by bracksroyal10 »
21 Dec 2016 12:16
OLLIE KEARNS bracksroyal10 Its a no brainer, knows the club well, knows the players well and would settle in straight away.
Already does the holding midfield role and would know his role straight away in a Jaap Stam side. Would rather take him in, have him hit the ground running than taking in Mutch (also a great player but may take time to settle)
We then get promoted, take him back at a cut price and make a tidy little profit still
One thing is for sure, with regular game time he will become a great Premier League holding midfielder in years to come.
A great Premier League for sure ? On what evidence do you base that ? He's played 42 games most of which were for Hartlepool and can't currently get into the match day squad for a mid table championship team. The only thing for sure is that he remains with potential but from where he is now to a great premier league player is a significant step up.
He got a lucrative 4 year contract at Villa based on potential (and good luck to him with that) but I'm sure he'd have been much better served playing a full season at Reading in terms of long term fulfillment of that potential.
Agree with your point on reflection but I think it says it alot about him as a player that our fortunes changed for the worse dramatically as soon as he got his injury last season. We missed his presence in CDM massively, I thought he dictated and controlled a lot of the games he played in last year before his injury (some being top end championship games too)
Very similar looking physique in the build of Patrick Viera (granted the ability isn't quite the same) and doing the above already at his young age. Again agree with your point, it all depends on how much game time he gets in terms of seeing how well he will fufill his potential.
I have no doubts with a few seasons of regular playing time he would become a very good Premier League player by 25 years of age. He already has the natural build needed for the PL in midfield or at least that you would associate with a lot of the top holding midfielders.