Alex Scott - Treasure his outstanding talent

[Curr Avon]

What a joy to watch, again.

Outstanding ball control. twists better than Chubby Checker, fantastic awareness of space and terrific passing.

Treasure his wonderful talent whilst he's here.

The clock is ticking.

 

Edited February 4, 2023 by Curr Avon

[Boston Red]

I make that eleven touches of the football all in quick succession to get out of the space and get the ball to Wells, but it is almost too fast to count. 

[Ecko]

I've been going since 1991, and he's the best player I've seen for us. He's worth the admission price alone. 

Someone said on here he would get into most premier teams, and I would 100% agree. 

Special talent.

[Antman]

3 minutes ago, Boston Red said:

I make that eleven touches of the football all in quick succession to get out of the space and get the ball to Wells, but it is almost too fast to count. 

he had 3 players in close attention, yet he managed to not only escape them, he laid off a killer ball too

[Finley_Smith10]

Disgustingly good. Best player on the pitch again

[David Brent]

1 minute ago, Ecko said:

I've been going since 1991, and he's the best player I've seen for us. He's worth the admission price alone. 

Someone said on here he would get into most premier teams, and I would 100% agree. 

Special talent.

Most would agree 

[RUSSEL85]

Premier league quality 

[Davefevs]

3 minutes ago, Ecko said:

I've been going since 1991, and he's the best player I've seen for us. He's worth the £48 admission price for Man City alone. 

Someone said on here he would get into most premier teams, and I would 100% agree. 

Special talent.

Fixed

[Red Army 75]

Absolutely quality. But you have to give credit to NP. He has made AS thrive. Love it 

[Red Exile]

Joy to watch. Making the most of it!

[Sturny]

Pretty confident he's going to be the biggest fee received in the championship this summer. 

He's entered a ridiculous form at the moment and doesn't seem to be dipping, but improving on it! We surely can demand a huge huge fee 

Edited February 4, 2023 by Sturny

[View from the Dolman]

As much as his talent and ability shines, his character is absolutely immense. Fist pumping for winning a goal kick. What a guy. 

[wendyredredrobin]

From the Preston forum..

"Only enjoyable part of that half was watching Alex Scott. Best player on the park by a country mile."

"That Scott is absolutely having a field day. Burned past about 4 of our players before playing that ball to wells for the 2nd goal." 

 

[chinapig]

3 minutes ago, Antman said:

he had 3 players in close attention, yet he managed to not only escape them, he laid off a killer ball too

De Bruyne doesn't so much pass to a teammate as pass to where the teammate is going to be at the end of his run. Alex did the same there.

[Curr Avon]

1 minute ago, Red Army 75 said:

Absolutely quality. But you have to give credit to NP. He has made AS thrive. Love it 

If we can win more second balls in midfield and pass through the phases better, Scott will run riot.

[Gazred]

Said last week he's just too good for this league. There will be multiple suitors in the summer.

 

 

[yardy]

When he does stuff like this in the Premier league the whole country will be drooling over him, would be a bargain at £25 million for any team.

He plays the beautiful game beautifully, a joy to watch.

[Curr Avon]

1 minute ago, yardy said:

When he does stuff like this in the Premier league the whole country will be drooling over him, would be a bargain at £25 million for any team.

He plays the beautiful game beautifully, a joy to watch.

Suddenly, £25 million looks cheap. 

[Jacki]

I’ve been telling my sons to enjoy him while we have him ever since I first watched him for us. He’s a sensational player and he’s got the lot.

Our last player who I was this sure would go to the very top was Webster but I think Scott is better than even him. He’s an outrageous talent. 

[sh1t_ref_again]

Just hope for his sake he does not pick up another yellow and miss the chance to test himself against the best. Think it maybe a 2 game ban for 10 yellows?

[glynriley]

1 minute ago, Curr Avon said:

Suddenly, £25 million looks cheap. 

Wait until Pep sees him. He paid 4 x that for Grealish

Swap?

[Jacki]

2 minutes ago, Curr Avon said:

Suddenly, £25 million looks cheap. 

I reckon he’s worth more than that when you look at what some clubs are paying for players nowadays. He’ll have about 80 appearances under his belt by the end of the season all being well, and he’ll have been sensational in at least half of them! 

[The Gasbuster]

7 minutes ago, yardy said:

When he does stuff like this in the Premier league the whole country will be drooling over him, would be a bargain at £25 million for any team.

He plays the beautiful game beautifully, a joy to watch.

He's not going to ******* Bournemouth ! 

[archie andrews]

Any scouts reading this thread... Take it from me hes effing useless 

[Curr Avon]

Just now, archie andrews said:

Any scouts reading this thread... Take it from me hes effing useless 

Alex who?

[formerly known as ivan]

A decent showing vs Man City in a few weeks would really catch the attention to some big clubs. Maybe even Man City themselves????

[David Brent]

10 minutes ago, glynriley said:

Wait until Pep sees him. He paid 4 x that for Grealish

Swap?

No thanks 

[RedM]

I'm just glad that for now the transfer window is shut 

[nickolas]

25 minutes ago, Ecko said:

I've been going since 1991, and he's the best player I've seen for us. He's worth the admission price alone. 

Someone said on here he would get into most premier teams, and I would 100% agree. 

Special talent.

Ah, but is he worth the Man City admission price?! That is the real question!

[Curr Avon]

Just now, RedM said:

I'm just glad that for now the transfer window is shut 

Locked, barred, with the shutters down and the curtains closed.

[archie andrews]

Just now, RedM said:

I'm just glad that for now the transfer window is shut 

Probably the best business of all the window RM

[nickolas]

2 minutes ago, formerly known as ivan said:

A decent showing vs Man City in a few weeks would really catch the attention to some big clubs. Maybe even Man City themselves????

Hes clearly going to go in the summer, but, a big but, it could literally be the best thing for the club to help clear debts but set us up for some decent investment ( not the type of Mark Ashton investment) needed to progress the squad. 
£30m+ please!

[ORANGE500]

15 minutes ago, Sturny said:

Pretty confident he's going to be the biggest fee received in the championship this summer. 

He's entered a ridiculous form at the moment and doesn't seem to be dipping, but improving on it! We surely can demand a huge huge fee 

Does he really have ro leave this summer he's only 19  he could stay for another two seasons and not only be guranteed to play every week but be the focal point of the team(will he get that in the PL) and still be a very young player when he does move on for a big fee and contract.

[Curr Avon]

2 minutes ago, RedM said:

I'm just glad that for now the transfer window is shut 

Did you go today M? If so, what was the atmosphere like in the away end?

[Red Army 75]

Tinnion tweeted 40 million the other day. Why not 

[Super]

18 minutes ago, sh1t_ref_again said:

Just hope for his sake he does not pick up another yellow and miss the chance to test himself against the best. Think it maybe a 2 game ban for 10 yellows?

He's in trouble I think you can easily see him getting booked in the next few games.

Saying that we have 4 games before then so may be ok

Edited February 4, 2023 by Super

[GlastonburyRed]

£40m top top top end I reckon, in the summer, presuming there will be a number of the PL big boys after him then.

[Phileas Fogg]

42 minutes ago, Curr Avon said:

What a joy to watch, again.

Outstanding ball control. twists better than Chubby Checker, fantastic awareness of space and terrific passing.

Treasure his wonderful talent whilst he's here.

The clock is ticking.

 

I totally agree, and this isn't a criticism of you - but I really dislike the negative "enjoy him whilst he's here" mentality that pops up on this forum every single time a player of ours looks to have potential and ability outweighing our current standing.

Every City fan knows AS is certain to play at a higher standard than the Championship and that it's likely he'll get snapped up by someone else fairly soon. I just think it's a bit of a small time mentality for it to be said every single time he plays well.

Apologies if this feels like a dig at you, because it's not - just a forum bug bear of mine!

[LondonBristolian]

Totally agree with those who say he is the most outstanding player we've had at the club in all my time watching. With Joe Bryan, Bobby Reid and Josh Brownhill there was always a sense that they might ultimately get a chance in the Premier League but the difference with Scott is that it feels like, barring serious injury, it is inevitable he will become a Premier League player, might well become a key player at a major side.

However, as much as we'll undoubtedly miss his talent when he goes, it feels like the club is finally at a point where there is enough of a structure and a platform to withstand losing major assets without substantially weakening the side. Whenever a key player left in the past it felt like there'd be a spending spree and a gamble and maybe one or two of the five players we bought might turn out to be half-decent. Nowadays it feels like, when Scott goes, we'll buy a couple of players who fit with a coherent recruitment strategy and quickly have another prospect coming through. It may be a while until we get another talent like Scott but it feels like they'll certainly be more young players who are good enough to earn their spot in the team. 

Edited February 4, 2023 by LondonBristolian

[ChippenhamRed]

He might already be our best ever player. I suspect he will probably go on to have the best career of any player ever to play for us. Incredible at 19

[clunes]

The silver lining is, it’s gonna be a crazy auction. He will make City a lot of money. 

[ChippenhamRed]

10 minutes ago, Super said:

He's in trouble I think you can easily see him getting booked in the next few games.

Saying that we have 4 games before then so may be ok

He needs to pick up a yellow next game to guarantee being available for Man City!

[marcus]

9 minutes ago, Super said:

He's in trouble I think you can easily see him getting booked in the next few games.

Saying that we have 4 games before then so may be ok

Wouldn’t worry about that, he’ll get booked again next game and serve his ban before it

[Fordy62]

1 minute ago, Phileas Fogg said:

I totally agree, and this isn't a criticism of you - but I really dislike the negative "enjoy him whilst he's here" mentality that pops up on this forum every single time a player of ours looks to have potential and ability outweighing our current standing.

Every City fan knows AS is certain to play at a higher standard than the Championship and that it's likely he'll get snapped up by someone else fairly soon. I just think it's a bit of a small time mentality for it to be said every single time he plays well.

Apologies if this feels like a dig at you, because it's not - just a forum bug bear of mine!

I sort of get your point. But I sort of see the other side too. 

On random points I’m on holiday abroad I like to stop and remind myself that I’m on holiday because I know in the blink of an eye it’ll be over and I’ll be back at work. 

So in short, enjoy him while he’s here!  

[CotswoldRed]

11 minutes ago, nickolas said:

Hes clearly going to go in the summer, but, a big but, it could literally be the best thing for the club to help clear debts but set us up for some decent investment ( not the type of Mark Ashton investment) needed to progress the squad. 
£30m+ please!

Ah, Mark Ashton. 

What a truly terrible man to have happened to this club. 

[Super]

Just now, ChippenhamRed said:

He needs to pick up a yellow next game to guarantee being available for Man City!

Or one after.

[sticks 1969]

3 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

He might already be our best ever player. I suspect he will probably go on to have the best career of any player ever to play for us. Incredible at 19

Andy Cole ? 

[RedorDead BCFC]

33 minutes ago, chinapig said:

De Bruyne doesn't so much pass to a teammate as pass to where the teammate is going to be at the end of his run. Alex did the same there.

Didn’t Beckham once say when asked how he knows to place the pass. “I just hit to where a team mate should be” 

[Phileas Fogg]

3 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

I sort of get your point. But I sort of see the other side too. 

On random points I’m on holiday abroad I like to stop and remind myself that I’m on holiday because I know in the blink of an eye it’ll be over and I’ll be back at work. 

So in short, enjoy him while he’s here!  

Haha - enjoy your holiday whilst it's here !

[ExiledAjax]

6 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

He might already be our best ever player. I suspect he will probably go on to have the best career of any player ever to play for us. Incredible at 19

Who would you say is the benchmark in the modern era? Cole? Abraham? They've both had good top flight careers plus England caps.

 

[Fordy62]

3 minutes ago, sticks 1969 said:

Andy Cole ? 

Cole went on to be great. Scott is better at our level than Cole was back then in my opinion. 

1 minute ago, ExiledAjax said:

Who would you say is the benchmark in the modern era? Cole? Abraham? They've both had good top flight careers plus England caps.

 

Abraham wasn’t ours. He’s easily ruled out. 

[maxjak]

5 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

He needs to pick up a yellow next game to guarantee being available for Man City!

I thought yellow cards only applied to individual competitions?  So if Alex was booked in league matches it does not carry over to the F A Cup..........unless the rules have changed?

[LondonBristolian]

2 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

Who would you say is the benchmark in the modern era? Cole? Abraham? They've both had good top flight careers plus England caps.

 

At the moment I'd go Cole over Abraham (even if I didn't agree with @Fordy62 about not counting a loan) as he played a key role in a team that won a hell of a lot of trophies. Still time for Abraham to win more but he'd need more honours to usurp Cole. 

[Phileas Fogg]

5 minutes ago, CotswoldRed said:

Ah, Mark Ashton. 

What a truly terrible man to have happened to this club. 

I actually think it would've been really interesting to see what Lee Johnson could've done with this crop of young players. Make no mistake, I'd much MUCH rather it was Pearson managing them.. but I think it didn't suit Johnson to have all that money to spend combined with Ashton's presence. 

I've always thought Johnson had a really good eye for a player (Brownhill, Bobby Reid position change, Webster etc) and perhaps he would've actually done better with less money. 

The combination of Johnson and Ashton didn't work at all long term. Ironically, I think Johnson would've done a lot better with someone like Pearson in the Ashton role/DOF!

[bexhill reds]

8 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

He might already be our best ever player. I suspect he will probably go on to have the best career of any player ever to play for us. Incredible at 19

I think it’s quite frightening where he could go in his career, I genuinely think that this and another season in the Championship (assuming no promotion) will genuinely give him the best possible continuation to his football education. It would be really interesting where his future might be if the has an outstanding game against Man City…

[Porto Red]

I wonder if Alex Scott knows that there are people in the stands in their 60s & 70s saying he's the best player they've ever seen for us.

[LondonBristolian]

Just now, bexhill reds said:

I think it’s quite frightening where he could go in his career, I genuinely think that this and another season in the Championship (assuming no promotion) will genuinely give him the best possible continuation to his football education. It would be really interesting where his future might be if the has an outstanding game against Man City…

I also think he may not be in a hurry to move and might even extend his contact to get him more money in the short term and the club security around getting a fee. He seems settled, he seems to be quite close to a lot of the other young players coming through and he'll know he's good enough for a club to eventually pay whatever asking price City ultimately set. I'm sure he'll go when the right offer comes in but he doesn't need to move to the first club to pay the asking price and can hold out for the move that seems right for him. 

[ChippenhamRed]

9 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

Who would you say is the benchmark in the modern era? Cole? Abraham? They've both had good top flight careers plus England caps.

 

Got to be Cole. Won the treble with United!

6 minutes ago, maxjak said:

I thought yellow cards only applied to individual competitions?  So if Alex was booked in league matches it does not carry over to the F A Cup..........unless the rules have changed?

Didn’t Pring miss out against WBA in the cup last week due to suspension? Might be wrong.

[Silvio Dante]

18 minutes ago, RedorDead BCFC said:

Didn’t Beckham once say when asked how he knows to place the pass. “I just hit to where a team mate should be” 

@Steve Watts this sounds familiar

[sh1t_ref_again]

9 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

Got to be Cole. Won the treble with United!

Didn’t Pring miss out against WBA in the cup last week due to suspension? Might be wrong.

Had 2 bookings against Swansea, but unsure if due to that alone or totting up

[REDOXO]

1 hour ago, Antman said:

he had 3 players in close attention, yet he managed to not only escape them, he laid off a killer ball too

Filthy!

[ExiledAjax]

16 minutes ago, LondonBristolian said:

At the moment I'd go Cole over Abraham (even if I didn't agree with @Fordy62 about not counting a loan) as he played a key role in a team that won a hell of a lot of trophies. Still time for Abraham to win more but he'd need more honours to usurp Cole. 

 

11 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

Got to be Cole. Won the treble with United!

Didn’t Pring miss out against WBA in the cup last week due to suspension? Might be wrong.

Ha so all Scott has to do is win a treble. Easy.

[ChippenhamRed]

1 minute ago, sh1t_ref_again said:

Had 2 bookings against Swansea, but unsure if due to that alone or totting up

Ah OK.

[grifty]

Preston fans raving about him on their forum.

"Sorry if it’s already been mentioned, but that Alex Scott is an unbelievable footballer. 

He’s 19 and is literally dictating games. Wow. 

Can understand why Brizzle want £25 million for him. Superb."

[Davefevs]

37 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

He needs to pick up a yellow next game to guarantee being available for Man City!

Nope.  Yellows don’t transgress across competitions.  The only way he can miss the Man City game is if he gets sent off, and then the suspension is competition-agnostic.

If he got red carded for foul play next week v Norwich, his 3 game ban would be over by Man City.  But if he got the same red v Sunderland, the 3rd game of his red card ban would be the Man City game.  Hope that makes sense.

29 minutes ago, maxjak said:

I thought yellow cards only applied to individual competitions?  So if Alex was booked in league matches it does not carry over to the F A Cup..........unless the rules have changed?

Correct.

12 minutes ago, sh1t_ref_again said:

Had 2 bookings against Swansea, but unsure if due to that alone or totting up

purely because of 2 yellows. In the FA Cup.  Pring has 5 League yellows, but as we are past 19 league games, he’s now got to get 10 yellows by game 37 to get suspended.

[Silvio Dante]

I think, in all seriousness, with Alex now we’re into a very limited number of premier league clubs being in the equation. Outside of the “big” clubs the only one I’d entertain if I was his advisor would be Brighton because of how they have developed players. I also think, as he’s said before, he wants to play football - and IMO he’s ready.

Chelsea are a basket case so rule them out. Liverpool are in the market for midfielders and I could see that. Arsenal he’d fit the style but as a Spurs fan - would he go? Newcastle to me have too many similar players, and although I’d think he’d thrive under Pep, is he needed at Man City? Man Utd a possibility but they have Fernandes. Abroad wise Dortmund are the obvious but I genuinely think they’d be priced out.

My overall view is that I think Liverpool are the most likely candidate, but I’d rather he stayed!

[CityAl]

In relatively recent history we have seen a number (or should that be most?) of the current England midfielders playing in the championship against City while young/developing.

Kalvin Phillips(Leeds), Mason Mount(Derby), Jack Grealish(Villa), James Madison(Norwich), Jude Bellingham (Brum)

Alex Scott appears to be right up there with all of those performance level wise, probably at a younger age than all of them except Bellingham.

[BCFC Rich]

30 minutes ago, grifty said:

Preston fans raving about him on their forum.

"Sorry if it’s already been mentioned, but that Alex Scott is an unbelievable footballer. 

He’s 19 and is literally dictating games. Wow. 

Can understand why Brizzle want £25 million for him. Superb."

The reply to that is good too, 

Yup. We spent nearly £2m on Ledson and McCann. And when compared to Scott they look non league.

 

 

[NickJ]

1 hour ago, Phileas Fogg said:

 I really dislike the negative "enjoy him whilst he's here" mentality that pops up on this forum every single time a player of ours looks to have potential and ability outweighing our current standing.

 

Me too

[MC RISK77]

Incredible talent- I really hope if he goes in the summer he goes to a team that he can start in week in week out next season- so anyone other than top 6, spend a couple of years their before his big move

Fantastic footballer