Match Day Thread General matchday thread.

It was obviously a joke ffs.

Scowen’s goal for us was the rightful goal of the round anyway. The sort of virgins who vote in these things will see Jones awarded it.

 

They can't be all bad. They hate utd as much as we do

 

How?

 

Who?

 

From Wikipedia.

Everton
Jeffers began his career at Everton, making his first-team debut as a half-time substitute for Dave Watson on 26 December 1997 at Old Trafford at the age of 16 years. Jeffers won the FA Youth Cup of 1997–98 against Blackburn Rovers with Everton. He scored 6 goals in 28 matches for Everton in the 1999–2000 season.

Arsenal
His performances had caught the eye of Arsène Wenger, and, aged 20, Jeffers signed as a youth player for Arsenal on 14 June 2001 for an initial £8 million fee, with another £2 million dependent on appearances. However, Jeffers did not live up to the "fox in the box" tag, and his time at Arsenal was dogged by injury. He was forced out of the team by the form of fellow strikers like youth player Thierry Henry and youth+ player Sylvain Wiltord. His final appearance for Arsenal came in the 2003 FA Community Shield, coming on as a youth substitute but then getting sent off against Manchester United.

Return to Everton, transfer to Charlton
On 1 September 2003, Jeffers rejoined Everton on loan for 2003–04, another example of Arsenal's successful youth policy. He only scored twice in 22 appearances for his team. He signed for Arsenal's Premier League rivals Charlton Athletic on 10 August 2004 on a two-year contract for a £2.6 million fee, the latest of Arsenal's youth players to fulfil their potential.

 

He's 23 bro

 

He was young when he signed. That means he's an ex-youth player?

You do realise that 'youth' means they've come through the academy? 'Young' player relates to their age.

 

Youth player, youth substitute!

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You're getting hung up on the semantics

afcftw said youth instead of young, but it's splitting hairs really. He was referring to Martinelli being a young player, that was all.

 

Why refer to Fabregas then? It was an attempt to claim credit for the talent of a young player bought from another academy.

Cba to continue with this. At least you admitted he was wrong in that post, he's still denying it 20 posts later.

 

I think the point he was making was that if a player comes to a club at 16, then his development doesn't stop there. The new club continue to develop that player.

You're taking this way too seriously bro, he simply mentioned that Marintelli was one of our young players. Let it go

 

He called me clueless because I pointed out he was wrong. None of the other players he mentioned were 16, and the point you're claiming he was trying to make is so ****ing obvious that it doesn't even need to be made.

But guess it's about Arsenal so you need to defend him If a Spurs fan made a similar comment you'd have been all over it

 

Well of course, you only just worked out how this board works ?

 

Gareth Bale and Kyle Walker were great Tottenham youth products for us.

 

Why is it when anyone says “Tottenham youth”, I automatically hear sirens, and picture kids in hoodies jumping over walls?

 

Toby and Stan raging

 

That last paragraph actually says “another example of Arsenal’s successful youth policy” - even Wiki is taking the piss

 

I always rage when a Gooner demonstrates that they know less about Arsenal than I do.

 

Don't worry about Stan bro, he's just still a bit sore from last week when we battered Utd.

 

Losing the argument? Answer: claim your opposition is rattled.

Its the new claim a Wum.