Everton spend £2m on 15 year old

[rhroyal]

For a club as strapped as Everton, a bit of a surprise. That list of expensive teenagers is telling too; Michael Woods, Tom Taiwo, John Bostock, Dean Parett (who!?). Shows what a risk a signing is at that age. The only moderate successes on the list are Jermaine Pennant and Scott Sinclair, but Arsenal and Chelsea respectively made losses on them.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15160512.stm

[swansea jack]

For a club as strapped as Everton, a bit of a surprise. That list of expensive teenagers is telling too; Michael Woods, Tom Taiwo, John Bostock, Dean Parett (who!?). Shows what a risk a signing is at that age. The only moderate successes on the list are Jermaine Pennant and Scott Sinclair, but Arsenal and Chelsea respectively made losses on them.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15160512.stm

Messi...

[Silver Fox]

Sonny Pike

[rhroyal]

For a club as strapped as Everton, a bit of a surprise. That list of expensive teenagers is telling too; Michael Woods, Tom Taiwo, John Bostock, Dean Parett (who!?). Shows what a risk a signing is at that age. The only moderate successes on the list are Jermaine Pennant and Scott Sinclair, but Arsenal and Chelsea respectively made losses on them.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15160512.stm

Messi...

Was he a big signing? I thought they got him for peanuts.

[soggy biscuit]

For a club as strapped as Everton, a bit of a surprise. That list of expensive teenagers is telling too; Michael Woods, Tom Taiwo, John Bostock, Dean Parett (who!?). Shows what a risk a signing is at that age. The only moderate successes on the list are Jermaine Pennant and Scott Sinclair, but Arsenal and Chelsea respectively made losses on them.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15160512.stm

Messi...

Was he a big signing? I thought they got him for peanuts.

Something to do with his Argentinian club not being able to afford his medical bills and Barcelona stepped in and said they would pay for top treatment if he joined them.

[Big Foot]

Something to do with his Argentinian club not being able to afford his medical bills and Barcelona stepped in and said they would pay for top treatment if he joined them.

Yup - sure I read that Barca paid for him to have a load of growth hormones

[cmonurz]

It's about risk/reward, at £2m they only need to find one Rooney in the next 10 super-kids they sign up and they're in profit.

[Y21_Royal]

Except if you read the article he only cost them £300k, the rest is add ons if he's any good

[soggy biscuit]

Except if you read the article he only cost them £300k, the rest is add ons if he's any good

shhhh with your Michael Carrick ruling