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Post by iot on Jan 11, 2023 12:34:46 GMT
Newsflash, 9/10 promising youngsters will end up having fairly mediocre careers, if any career at all, irrespective of nationality. Look through Wales or premier league u21 teams in the past and you'll generally find that. Wasn't he like playing a few games for Arsenal seniors during pre-season a few years back? I'd say that's usually a sign of decent potential over u21 player lower down on the pyramid. Another Levitt..........................! Yeah think he took part in one or two pre-season camps, along with 7 or 8 other youngsters. So he must have been considered one of the better youth prospects. But even then the majority of those prospects won't make the top level. There's a reason why hardly any premier league club has more than one or two regulars that came through their youth system. Most will drop down until they find their level. |
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Post by allezlesrouges on Jan 11, 2023 12:35:29 GMT
Think he's been unlucky with injury too. I liked his ambition going to Croatia, particularly Zagreb. But they are a top side who qualify for Europe so there's no shame in not making it there. I'd imagine the language barrier makes it hard there too. Either way I'm sure he could come back and play for a League Two club. At 23 he's not a prospect, but if he puts in 3 or 4 decent seasons in the lower league then he could end up being good enough for our seniors
Most important thing for young players is game time, as Terry Taylor has shown
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Post by jimexotic on Jan 11, 2023 19:15:12 GMT
It doesn't matter how much talent you have, if you're young and continually not playing there is a large chance that you'll lose enthusiasm and that will almost certainly have an impact on your ability as well as completely stunting your progression further.
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Post by manulike on Jan 11, 2023 19:40:05 GMT
He will return.
Mark my words.
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Post by redwallnews on Jan 17, 2023 15:33:43 GMT
Huddersfield, Portsmouth and Barnsley are interested.
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Post by talyfan on Jan 17, 2023 19:55:20 GMT
Be great if he could. Thought he'd be much lower down the pyramid
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Post by manulike on Jan 17, 2023 21:34:38 GMT
I would have thought that Spurs or Man City wud be all over him!
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Post by fiveattheback on Jan 17, 2023 22:48:38 GMT
A Burton-Morrell midfield at Pompey?
The stuff of dreams!
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Post by bale-droed on Jan 18, 2023 0:41:25 GMT
I think Newport County should come in for him
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Post by erasedcitizen on Jan 18, 2023 7:55:46 GMT
A Burton-Morrell midfield at Pompey? The stuff of dreams! And Lowery. |
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Post by mortillsy on Jan 18, 2023 18:29:14 GMT
A Burton-Morrell midfield at Pompey? The stuff of dreams! And Lowery. And Louis Thompson! |
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Post by jimexotic on Jan 18, 2023 19:33:45 GMT
I think Newport County should come in for him Just in time for Saturday's game with Wimbledon, yes please! |
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Post by manulike on Jan 28, 2024 14:41:13 GMT
Sounds like our Robbie has been to hell and back last two years with severe Meningitis ;-(( It is wonderful to hear that he is now on the mend and back training with Sligo in Ireland. I know that he kept in contact with Rambo - who now is officially the Save a Life Cymru ambassador. Hope to see you in USA/Mexico 2026, Robert!
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Post by athenempadu on Jan 28, 2024 14:49:43 GMT
It doesn't matter how much talent you have, if you're young and continually not playing there is a large chance that you'll lose enthusiasm and that will almost certainly have an impact on your ability as well as completely stunting your progression further. It was the girls and the booze that got me  |
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Post by dragonsoccer on Jan 29, 2024 11:40:21 GMT
According to reports (published in December) Robbie was released at the end of the LOI season (after he had signed a short team deal with Sligo)
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Post by manulike on Jan 29, 2024 12:23:51 GMT
According to reports (published in December) Robbie was released at the end of the LOI season (after he had signed a short team deal with Sligo) Thank you for update. I think that Sligo's next game is only on 16 February. Last playing minutes I can find for Robbie were for 7 appearances since the summer - played right thro til end of LOI season (end Oct). Just happy to hear that he has turned the corner and is back on the mend after such a devastating illness. www.transfermarkt.co.uk/robbie-burton/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/404386/saison/2022/wettbewerb/IR1/verein/8780 |
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Post by dragonsoccer on Jan 29, 2024 12:35:57 GMT
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Post by surge on Jan 29, 2024 16:46:53 GMT
I hope it goes more smoothly and well for him hereon in.
Important to remember it's players life's and means of supporting their family.
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Post by allezlesrouges on Jan 31, 2024 13:53:16 GMT
So he's currently still clubless then? |
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Post by manulike on Sept 25, 2024 12:11:13 GMT
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Post by athenempadu on Sept 26, 2024 22:02:05 GMT
Yeah think he took part in one or two pre-season camps, along with 7 or 8 other youngsters. So he must have been considered one of the better youth prospects. But even then the majority of those prospects won't make the top level. There's a reason why hardly any premier league club has more than one or two regulars that came through their youth system. Most will drop down until they find their level. Premier League clubs have around 55 contracted youth players on their books, and nearly all of them won't get anywhere near their 1st team. |
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Post by allezlesrouges on Sept 27, 2024 10:34:55 GMT
Mad how he went from MOTM performance for Arsenal's first team on a pre-season tour & captaining their U23s to the 9th tier of the English pyramid in just 5 years
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Post by twofootedtackle on Oct 14, 2024 22:38:37 GMT
Surely a Welsh prem team would have been all over this..?
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Post by garynysmon on Oct 15, 2024 13:47:05 GMT
Surely a Welsh prem team would have been all over this..? Probably, if he was based anywhere near Wales. |
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