You think the club have spent £25m on a player that, in the second half of his debut season, they expect to be behind Rak-Sakyi, who is behind Ayew, who is behind Olise, in the pecking order?

Even if we were to say they're even, Rak-Sakyi is the one that would go out on loan. Rak-Sakyi is the one who knows how the team plays, is settled in England, and really needs volume of game time. Franca is the one who needs to get used to the club, his teammates and the intensity of training and games in the Premier League and they're not going to achieve that by sending him to Bristol City for 6 months.

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The club have a responsibility to harvest his potential and that is not going to be achieved by sitting him on the bench just to make up the numbers with the odd cameo appearance for a few minutes in games here and there. He clearly has potential otherwise he would not be where he is but he needs to have regular game time for example to sharpen the skills coaches can't give him and that is for example things like match craft and playing experience. putting him out at EPL level before he is ready may destroy him as he will not get the space or time that he has been used to in the U21 or out in league two. He needs a run in the championship to earn his spurs and build confidence. I am not asking for him to disappear all I want for him is for his progression to be carefully managed in a positive way that allows him to progress to EPL level. Rush him before he is ready and that could ruin him.

I really do not know what you are talking about, its quite normal for younger players of EPL clubs to go out on loan to hone their skills in order that they then return with match skills earned in the championship, so that the step up to EPL playing conditions is much easier for them!

Call me crazy, but if he'd been in Mateta's boots throughout the past 18 months, I think Jes would have earned more EPL goals and assists than JPP has. And been at least his equal as a defender.

Seriously, when have we seen JPP show the skill on the ball that Jes did in 50 minutes last Saturday? And, given the opportunity, that skill equates to finishing.

I know we beat Lyon in a friendly, but world domination might take a bit longer

There were quite a few on these boards who said Wilf wasn't good enough and had no end product and some who proposed selling him for a pretty low fee, even after he returned from United. Wilf always believed in himself, bulked up and proved all the doubters wrong. JRS can do that too, but it's not going to happen overnight. At this stage he is going to be inconsistent and we have to be patient. The problem in the PL is that patience is not something most clubs have the luxury of, hence why a lot of youngsters head to the lower leagues to earn their stripes. If the injury crisis persists then he'll get more chances by virtue of a lack of options with us but it is important, I think, that he is neither hailed as a messiah nor written off based on the performances he does make. There are far more tricky wingers who end up failing to fulfil on early promise than those who make it. The key is proving you are more than a show pony.