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Thread: Swansea, Bournemouth and Celtic linked with Tom James.

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    Swansea, Bournemouth and Celtic linked with Tom James.

    It's too easy to just say we don't produce good youngsters any more - James should have been playing first team games at the back end of the 14/15 season, but Russell Slade prefered to pick the retiring that summer Danny Gabbidon instead.

    https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...ormer-14403593

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    Re: Swansea, Bournemouth and Celtic linked with Tom James.

    Agree that James should have played more, but Gabbs only played one League Cup game, and a minute against Birmingham in the league.

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    Re: Swansea, Bournemouth and Celtic linked with Tom James.

    Quote Originally Posted by tomm View Post
    Agree that James should have played more, but Gabbs only played one League Cup game, and a minute against Birmingham in the league.
    He was taking up a space on the bench though.
    Did we have semi ajayi at the club at the time as well?

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    Re: Swansea, Bournemouth and Celtic linked with Tom James.

    Arrgghhh this makes me so angry. He came on against Chelsea and was deemed sufficiently good enough for a Premiership appearance. Enter Slade who presumably didn't give him a first glance and like all the other youngsters at the club, wasn't given a chance. Jesus, that man was a turd.

    Just been sacked by lowly League 2 Grimsby as well. Shows what he knows.

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    Re: Swansea, Bournemouth and Celtic linked with Tom James.

    Told on the weekend that Cameron Coxe could be Yeovil bound next season.

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    Re: Swansea, Bournemouth and Celtic linked with Tom James.

    Its the nature of the beast really, we don't see Warnock throwing the youngsters in, but we don't see as much directed on him on that front.

    Sometimes players have to go back to go forward to get some experience playing, at a lower level. Then develop from there. There is every chance that Swansea sign him he plays a year in their U23 side and ends up on loan to a club playing at a lower standard than Cardiff anyway.

    Every club will have the one that has got away.

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    Re: Swansea, Bournemouth and Celtic linked with Tom James.

    Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
    It's too easy to just say we don't produce good youngsters any more - James should have been playing first team games at the back end of the 14/15 season, but Russell Slade prefered to pick the retiring that summer Danny Gabbidon instead.

    https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...ormer-14403593
    Why wasn't Warnock picking him? And why did Warnock release him in January last year?

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    Re: Swansea, Bournemouth and Celtic linked with Tom James.

    Quote Originally Posted by Badly Ironed Shirt View Post
    Why wasn't Warnock picking him? And why did Warnock release him in January last year?
    Why are we the only club in the entire football league not to give a single minute of playing time to a player who is 21 or younger this season?

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    Re: Swansea, Bournemouth and Celtic linked with Tom James.

    Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
    Why are we the only club in the entire football league not to give a single minute of playing time to a player who is 21 or younger this season?
    Marko Grujic is 21.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marko_Grujić

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    Re: Swansea, Bournemouth and Celtic linked with Tom James.

    Quote Originally Posted by jon1959 View Post
    Ah so he is. That stat must have been from before January.

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    Re: Swansea, Bournemouth and Celtic linked with Tom James.

    I thought James always played consistently well for the U23's. Possibly not tall enough for a centre back but nevertheless good in the air. Appeared to have the makings of a good right back.

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    Re: Swansea, Bournemouth and Celtic linked with Tom James.

    Quote Originally Posted by Tokyo Blue View Post
    Arrgghhh this makes me so angry. He came on against Chelsea and was deemed sufficiently good enough for a Premiership appearance. Enter Slade who presumably didn't give him a first glance and like all the other youngsters at the club, wasn't given a chance. Jesus, that man was a turd.

    Just been sacked by lowly League 2 Grimsby as well. Shows what he knows.
    This happens at all clubs. OGS nor Slade picked him, or Trollope, or Warnock. He's done well by all accounts at Yeovil and good luck to him. I hope he proves the club wrong but every club has mistakes like this. Even still, it'll only be a mistake if he proves himself in the Championship or Prem. Just because a Premier League club buy you, it doesn't mean you'll make it there.

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