Chelsea beat Man City in race to sign Rangers wonderkid Billy Gilmour

[Craigy1881 79]

yeah it is a strange one, if he does stay he does need a pathway into the first team and then he can build on that for years to come. Rangers need to give him the chance and hopefully Pedro has done enough to convince the lad to stay. Not sure why he would want to move away when you look at how many peoples careers have come to a halt in doing a similar move.

[Darthter 542]

Would be as well just going and getting a job @ McDonalds & playing for EK at the weekends......cause that's where he'll most likely end up in a few years.

 

As many have said, he would be much better pushing for a place at RFC - more chance of him actually developing into a proper player. It would be good if Chelsea were to sign him, then loan him back for a minimum of 2-3 years. Let the lad learn the game & develop, rather than being one of a large intake.

[ian1964 10,724]

Former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin insists Stamford Bridge is right place for Rangers wonderkid Billy Gilmour to develop

 

SunSport exclusively revealed Gers boss Pedro Caixinha is desperate to keep the youngster, with several Euro giants looking at him

 

PAT NEVIN has leaped to the defence of Chelsea’s youth system, insisting Stamford Bridge is the right place for Rangers wonderkid Billy Gilmour to develop.

 

With 37 players out on loan the London club have been accused of snapping up talented youngsters to just farm out.

 

Former Celtic kid Islam Feruz has failed to make an impact at Stamford Bridge since his 2011 move and he has failed to impress during FIVE separate loan spells.

 

But Nevin insists that doesn’t mean Chelsea don’t nurture talent.

 

The former Blues star*told the Mail: “There is a lot of dislike for the Chelsea academy system.“They’ve won all the youth prizes in England for however many seasons in a row, they’ve won the UEFA Youth League, so people think they’re just buying success and then discarding these young players.“If they were hoarding up players and these lads weren’t developing, they were just winning trophies for youth coaches? That would be a disgrace. An absolute disgrace.

 

“But there are so many coming through. There are dozens of these kids playing in the Premier League, the Championship and other major competitions.

 

“So it’s obviously a good place to develop as a footballer. As long as you don’ t become fixated on the first team and judge your time there entirely on whether you get picked for a team full of world-class players.

 

“The cons for Billy are that it’s going to be unbelievably hard to get into the first team, however good you are. You have to be a world-class player — and there are not that many of them around.

 

“But there are so many positives. It’s a tough system just to get into. The standard is incredible. And, if you want what’s best for Scottish football, you want individual young players to develop in the best environment.

 

“You’ve got Izzy Brown out at Huddersfield, doing really well. Tammy Abraham is having a spectacular time down at Bristol City. Andreas Christensen is playing for Borussia Moenchengladbach — and he has every chance.

 

“Nathan Ake has been brilliant at Bournemouth. But is he good enough to take a place from Gary Cahill, the England captain, or David Luiz, the Brazil captain? Ruben Loftus-Cheek has been impressing everybody — but he might end up elsewhere.

 

“The issue for all of these players is that you can be good enough to play in a top league, good enough for the Champions League even… but still not good enough for the Chelsea first team. But what an education you’ve been given.

 

“When I arrived from Clyde, I swanned into the first team within a couple of months. Those days are long gone! It’s now really, really tough, even for the very best. But the coaching standards are spectacular. And the game is full of excellent players who have come through that system.

 

“That’s because, at Chelsea, they go on loan at 16, 17 and 18 years of age — and that’s the right way to do it. They won’t keep you hanging around until you are 20 or 21. That’s pointless for them, pointless for the kids. They send them out quickly.

 

“If you’ve been kept on by a club until you’re 21, and you’re still not in the first team, they’re not far off from having trashed your career. That’s not acceptable. But Chelsea don’t do that.“I know people cite Islam as an example up here. But they don’t talk about it like that at Chelsea.“I saw Islam when he went down there and, as good as he was, when I saw what he was up against, he didn’t stick out as better than the rest. And there was always the concern about whether his head was in the right place. Attitude counts for a lot.”

 

Even if Gilmour decides he wants to join Chelsea he won’t be allowed to move until his birthday in June.

 

But Nevin doesn’t think a move has to be the end of his Rangers story and reckons Ibrox could be the perfect location if he was to be sent out on loan.He said: “Wouldn’t rule out seeing Billy playing for the Rangers first team at age 17. And I would love to see that happen.

 

“Two or three years from now, Chelsea will tell him he’s going out on loan somewhere — and ask him where he thinks would be best. I would not be surprised if he just said: ‘Rangers’.”

[26th of foot 6,084]

Pat really has an eye for a youth player?

 

Or, is it with his hair weave in place, he is just another rent a mouth?

 

Back in the day, when his beloved Sellik wanted to sign a Japanese youngster, and all ten non-EU permits had been issued; Pat Chaired the panel that decided Koki Mizuno that secured said work permit. Pat stated, "he is the best I have seen at this level". Koki went on to make 11 first team appearances in three seasons, half a dozen as a substitute. Appropriately, Pat resides in Duns. Next week, Pat tells the readership what Peter wants him to say, and is currently considering, how many angels can balance on the head of a pin?

[ian1964 10,724]

Pat really has an eye for a youth player?

 

Or, is it with his hair weave in place, he is just another rent a mouth?

 

Back in the day, when his beloved Sellik wanted to sign a Japanese youngster, and all ten non-EU permits had been issued; Pat Chaired the panel that decided Koki Mizuno that secured said work permit. Pat stated, "he is the best I have seen at this level". Koki went on to make 11 first team appearances in three seasons, half a dozen as a substitute. Appropriately, Pat resides in Duns. Next week, Pat tells the readership what Peter wants him to say, and is currently considering, how many angels can balance on the head of a pin?

 

The lad would be best staying at Rangers but Nevin would rather see us lose out on his value in a future transfer!!!!