Our Future (Part of)

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

I think Page could have a huge season in 26/27 if he's managed correctly

[Mickyblueeyes]

One thing that is known quite well in football circles is the youth setup seems to have generated some potential talent. Club in financial turmoil and relegated. I’d be surprised if the better ones are not sold off this summer

[lcfc sheff]

10 minutes ago, Ryy said:

Silko is terrible 

Yep not good enough for us at all 

[lcfc sheff]

8 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

I think Page could have a huge season in 26/27 if he's managed correctly

Physically he’s ready, the way he comes across in interviews he’s mature way beyond his years, he should be starting majority of games no matter what 

[LeePhilpottsBaldSpot]

9 minutes ago, Mickyblueeyes said:

One thing that is known quite well in football circles is the youth setup seems to have generated some potential talent. Club in financial turmoil and relegated. I’d be surprised if the better ones are not sold off this summer

I have some hope for the u23s but not as much as others.

 

Stolarczyk, Choudhury, Nelson L.Thomas and S. Thomas don't exactly inspire confidence for the youth set up...

 

I know he's ludicrously young but I haven't seen what the hype is about with Monga so far. But it's so widespread I trust people who know how to spot potential can see what I haven't yet!

Edited 4 May by LeePhilpottsBaldSpot

[Muzzy_no7]

15 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

I think Page could have a huge season in 26/27 if he's managed correctly

I agree however I am slightly worried that like McAteer, LT, Alves, Silko and Aluko…he does look like he needs to strengthen up.

 

Seems to be a bit of a theme that our academy lads come through quite physically weak.

[Phil_Dunphy]

I might be being dense but who is this on the left with the glasses?

[lcfc sheff]

21 minutes ago, Phil_Dunphy said:

I might be being dense but who is this on the left with the glasses?

Think we’re all thinking the same 

[GrobyLCFC31]

Otchere - striker for U21’s 

[HP1]

49 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

I think Page could have a huge season in 26/27 if he's managed correctly

Depends who signs him then 

[David Hankey]

Rather than guessing wouldn't the original post have been better by naming the individuals?

[davieG]

15 minutes ago, David Hankey said:

Rather than guessing wouldn't the original post have been better by naming the individuals?

Probably but the picture didn't come with names.

[Manley Farrington-Brown]

3 hours ago, LeePhilpottsBaldSpot said:

I know he's ludicrously young but I haven't seen what the hype is about with Monga so far

It's because despite being so ludicrously young he can still produce bits of quality at this level. And even when not producing much he doesn't look out of his depth. Incredibly unusual for a kid his age.

 

He's always looked more dangerous than the vastly more experienced and much more physically mature Mavididi (yeah, I know that's been a very low bar this season).

[Trav Le Bleu]

4 hours ago, 5waller5 said:

HG?? 

Hairy gonads.

[LCFCCKEANO]

3 hours ago, LeePhilpottsBaldSpot said:

I have some hope for the u23s but not as much as others.

 

Stolarczyk, Choudhury, Nelson L.Thomas and S. Thomas don't exactly inspire confidence for the youth set up...

 

I know he's ludicrously young but I haven't seen what the hype is about with Monga so far. But it's so widespread I trust people who know how to spot potential can see what I haven't yet!

Think Nelson and Stolarczyk have every chance of progressing once the toxic elements are gone

 

Think Choudhury/Thomas’ level is bottom half champ/top half league one, expect they’ll both have an alright time, especially if they’re not being relied on in anyway

 

Silko Thomas is crap, only gets mentioned because we had to stick him up front twice, I would rather Wanya in the squad than him

[indierich06]

The only thing that really excites me and gives me hope about the future of this football club is some of the exciting talent that we've got coming through the academy, both in terms of players that are currently out on loan and performing really well in League One and Two, and in terms of the players we've got at the club who have started to make the breakthrough to the first team as well. Tom Wilson-Brown, Sammy Braybrooke, Jayden Joseph, Henry Cartwright, Will Alves and Jake Evans should all be involved in the first team squad next season after doing well on loan. Then you've got the likes of Ben Nelson, Jeremy Monga, Louis Page, Olabade Aluko who are already with the first team - though I accept that some of these might end up getting sold - as well as Kevon Gray, Kirsten Otchere, and Logan Briggs, who are all knocking on the door as well in the u21s. Darren Motsi (although looks as if he will probably leave the club this summer), Lorenz Hutchinson and Riley Carr in the u18s too.

 

That's a core of about 16 players that we really should be looking to build the future of the club around, even if we do end up having to sell a couple of them. I just think it's such an easy win for the club as well because the fans are so desperate to see players in the squad they can connect with, and homegrown players who have been with the club for years are always more likely to generate this connection than mercenaries brought in from outside. I do think fans will be much more patient with our younger players - though given the abuse that Choudhury, Thomas, and Nelson often get on a regular basis, rightly or wrongly, perhaps not. 

 

If we can get rid of the majority of our current crop of players, who are overpaid, have poor attitudes, and think they're too good to play for Leicester City in League One, and then build a new squad around this mix of young players and smart acquisitions which give us experience and maturity, then there is a real opportunity for us to not only bounce back in League One next season, but for us to really see a transformation of Leicester City and a reset of standards at the club. That is the slim hope that I'm holding on to, and if that's what comes out of us being relegated to League One, rather than limping on in the championship with this same crop of players who just don't care about the fans or the club, then that will probably be a good thing.