buster. 5,196 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Just now, Rousseau said: (I'm not sure Dalcio counts, as he was Benfica B, wasn't he?) Hindsight's a wonderful thing. The problem is that it's become very predictable and in the vast majority of cases, it isn't working. Ryan Kent is the one (current loan) that so far bucks the trend but a judgement on his season still has a way to go. I don't like the idea that loan players from certain clubs need to get X% of minutes and more importantly, I doubt some of our own players like it either. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 3 hours ago, buster. said: Past loan deals for youngsters from big clubs (IMO Roma and Benfica are big clubs) Oduwa Zelalem Ball Dalcio Sadiq Toral Ejaria I can see a pattern that we get players that will never make it at parent club. I think we'd be better off developing our own players. eg. Ejaria might have more footballing talent than Ross McCrorie but he hasn't got the same size of cojones or understanding of the club. The likes of McCrorie should be our future and they need games. Bringing in 'talent' without the right mindset won't take us forward. Conveniently omitting Kent. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,044 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Look at Chelsea they have given more loans than a pawn . 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,196 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 1 hour ago, craig said: Conveniently omitting Kent. Read more carefully Craig..............."Past loan deals" 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bluedell 5,627 Posted December 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2018 Disappointed in the boy. If he can't hack it here then it doesn't bode well for the future. He was doing OK until recently and was often a first choice on merit. He's let himself and us down. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whosthedado 1,685 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Bluedell said: Disappointed in the boy. If he can't hack it here then it doesn't bode well for the future. He was doing OK until recently and was often a first choice on merit. He's let himself and us down. Bang on. If you don'thave the bottle to play week in week out for Rangers then he will never make it at Liverpool. A career in the lower echelons of English football beckons....... Edited December 16, 2018 by Whosthedado 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Loan deals have a terrible success rate and invariably do more harm than good. We should stop indulging in them unless we have an option to buy. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,044 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 I am against loan deals if they have to happen I would like to see it limited to two a club , who knows it might help clubs bring through their own youngsters. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walterbear 557 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Loan deals are essential given the financial problems and Pedro crashing £10m and warburton before him. But kids out of an academy irrespective of the size of club handling Scottish cloggers who are fit and more suited to a life in the Royal Marines isn’t a good solution. I think we need to get more mature and more physical players if they are loans. The success rate is poor but it can work if the selection is better and we do still need them. Too often it seems an experiment by the lender to see how good their kids are and more often than not they find out at our expense. ejaria had a very good start to the season btw but it seems he’s been found out mentally and may regret his decision. By and large he did well for us and played a major role in qualifying us for EL. To say he was a complete failure is not correct. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacK1950 2,378 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Think he will disappear into obscurity like Zalelam and Oduwa IMO. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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