One of Spurs' most obvious mistakes was pulling out out the reserve league. They had their reasons (whether right or wrong) but I don't think they have benefited from the decision. I used to really enjoy watching the reserves, cheap to watch, no crowd hassles, no transport issues, and with the chance of being able to say "I saw him when he was in the reserves and an unknown." when seeing someone début for the 1st team. Watching the NextGen side isn't quite the same ...... half the games are abroad and a number of the games feature ineligible players
Do you mean this lad Shaquille Coulthirst... please log in to view this image Spurcat, have you seen this one play? .... I hope he's good at football, because he's got a face like Ronaldinho's uglier brother!
If it was 2/3 years ago, then I am sure you must be thinking of Sam Cox. He had dreadlocks and played both RB and LB. He was released by the club 2 seasons ago and signed for Barnet. He has never really featured for then since Lawrie Sanchez became manager, although he did make a substitute appearance for them against a Spurs XI this pre-season. I believe he is currently out on loan to a non-league side.
Yeah, wasn't particularly impressed with him(Cox). I've Googled Nathan(probably should've done it earlier) and he played in a Brentford game I saw last season, which explains why I recognised the name. Problem solved
He's in the Academy squad instead of the reserves. He (and, from some accounts, Milos Veljkovic) will step into the reserves in a year or two.
Goalkeepers Ben Alnwick - Never looked great when I have seen him and doesn't seen to be getting any better. Jordan Archer - Got in the Scotland U21 squad, so must have something about him. David Button - Give him a few more years. Oscar Jansson - No idea. Mirko Ranieri - Still very young. Defenders Nathan Byrne - Could be a decent player Steven Caulker - Get him back next season! Bongani Khumalo - Highly doubt it, can hardly cut it at Championship level at the moment. Kyle Naughton - Maybe not at us, but could be a decent player for a mid table side. Adam Smith - I like him, could be a good future for him. Bruno Uvini* - Ask youtube Midfielders John Bostock - Not really, still young though. Tom Carroll - I would say yes, can we grow him a bit more though? Cristian Ceballos - Anyone from Barca's academy is decent! Iago Falque - Looks better suited to European football rather than the Premier League. Ryan Fredericks - Possibly Giancarlo Gallifuoco - Who? Massimo Luongo - Few more loan spells before I judge Ryan Mason - No, doesn't seem to have much about him. Jake Nicholson Dean Parrett - Doesn't seem to be improving at all. Alex Pritchard Andros Townsend - Yes, could be decent back up next season. Jesse Waller-Lassen Forwards Simon Dawkins-No Harry Kane - No, finishing is very poor and has no pace about him. Cameron Lancaster - Possibly, haven't seen him alot but has something about him Jon Obika-No Kudus Oyenuga-No
Do you see a lot of academy games, Zigzag? Kane really surprised me, he scored bags of goals at the lower levels and in preseason so I thought he'd have far better striker's instincts but like Obika he just hasn't looked like taking the step up so far.
