NSG Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Worth a season long loan out to the championship before we consider selling him like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 I just saw one of his goals on Instagram as a paid publicity post. From his official account Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 On 15/04/2025 at 11:33, 80 said: Let's try and do it better the next time we have one like this... We got him when he was judged as raw by a country that doesn't even much like football. He was raw as buggery, and we tried to farm him out at too high a level - the loans we gave the kid were absolutely ridiculous. He wasn’t even a regular starter here in the A-League. I feel sorry for the lad tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 On 15/04/2025 at 15:41, NSG said: Worth a season long loan out to the championship before we consider selling him like. He’s miles away from that level Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 52 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: He was raw as buggery, and we tried to farm him out at too high a level - the loans we gave the kid were absolutely ridiculous. He wasn’t even a regular starter here in the A-League. I feel sorry for the lad tbh. Feels like we missed a trick not deepening the relationship with Bristol Rovers. Enthusiastic fanbase, sympathetic level of football. Although staying with us for the first 12 months was probably the right move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 56 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: He was raw as buggery, and we tried to farm him out at too high a level - the loans we gave the kid were absolutely ridiculous. He wasn’t even a regular starter here in the A-League. I feel sorry for the lad tbh. Maybe he was just never very good to begin with. Freddy Adu was insanely hyped and wasn't very good at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 25 minutes ago, 80 said: Feels like we missed a trick not deepening the relationship with Bristol Rovers. Enthusiastic fanbase, sympathetic level of football. Although staying with us for the first 12 months was probably the right move. Totally agree, would’ve been a perfect move for the lad 24 minutes ago, Skeletor said: Maybe he was just never very good to begin with. Freddy Adu was insanely hyped and wasn't very good at all. He never looked anywhere near it to me tbh - it was all built around 45 mins in a friendly against Barcelona, who looked as interested as we did against the same side (the A League XI). He was very, very raw - he wasn’t a regular starter for Central Coast at the time (apropos of nowt I’m heading off there in about an hour for a day with my partner’s family). Australia isn’t exactly a football hotbed, and the locals who do watch it got themselves a wee bit overexcited about the lad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 The kid comes across well, mind, and seems to be of really good character - if he leaves I hope he does well elsewhere Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 It was a £400k punt. At best it pays off, at worst it's a few weeks wages for one of our players. Wouldn't surprise me if he does semi decent in la Liga or Portugal tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 8 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said: He was raw as buggery, and we tried to farm him out at too high a level - the loans we gave the kid were absolutely ridiculous. He wasn’t even a regular starter here in the A-League. I feel sorry for the lad tbh. This! He was really young and had never been a first 11 player consistently. The move there has to be a year at the club playing regularly for the under 21s to evaluate his level, and then make a call on the appropriate level of club for him to go on loan to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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