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Mwncisee Middlesbrough 11 May 22 3.57pm
Egbo is just another example of the realities of the step up from promising youngster to top flight first team regular. Every season a proportion of the fanbase clamour that surely the bright prospect (Insert name here) should be playing (This season it seems to be Rak-Sakyi). Egbo, Kaikai and does anyone remembewr all the hype around Reise Allassani? Look where he is now. He was an England U16's star. I can understand why, it's just the idea of a young player coming up through the ranks and becoming a star player for the club pulls on the heart strings, yet the reality and frequency of this is extremely unlikely. The only case I can really say has done this in my 30 years of supporting Palace is Zaha.
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Middlesbrough 11 May 22 3.57pm

Egbo is just another example of the realities of the step up from promising youngster to top flight first team regular.

Every season a proportion of the fanbase clamour that surely the bright prospect (Insert name here) should be playing (This season it seems to be Rak-Sakyi).

Egbo, Kaikai and does anyone remembewr all the hype around Reise Allassani? Look where he is now. He was an England U16's star.

I can understand why, it's just the idea of a young player coming up through the ranks and becoming a star player for the club pulls on the heart strings, yet the reality and frequency of this is extremely unlikely. The only case I can really say has done this in my 30 years of supporting Palace is Zaha.

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palace99 New Mills 16 May 22 5.42pm
Originally posted by MrRobbo I think you hit the nail on he head there. Most will not make it, but we have to almost go through the motions with a group to keep the wheels turning long enough to find a gem. All the more crazy when some fans think that a bunch of he U23's are ready to step straight into first team football. We do seem to keep them for too long though. Sam Wood was almost 23 when we released him. Surely a decision could have been made earlier. Ryan Inniss is the most bizarre one - i think he was 26 before we finally got rid of him. Surely it doesn't suit either party after say 21 if they are nowhere near the 1st team. Clearly some players have injuries and/or have late development but in Inniss's case he was massive at 18. We had a young reserve goalie a few years back - at 21 he was loaned to a Conference South side. Surely that should have been happening a few years earlier to toughen him her.
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New Mills 16 May 22 5.42pm

Originally posted by MrRobbo

I think you hit the nail on he head there. Most will not make it, but we have to almost go through the motions with a group to keep the wheels turning long enough to find a gem.

All the more crazy when some fans think that a bunch of he U23's are ready to step straight into first team football.

We do seem to keep them for too long though. Sam Wood was almost 23 when we released him. Surely a decision could have been made earlier.
Ryan Inniss is the most bizarre one - i think he was 26 before we finally got rid of him.
Surely it doesn't suit either party after say 21 if they are nowhere near the 1st team.

Clearly some players have injuries and/or have late development but in Inniss's case he was massive at 18.

We had a young reserve goalie a few years back - at 21 he was loaned to a Conference South side. Surely that should have been happening a few years earlier to toughen him her.

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Mwncisee Middlesbrough 18 May 22 6.27pm
Originally posted by palace99 We do seem to keep them for too long though. Sam Wood was almost 23 when we released him. Surely a decision could have been made earlier. Ryan Inniss is the most bizarre one - i think he was 26 before we finally got rid of him. Surely it doesn't suit either party after say 21 if they are nowhere near the 1st team. Clearly some players have injuries and/or have late development but in Inniss's case he was massive at 18. We had a young reserve goalie a few years back - at 21 he was loaned to a Conference South side. Surely that should have been happening a few years earlier to toughen him her. Goalkeepers and Centre Backs are known to generally mature at a greater age than say a winger. That may have something to do with it.
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Middlesbrough 18 May 22 6.27pm

Originally posted by palace99

Clearly some players have injuries and/or have late development but in Inniss's case he was massive at 18.

We had a young reserve goalie a few years back - at 21 he was loaned to a Conference South side. Surely that should have been happening a few years earlier to toughen him her.

Goalkeepers and Centre Backs are known to generally mature at a greater age than say a winger. That may have something to do with it.

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palace99 New Mills 26 May 22 10.40am
Both Egbo and Jonny Wiliams are out of contract at Swindon - it will be interesting to see what happens. Interestingly there are quite a lot of other ex Palace youngsters out of contract with their lower league clubs - it can be quite ruthless at that level, with clubs often only offering 1 year contracts. Also notice ex Palace target Michael Hector, who had verbally agreed to join Palace before opting for Chelsea (where he never kicked a ball) has been released by Fulham after again barely kicking a ball over the last 2 seasons.
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New Mills 26 May 22 10.40am

Both Egbo and Jonny Wiliams are out of contract at Swindon - it will be interesting to see what happens.

Interestingly there are quite a lot of other ex Palace youngsters out of contract with their lower league clubs - it can be quite ruthless at that level, with clubs often only offering 1 year contracts.

Also notice ex Palace target Michael Hector, who had verbally agreed to join Palace before opting for Chelsea (where he never kicked a ball) has been released by Fulham after again barely kicking a ball over the last 2 seasons.

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Nicholas91 The Democratic Republic of Kent 21 Jun 22 2.44pm
Gone to Charlton. It's amazing how many players I have read about on here or heard elsewhere that are supposed to be the next big thing until you randomly hear of them in the most inglorious of contexts. Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!
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The Democratic Republic of Kent 21 Jun 22 2.44pm

Gone to Charlton.

It's amazing how many players I have read about on here or heard elsewhere that are supposed to be the next big thing until you randomly hear of them in the most inglorious of contexts.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

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NEILLO Shoreham-by-Sea 21 Jun 22 2.54pm
I'm expecting Johnny Williams to rejoin Charlton now that Ben Garner is manager there Old, Ungifted and White
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Shoreham-by-Sea 21 Jun 22 2.54pm

I'm expecting Johnny Williams to rejoin Charlton now that Ben Garner is manager there

Old, Ungifted and White

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