dargla Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Skipped to Reading for more money and then bang joins lower league football with Exeter. When will many of our young uns stop listening to there agents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim S Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Skipped to Reading for more money and then bang joins lower league football with Exeter. When will many of our young uns stop listening to there agents. don't knock it I'm sure he got a few quid out of it and some good experience on his CV. I was always suprised that Reading wanted him cos while I thought he was an ok player I never really thought he set the world alight. League One is probably the right level for him in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderHider Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Maybe someone should tell Stambolsiv, has he actually got himself a club yet? Maybe football aint his thing. I can't understand why a pro footballer who has come through the ranks decides to leave like that...Its their life I guess and he'll live to regret what his agent has brainwashed him with, but as you say, promising prospects who feel City is below their ability have never ever gone to do anything at all, maybe its a good thing these Ego players leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdave60 Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Skipped to Reading for more money and then bang joins lower league football with Exeter. When will many of our young uns stop listening to there agents. If i remember correctly, it was not his choice I am sure City pushed him into it, they took the money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riaz Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Skipped to Reading for more money and then bang joins lower league football with Exeter. When will many of our young uns stop listening to there agents. Your being a bit harsh on scott golbourne. We did afterall accept an offer from reading, who were at the time a long way ahead of us. I think he had ambition in that move. Cant see how an agent would have made a difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCAGFC Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Scott Golbourne was forced out of the club, GJ said he was not in his plans and that he needed the money to bring in other players. BCAGFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pederho ll Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 I understand that Goldbourne was a back up for Exeter.......they were trying to get Blackman, but he decided to come to us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliftonCliff Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Just after the Portsmouth lad signed for us, I posted a brief comment on the relevant (Blackman) thread about Golbourne: I found it interesting that it had evidently been in our manager's mind to sign a young, promising, natural left back, yet he was apparently not tempted to re-sign Golbourne when he was released by Reading. This was before this news broke that he had gone to Exeter. As I said in my other post, some years ago I happened to meet, quite by chance through our respective partners, a member of the Academy staff who was very firmly of the opinion that Golbourne was a Premier player in the making, and that he needed to move on to a Championship club (or higher) as soon as possible if his professional development was not going to be harmed. We were in League One at the time and I think Tinnion was still manager. It was certainly before Johnson took over. The implication was that young players with potential were wasting their time staying at City and even risking their careers to some degree. I don't know if the guy still works for the Academy, but I'd love to know what thinks now. Golbourne was making regular first team appearances here before he left - whether of his own volition or otherwise - and was also a more-or-less automatic choice at left back for his country for a time, if my memory is correct. It would be very hard now to make a case that he had been well-advised to move on, in the light of subsequent developments. Others have gone down the same road: Anyinsah springs to mind as one example. Young Stambolsiev might do well to reflect on this, although in fairness I must say I do share the concerns of other contributors to the site about a seeming reluctance over the last couple of seasons to give youth a chance at first team level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric04 Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Just after the Portsmouth lad signed for us, I posted a brief comment on the relevant (Blackman) thread about Golbourne: I found it interesting that it had evidently been in our manager's mind to sign a young, promising, natural left back, yet he was apparently not tempted to re-sign Golbourne when he was released by Reading. This was before this news broke that he had gone to Exeter. As I said in my other post, some years ago I happened to meet, quite by chance through our respective partners, a member of the Academy staff who was very firmly of the opinion that Golbourne was a Premier player in the making, and that he needed to move on to a Championship club (or higher) as soon as possible if his professional development was not going to be harmed. We were in League One at the time and I think Tinnion was still manager. It was certainly before Johnson took over. The implication was that young players with potential were wasting their time staying at City and even risking their careers to some degree. I don't know if the guy still works for the Academy, but I'd love to know what thinks now. Golbourne was making regular first team appearances here before he left - whether of his own volition or otherwise - and was also a more-or-less automatic choice at left back for his country for a time, if my memory is correct. It would be very hard now to make a case that he had been well-advised to move on, in the light of subsequent developments. Others have gone down the same road: Anyinsah springs to mind as one example. Young Stambolsiev might do well to reflect on this, although in fairness I must say I do share the concerns of other contributors to the site about a seeming reluctance over the last couple of seasons to give youth a chance at first team level. Some you win, some you lose. Was Liam Rosenior right to leave? Lita? Cotterill? (Yes i know we sold the last two). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eamer Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Not forgetting Joe Anyinsah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myol'man Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Scott did OK for a young 'un at Reading, and even played in the Premier league, until injury forced him to miss nearly a season. He had been told he was being lined up to replace Villa bound Nicky Shorey, but never recovered to challenge for a first team place. Had a succesful loan spell at Oldham last season. Good luck at Exeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niall Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Good luck at Exeter St. James Park fast becoming a haven for ex-City players/loanees: Edwards Russell Stewart Tisdale Harley Golbourne Corr (was it Orient away in the LDV where he scored? I think there were about 14 of us there) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunley Legend Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Just after the Portsmouth lad signed for us, I posted a brief comment on the relevant (Blackman) thread about Golbourne: I found it interesting that it had evidently been in our manager's mind to sign a young, promising, natural left back, yet he was apparently not tempted to re-sign Golbourne when he was released by Reading. This was before this news broke that he had gone to Exeter. As I said in my other post, some years ago I happened to meet, quite by chance through our respective partners, a member of the Academy staff who was very firmly of the opinion that Golbourne was a Premier player in the making, and that he needed to move on to a Championship club (or higher) as soon as possible if his professional development was not going to be harmed. We were in League One at the time and I think Tinnion was still manager. It was certainly before Johnson took over. The implication was that young players with potential were wasting their time staying at City and even risking their careers to some degree. I don't know if the guy still works for the Academy, but I'd love to know what thinks now. Golbourne was making regular first team appearances here before he left - whether of his own volition or otherwise - and was also a more-or-less automatic choice at left back for his country for a time, if my memory is correct. It would be very hard now to make a case that he had been well-advised to move on, in the light of subsequent developments. Others have gone down the same road: Anyinsah springs to mind as one example. Young Stambolsiev might do well to reflect on this, although in fairness I must say I do share the concerns of other contributors to the site about a seeming reluctance over the last couple of seasons to give youth a chance at first team level. I have a feeling, and certainly hope anyway, that we may see a slight shift in policy from GJ this season on the youth front. I felt he could have done a lot more in terms of giving younger players a game at the end of last season (although I can understand a manager only wanting to give youngsters who he is sure are "Championship Standard" a game). Our Academy has hardly produced an endless stream of talent at this standard has it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliftonCliff Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 I have a feeling, and certainly hope anyway, that we may see a slight shift in policy from GJ this season on the youth front. I felt he could have done a lot more in terms of giving younger players a game at the end of last season (although I can understand a manager only wanting to give youngsters who he is sure are "Championship Standard" a game). Our Academy has hardly produced an endless stream of talent at this standard has it? I hope you're right, Greebo. It's not that anyone expects Wilson, Ribeiro, Artus and others at that stage of their careers to nail down regular first team spots so soon, but you do feel they should be at least on the bench from time to time, getting the feel of being part of the first team set-up, making the occasional sub appearance and perhaps even getting a start if we happen to draw weak opposition in a cup game and it's felt we can afford to rest one or two seniors. Most fans appreciate that it can be a fine line between holding a player back too long and damaging confidence by throwing him in at the deep end, but there must come a point at which it can get disheartening for these lads - especially when they see players of similar age and experience signing from elsewhere. You can only improve so much in the reserves - or out on loan for that matter. I will be disappointed if we don't see a slightly less cautious attitude to blooding young talent in the forthcoming season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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