Cole Palmer

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

It is I am just pointing out that it would be good to unearth the next Foden.

I'm positive every football academy in the world would like that too.

 

[johnnytapia]

Only one metric we’re interested in: trophies. Not one flying fuck will Pep give about any academy, local, home-grown player making it or not making it into the first team. Good.

 

[supercity88]

Would be gutted if we sold Palmer. I would get him wanting more opportunities but Chelsea don't offer that. He'd be further away from playing than he is with us, where we have more competitions to play in and a thinner squad.

I rate him incredibly highly, I think his footballing intelligence is huge. To do some of the things he does at his age shows just how good he could be and with a good run of games I think we'd all be calling for him to start regularly.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

I'm sorry but that is absolute tripe.

Where the fuck do people get this kind of shit from ?

 

[johnnytapia]

Can you fucking read?

Only enlarged print.

 

[Keeper!]

Being happy that we've won a load of trophies and being disappointed at lack of academy players making it into the first team are not mutually exclusive.

In seven years we've only had Phil and Rico properly make it.

That isn't anywhere near good enough IMO.

 

[urban genie]

It’s a disgrace. Bring back the days of Redmond, White, Lake, Brightwell, Hinchcliffe and Moulden. Team chock-full of local, young lads, developed by the club. And a pristine trophy cabinet.
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moulden bobby, lake and white are club legends and gave me just as much good times as this present lot and football is about enjoying what you watch, trophies are an extra and though nice not necessary to enjoy it

hinchcliffe however can fuck off

 

[youngbob]

I'd be fine for Palmer to stay but if I was City being offered £45m for a lad who's played precisely 44 senior games in his entire career (and hasn't shown many signs of kicking on) I'd be snapping Chelsea's hands off.

 

[Goater=Legend]

This has annoyed me, why are we open to selling one of our talented players... Especially to Chelsea.

This just doesn't make sense.

 

[Bigga]

Rico just signed a new deal ?

Signing a new deal as a young player is great for the young player but also keeps the value of the player reasonably high when the time comes to shift them on.

An established player signing a new deal is different as mostly it's about keeping the service, but also along similar lines when getting rid of.