by leww_rfc » 07 Aug 2011 11:29
by Ferris » 08 Aug 2011 13:47
by roadrunner » 08 Aug 2011 14:37
Ferris Alex Oxl*de-Chamberlain having a medical at Arsenal
by Whore Jackie » 08 Aug 2011 18:05
Ferris Alex Oxl*de-Chamberlain having a medical at Arsenal
by Friday's Legacy » 08 Aug 2011 18:13
Whore JackieFerris Alex Oxl*de-Chamberlain having a medical at Arsenal
Now signed.
by buzzby » 08 Aug 2011 18:44
Friday's LegacyWhore JackieFerris Alex Oxl*de-Chamberlain having a medical at Arsenal
Now signed.
hard to tell how good a signing this is for arsenal. i'd like to see him given a chance this season but at the same time he's a good prospect you don't want to see rushed like walcott was. looks very promising though.
by cmonurz » 09 Aug 2011 10:45
Friday's LegacyWhore JackieFerris Alex Oxl*de-Chamberlain having a medical at Arsenal
Now signed.
hard to tell how good a signing this is for arsenal. i'd like to see him given a chance this season but at the same time he's a good prospect you don't want to see rushed like walcott was. looks very promising though.
by TBM » 09 Aug 2011 10:56
cmonurz I don't know about Arsenal but can't help feeling this isn't a terrific move for Oxlade-Chamberlain. I'm not a fan of these very young players moving to big clubs before they have real experience under their belts. The likes of 18 year old Lukaku are anomalies as they have broken through at the top level early, and Lukaku comes to Chelsea with two full seasons in a top division behind him. Oxlade-Chamberlain has plied his trade in League One, and would surely continue to improve at Southampton now in the Championship. Can only see his career stalling much like Walcott's did (and some would argue still is).
by cmonurz » 09 Aug 2011 11:01
by TBM » 09 Aug 2011 11:11
cmonurz :| back at ya.
I was (obviously) not suggesting that Walcott would benefit from still being at Southampton in his early 20s, I just despair when a young player gets plucked out of regular football to sit in the reserves or play League Cup games at a bigger club. Can't imagine it does anything but hinder their development to stop playing regular football.
Imho, Walcott suffered for it and, despite his (reasonable) stats from last season, I don't think he is yet the impact player that many imagined he would become.
by cmonurz » 09 Aug 2011 11:22
by TBM » 09 Aug 2011 11:39
cmonurz I don't think being picked for the World Cup when obviously not ready and not playing a single minute adds weight to your argument, but fair enough, it's your opinion. For me, playing regular competitive football >>>>>> not playing regular competitive football. There's a reason big clubs send their talented youngster out on loan - the Oxlade-Chamberlain transfer, and imho Walcott's, are examples of the complete opposite of that.
If the deal had sent Oxlade-Chamberlain straight to a first full season at Championship level at Soton, I'd have been all for it.
by Hoop Blah » 09 Aug 2011 12:00
by Thomas L'Heureux » 09 Aug 2011 12:01
Hoop Blah I'm with comonurz on this one.
I think too many youngsters get to this point and then don't kick on because they get snapped up by big clubs and just don't play enough first team football. I agree with the idea that training with better players and being coached by Arsenal's team of coaches has a benefit, but I don't think it's the same as playing week-in week-out for the right club.
by TBM » 09 Aug 2011 12:07
Hoop Blah I'm with comonurz on this one.
I think too many youngsters get to this point and then don't kick on because they get snapped up by big clubs and just don't play enough first team football. I agree with the idea that training with better players and being coached by Arsenal's team of coaches has a benefit, but I don't think it's the same as playing week-in week-out for the right club.
by Hoop Blah » 09 Aug 2011 12:09
Thomas L'Heureux How many of Barcelona's amazingly-talented youngsters get shipped out on loan?
by Thomas L'Heureux » 09 Aug 2011 12:15
Hoop BlahThomas L'Heureux How many of Barcelona's amazingly-talented youngsters get shipped out on loan?
Quite a few I'd imagine. They end up playing for Barcelona B don't they?
Unless of course they're that good that they end up in the first team on a regular basis from a very young age (don't think that happens much).
by Hoop Blah » 09 Aug 2011 12:18
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