During the era of Denilson, Bendtner, Chamakh and Gervinho, also known as The First Deadwood era, I held no real affinity for any of the players who weren't in the first XI. They were young players who'd shown promise and, thanks to the likes of Nasri and Cesc, the club had panicked and signed them [...]
I thought it was just me going a little mad, what with all of this warmth and sun I'm getting on the Algarve, but it appears the world is going a little bonkers this morning too. Let's start with the news that Niklas Bendtner is on the verge of signing for Nottingham Forest. Eh??? The [...]
It's Tuesday morning, I'm on my way into The Big Smoke, with the topic of conversation between myself and myself this morning being on false dawns and fabulous successes when it comes to young players. I can tell you one thing right now: I couldn't spot a superstar at a young age if I tried. [...]