oldtype Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 ....no, it's not what you think http://nufcblog.com/2008/03/28/transfer-news/newcastle-after-11-year-old-american-whiz/ Dennis Wise received a call from the USA, about an 11 year-old youngster playing in the Dallas area, and it turns out that Newcastle are to give the youngster a trial next month. Emerson Hyndman - 11 year-old to sign for Newcastle United? Kenny Cooper spotted a youngster playing for a youth club in Dallas and he looked so good that he gave Newcastle’s Executive Director of Football, Dennis Wise a call. Cooper is a former NASL star goalkeeper, who came to America to play with the Dallas Tornado. Cooper is apparently being offered the position of Chief Scout for North America for Newcastle, and apparently already has a dozen or so players under scrutiny, but Emerson Hyndman will be his opening find. Kenny thought the youngster was so good that he told Newcastle United they should sign the youngster before some other club did. The youngster is Emerson Hyndman, who is the son of SMU (Southern Methodist University) soccer coach Schellas Hyndman, and Emerson is just 11 years old. What does Emerson Hyndman have to say about the way his life may change in the future? “Its so exciting, just to have this opportunity,” “Ever since I have been practicing with my father when I was about five years old, I knew I wanted to play in college and professionally.” “Ever since I was about eight or nine years old, I knew I could beat any of the players with me or who played against my team.” “I can’t wait to meet the players in England,” Cooper said Emerson would be in Newcastle for about two weeks from April 2nd, seeing and living the set-up first hand, and meeting his future academy teammates. If all parties still wanted to proceed after the trip, then he would return to the U.S. with a new future ahead of him. Emerson may be eligible for at least 4 different national teams if he indeed fulfills his promise as he grows older. His father was born in Macau, and spent the first eight years of his life in China. His Portuguese grandfather married a Eurasian woman –Schellas’s grandmother– who emigrated from Russia to China. Needless to say that if he turns into another Wayne Rooney, whom Everton signed at the age of 10, then the US, China, Russia and Portugal will be fighting it out to decide who gets him. But this is what Wise and our recruitment team should be doing. With the Premier League games a big hit in the USA, many more American youngsters will be taking a chance with soccer (football) in the hopes of playing for top European teams, and the USA should be a hot bed for soccer prodigies in the next few years. If indeed Emerson turns out to be anything like Wayne Rooney, Dennis will have earned his wages 10 times over at Newcastle United. ...Amazing, does the club actually have a U-13 team this lad can play in? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 ...Amazing, does the club actually have a U-13 team this lad can play in? If he's any good he'll probably get a game for the first team, man. Love the way the article clarifies what 'soccer' is btw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 ...Amazing, does the club actually have a U-13 team this lad can play in? If he's any good he'll probably get a game for the first team, man. Better than Alan Smith I'm sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 I played against Newcastle u13 when i was playing for Sunderland That was about 3 years ago so they still probably have one now, although my team went from excellant, to nothing when the first team got relegated, and released us all. I've never really been bothered about Football since, i had a great chance, and they fucked up I hated them even more after that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 I played against Newcastle u13 when i was playing for Sunderland So if they still have one now...... The truth comes out. Soopafan badge officially revoked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 I played against Newcastle u13 when i was playing for Sunderland So if they still have one now...... The truth comes out. Soopafan badge officially revoked. My Dad refused to come and watch, seriously, he was devastated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DazzaNufc1892 Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 can never tell who will turn out what, just a publicity story Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Perhaps Dennis needs to borrow his trousers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garth Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 So it's true what they say about Wise then! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswan Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 So it's true what they say about Wise then! He's a scout? http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/3462/cubscoutfredmk9.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Lol Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 This story should never have hit the public domain. Whinger will be salivating at the thought................. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 http://theoffsiderules.blogspot.com/2008/03/pre-pubescent-dallas-kid-getting-shot.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 the press have given wise some stick like, but am i the only one who seems to be impressed by what he has done/is doing so far? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Kenny Cooper he used to play for Man Utd & is only 23, I very much doubt he is going to quit playing MLS & be our Chief Scout for North America Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswan Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Gone about his job quietly, haven't seen anything to be impressed with or otherwise just yet though. Could be years until we really know, when we start to see the evidence on the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 I played against Newcastle u13 when i was playing for Sunderland So if they still have one now...... The truth comes out. Soopafan badge officially revoked. My Dad refused to come and watch, seriously, he was devastated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Logic Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 the US, China, Russia and Portugal will be fighting it out to decide who gets him. If he stays in England long enough, and develops of course, you can add another country to that list. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Kenny Cooper he used to play for Man Utd & is only 23, I very much doubt he is going to quit playing MLS & be our Chief Scout for North America Erm. The scout is his dad ? Or is that a whoooooooooosh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Kenny Cooper he used to play for Man Utd & is only 23, I very much doubt he is going to quit playing MLS & be our Chief Scout for North America Erm. The scout is his dad ? Or is that a whoooooooooosh Ahhhh Kenny Cooper Senior that makes more sense Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alijmitchell Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 What is it with ex-Chelsea staff and underage kids? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 The newest American sensation is about to head to Europe and the details will dumbfound a lot of U.S. sports fans. Come to think of it, there will be a lot of Brits raising their eyebrows when they read about Emerson Hyndman, a Dallas Texans’ player headed to Newcastle. What does David Cooke, chief first team scout for the Magpies say about Hyndman? “Emerson is excellent. He has potential to be a Premier League superstar,” Cook said. Is this putting the cart before the horse? After all, young Hyndman is still shy of 12 years old. He will turn 12 in April. Soccer fans need to remember Wayne Rooney, English superstar who was at Everton at a similar age. Still, Newcastle has done its homework and personally sent scouts to see Hyndman two different times. That includes Dennis Wise, the new Director of Football for Newcastle United. He played for Chelsea for 12 years, was captain and was capped 21 times for England. He just left the Manager’s job at Leeds United to take on Newcastle, a team and organization in a rebuilding mode, a team facing many changes. It took Wise just 10 minutes to say, “I just love the guy. I love the way he plays.” After the second time he saw him, Wise must have thought that the young player reminded him of himself. That is what Kenny Cooper Sr.; the scout who notified Newcastle thought when he saw Wise looking at Hyndman. “In my mind, when I saw Dennis look at Emerson, I could see Dennis looking at himself,” Cooper said. ”Wise was small of stature, a big heart and great technical ability.” Cooper will be accompanying Hyndman on his trip April 2, along with Emerson’s parents, Tony and Becky and his grandfather, Schellas Hyndman, who is the men’s soccer coach at SMU. Cooper will be finalizing his own deal with Newcastle, having been offered a position within the Newcastle organization. He will be based in Dallas, a hotbed of youth soccer. The former NASL star goalie came to America to play with the Dallas Tornado. He is a former player for the Blackburn Rovers in the early sixties. Later in his career, he met and played with David Cooke. He went on to be became president, general manager and coach of the Baltimore Blast, a championship team in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He is father of current FC Dallas star Kenny Cooper, Jr. The position talked about for Kenny, Sr. is to be the Director of Football and Chief Scout for North America for Newcastle. He already has a dozen players under scrutiny, but Emerson Hyndman will be his opening big “find.” Although he admits that leading an 11-year-old to a life-changing decision is unusual, he said that Hyndman is a special talent, a real rarity for someone this age. “It is not just a matter of his physical prowess as much as his mental presence on the field, his absolute passion for the game and his background, his upbringing,” Cooper said. “Anyone able to have seen him knows he is something special.” Cooper also said his trip starting April 2 could be start of a magical mystery tour and a long journey for Hyndman. “The world is his oyster right now and he will be given every opportunity to show and express his talent at Newcastle.” What does Emerson Hyndman have to say about the way his life may change? “Its so exciting, just to have this opportunity,” Hyndman said. “Ever since I have been practicing with my father when I was about five years old, I knew I wanted to play in college and professionally. Ever since I was about eight or nine years old, I knew I could beat any of the players with me or who played against my team.” He did not say this as a braggart, but a calm fact of life, a truth. It didn’t take him long to realize he had a special gift and he made a decision to go all the way with it. “I can’t wait to meet the players in England,” he said. Cooper said nothing was a “done deal,” but that Emerson would be in Newcastle for about two weeks, seeing and living the set-up first hand, meeting his future academy teammates, etc. If all parties still wanted to proceed, then he would return to the U.S. with a new future ahead of him and many decisions to be made. Cooper knows first-hand there is no guarantees, just an, “opportunity in work clothes.” Like young Hyndman, this is a story in progress, hopefully with a lot of chapters yet to be written. http://www.dallassoccernews.com/article.php?article_id=1279 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Right, so we have signed an 11-year old Wise/Rooney hybrid and have appointed a very well connected American Scout, just as youth soccer in the US is supposedly taken off. Can't have any complaints there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2sheds Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 The US is such a hotbed of football talent this move will silence all those Wise doubters Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShearMagic Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 11 year old? Taking the piss are we? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LucaAltieri Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 11 year old? Taking the piss are we? Surely there are younger kids being watched. I'm sure I've read stuff about 7 year olds and whatnot. Granted, we aren't flying them in from the US. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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