very best will always come through regardless of how they are handled, but we also know that there are very talented footballers who work their way up to the top after being released from clubs higher up.

 

For me, it's about having a proper blueprint in the academy that mirrors our supposed ambition as one of the most progressive clubs in the country. If anyone truly thinks our academy cannot be improved then they, i'm afraid are an ostrich. 

 

We've heard snippets from past academy players directly refer to the U23 manager wanting to win at all costs and keep the best players, rather than loan them out. That is scandalous, the PL2 means fcuk all and it's not as if we promote youngsters doing well in the PL2 mid season in to the first team either. Nor have any of the academy players that have made it in recent years, ever come direct in to the 1st team without at least 1 decent spell on loan, it's just a no brainer to have a more pro-active approach to doing so.

 

 

[Sly]

Luke Thomas seems to be the the longer term prospect? 

 

He’s made the best move for his career. 
 

We’ve not lost many “hyped” younger players that have gone on to proved wrong should have kept them.

 

Recent history:
 

Louis Dodds

Ricky Sappleton

Billy Kee

Clan Bolger

Harry Panayitou

Jack Barmby

Alex Pascanu

Tom Lawrence

Liam Moore

Andrej Kramaric - not sure he belongs in this list.

George Taft

Alan Sheehan

Richard Stearman

[mozartfox]

26 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

Your banging of this drum is even less funny the 1,000th time round.

Nearly as funny as your drum banging.

[ealingfox]

7 minutes ago, Sly said:

Luke Thomas seems to be the the longer term prospect? 

 

He’s made the best move for his career. 
 

We’ve not lost many “hyped” younger players that have gone on to proved wrong should have kept them.

 

Recent history:
 

Louis Dodds

Ricky Sappleton

Billy Kee

Clan Bolger

Harry Panayitou

Jack Barmby

Alex Pascanu

Tom Lawrence

Liam Moore

Andrej Kramaric - not sure he belongs in this list.

George Taft

Alan Sheehan

Richard Stearman

 

Yes but you're forgetting that some people aren't able to distinguish between someone being a professional footballer and someone being good enough for an established/aspiring PL team.

 

There were suggestions that we should have kept Bolger after we played Fleetwood in the cup ffs

 

[lcfc sheff]

I think it’s more than likely the club sees Luke Thomas as the future rather than Bassey, that being said it represents an excellent opportunity for himself... may even get some European football down him 

[weller54]

I've heard he's a big spender!

[Lesta2014]

Him and dodoo have me thinking! What level players are rangers looking for? Dodoo ended up in league one so we saying that’s the standard or is it championship potential quality but haven’t lived up to the standard? 

[Aus Fox]

8 hours ago, Lesta2014 said:

Him and dodoo have me thinking! What level players are rangers looking for? Dodoo ended up in league one so we saying that’s the standard or is it championship potential quality but haven’t lived up to the standard? 

To be fair Dodo barely played a game there, neither did Andy King, so slightly better than League one, maybe mid table Championship

[Webbo]

22 hours ago, Sly said:

Luke Thomas seems to be the the longer term prospect? 

 

He’s made the best move for his career. 
 

We’ve not lost many “hyped” younger players that have gone on to proved wrong should have kept them.

 

Recent history:
 

Louis Dodds

Ricky Sappleton

Billy Kee

Clan Bolger

Harry Panayitou

Jack Barmby

Alex Pascanu

Tom Lawrence

Liam Moore

Andrej Kramaric - not sure he belongs in this list.

George Taft

Alan Sheehan

Richard Stearman

Stearman played in the premier League with Wolves for a few seasons. Not sure how he can be considered a flop.

[Webbo]

We can't order other teams to borrow our players and we can't make those teams play our players when they are on loan. Chillwell went out on loan because the teams thought he could do a job for them,they don't do it so they can develop our players for us.

If they're good enough they'll get a loan.