TomBCFCUK Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Just Speaking to one of my mates who is a Evertonian, When he came across "The academy(Everton) are looking to sign 16yr old Bristol City forward Tristan Plummer for a fee of 150k." Anyone else heard anything about this...? I hope not seems like he has a bright future! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonsKev Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Better not be true as he is worth alot more than £150k however with him not being 17 we can't give him a contract to make sure he stays. The problem now is that the big guns are coming and robbing lower league clubs of there best youngersters. Just ask rovers ala Sinclair with Chelsea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Boy Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 A bright future?It was Wilson last season and it seems that Everton or somebody to do with them, are being mischievious.Although, that appears to be the way the club are going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukejones2 Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 He has stated to friends that he wants to leave City. It could well be that there is truth in this story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Boy Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 He has stated to friends that he wants to leave City. It could well be that there is truth in this story.I'm not a bit surprised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhyde Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 He has stated to friends that he wants to leave City. It could well be that there is truth in this story.I hope he does want to leave. If he didn't I'd question his ambition. Leaving BCFC should be a long term goal for all our players.Hopefully he'll have seen what happens if he leaves too early like Anyinsah, or too late ala Fortune.He needs to get the right advice and leave after around a year after establishing himself in our first team if we're still at this level. Worked for Lita, and Coterill has gone the same route. He'd be foolish to leave a team renouwned for giving youngsters a chance, and a recent track record for developing players in his position to their potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinman-is-god Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 I'm not a bit surprised I am...admittedly i'm not one of those in the know but is there any obvious reason why he would want to leave? If he does, we better get a decent fee for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samo Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 If he does, we better get a decent fee for himone positive is that we do have alot of previous experience with youngsters moving on to higher ground, and at least we can expect the club to get a fair amount for him. the transfers of rosienior & hill seem to have taught the club some harsh lessons as regards getting value for monry on our academy players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonsKev Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 He is only on an acadamy contract which means he would/could leave for next to nothing. We can't give him a proffesional contract until he turns 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samo Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 He is only on an acadamy contract which means he would/could leave for next to nothing. We can't give him a proffesional contract until he turns 17.surely we'd be entitled to some sort of compensation? others ins similar positions (inc. the sags) got £150K+ under very similar circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonsKev Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Yeah, we'd be entitled to compo, however this never usually mirrors the true value of the player.This is what Leeds are taking Chelsea about. The big clubs are now robbing lower league clubs of there best young talent. I don't particually like Leeds but I'm in agreement with them. We need to stop clubs and agents robbing clubs of there best young talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianred Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 This is why we need to get out of this league, it may help us hold on to these youngsters with starry eyes. The gap between us and the bigger clubs is massive to a talented youngster. But just because there are bigger clubs does not mean they will make the grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samo Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Yeah, we'd be entitled to compo, however this never usually mirrors the true value of the player.This is what Leeds are taking Chelsea about. The big clubs are now robbing lower league clubs of there best young talent. I don't particually like Leeds but I'm in agreement with them. We need to stop clubs and agents robbing clubs of there best young talent.that is a very good point as regards the value. the only thing i'd say in plummers case is that it might be more of an asyinga (sp) type situation than a cotterill one. he might be amazing or he might end being rubbish, we'll have to wait and see. I don't like leeds either (despite the fact i live there! ) but they have mre than vaild grounds to stand up and fight in my eyes too. maybe a bit less of the snide comments from old ken bates might help their cause though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numbeast Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Everything in football now seems geared to towards those who have money especially when it comes to poaching young talenent. Chelsea are a prime example but not the only premire side guilty of this. It's about time the FA treated young talent as they do those above 17. Maybe one way out of it is if they stick a 25% of ALL future transfers clause so however many time the kid gets transfered the original club would get a quater of the fee, that may deter clubs from stealing talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seesaw Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 he might be amazing or he might end being rubbish, we'll have to wait and see. You certainly covered both ends fo the spectrum there, there's awfull lot of middle ground he could fall into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samo Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 You certainly covered both ends fo the spectrum there, there's awfull lot of middle ground he could fall into.no doubt. was just pointing out the fact we have no real idea how he'll perform long term. i realise he might be average as well, but it doesn't read as dramatically Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seesaw Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 no doubt. was just pointing out the fact we have no real idea how he'll perform long term. i realise he might be average as well, but it doesn't read as dramatically Had me on the edge of me seat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonsKev Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 You certainly covered both ends fo the spectrum there, there's awfull lot of middle ground he could fall into.I've seen the likes of Lita, Cotterill, Rosenior & Goldbourne through the acadamy. As i've stated in a previous post i believe Plummer to be better than all of them at 16/17. We need to keep these kind of players and we have a good chance of doing so because of our success rate of bringing on players into the first team.I spoke to Pete Coleman last season at an acadamy game and he believes our acadamy teams to be the most watched by scouts in England.(We must be doing something right) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolman_Dave Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Saw him play in the friendly at Clevedon and thought he looked some way behind Jennison in terms of development. He's quick but pretty small. One that could go either way really. Certainly doesnt look any more encouraging than Marvin Brown (and nowhere near as good as his brother at that age) so who knows where he will end up?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballwinningcentrehalf Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 I spoke to Pete Coleman last season at an acadamy game and he believes our acadamy teams to be the most watched by scouts in England.(We must be doing something right)Possibly because as a lower league team we'd be easier to poach players from than a Premiership Academy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris84 Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 liam rosenior done well when he got move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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