Cameron Coxe

[Harry Bosch]

I see that Cameron Coxe played for Boreham
Wood today in their win over Bristol Rovers. Wasn't there a headline after he left the City that Man City were interested? Yet he finds himself outside of the football league.

[Stanmore Bluebird]

Re: Cameron Coxe

Most of our recent crop of youngsters appear not to reach the big time. Who other than Rabbi Montando is playing top class football? Having said that, I thought James Waite looked good for Newport County yesterday.

Kieran Evans at Torquay is in and out of their team. Chanda Zimba looks nothing special. James Connolly at Bristol Rovers may be okay.
One we missed out on is Lockyer of Luton.

Help me out; which of our under 21’s/23’s have gone on to have decent careers in the top two divisions over the last decade?

[bluesp]

Re: Cameron Coxe

Most of our recent crop of youngsters appear not to reach the big time. Who other than Rabbi Montando is playing top class football? Having said that, I thought James Waite looked good for Newport County yesterday.

Kieran Evans at Torquay is in and out of their team. Chanda Zimba looks nothing special. James Connolly at Bristol Rovers may be okay.
One we missed out on is Lockyer of Luton.

Help me out; which of our under 21’s/23’s have gone on to have decent careers in the top two divisions over the last decade?

Isn’t Keiron Evans on loan there? He’s also been out with an injury, ribs maybe?

[Loramski]

Re: Cameron Coxe

Most of our recent crop of youngsters appear not to reach the big time. Who other than Rabbi Montando is playing top class football? Having said that, I thought James Waite looked good for Newport County yesterday.

Kieran Evans at Torquay is in and out of their team. Chanda Zimba looks nothing special. James Connolly at Bristol Rovers may be okay.
One we missed out on is Lockyer of Luton.

Help me out; which of our under 21’s/23’s have gone on to have decent careers in the top two divisions over the last decade?

Semi Ajayi

[J R Hartley]

Re: Cameron Coxe

Semi Ajayi

[J R Hartley]

Re: Cameron Coxe

Oshilaja had a season in the championship. He’s played nearly 250 football league games, over 200
of them at League one or Championship level, mainly League one.

[Loramski]

Re: Cameron Coxe

Oshilaja had a season in the championship. He’s played nearly 250 football league games, over 200
of them at League one or Championship level, mainly League one.

You've confused me here. Ajayi has played nearly 150 Championship games and had a season in the Prem. I know he was older than Zimba and Connolly when he signed for us but I'm not sure how he doesn't count as going from our under-23s to have a decent career in the top two divisions?

[LeningradCowboy]

Re: Cameron Coxe

I see that Cameron Coxe played for Boreham
Wood today in their win over Bristol Rovers. Wasn't there a headline after he left the City that Man City were interested? Yet he finds himself outside of the football league.

The Man City link was clearly nonsense. Coxe was out of his depth on the few occasions that he appeared for our first team. Performances in under-23s football count for little when assessing the prospects of a young player.

[J R Hartley]

Re: Cameron Coxe

You've confused me here. Ajayi has played nearly 150 Championship games and had a season in the Prem. I know he was older than Zimba and Connolly when he signed for us but I'm not sure how he doesn't count as going from our under-23s to have a decent career in the top two divisions?

Ajayi was 21, nearly 22 when he joined us, I wouldn’t exactly class him as one of our youngsters.

Oshilaja was with us from 16 and come
through our system.

[Loramski]

Re: Cameron Coxe

Ajayi was 21, nearly 22 when he joined us, I wouldn’t exactly class him as one of our youngsters.

Oshilaja was with us from 16 and come
through our system.

Neither would I but he brought up Zimba and Connolly so obviously he wasn't only looking for Academy products. He asked 'which of our under 21/23s have gone on to have a decent career in the top two divisions?'. I enjoyed watching Oshilaja here but surely Ajayi is a better answer unless you reckon 21 is over 23.

[the other bob wilson]

Re: Cameron Coxe

Ben Wilson has been a regular in goal for Coventry this season, although; given how little he had to do down here a few weeks back, I could have played for them and kept a clean sheet.

[J R Hartley]

Re: Cameron Coxe

Neither would I but he brought up Zimba and Connolly so obviously he wasn't only looking for Academy products. He asked 'which of our under 21/23s have gone on to have a decent career in the top two divisions?'. I enjoyed watching Oshilaja here but surely Ajayi is a better answer unless you reckon 21 is over 23.

Oh, dont be so pedantic. I initially replied with a to your post because I honestly thought you were taking the piss as weve literally had no-one come through in the last decade thats gone on to have a career in the top two divisions, so we have to clutch at straws to suggest someone like Ajayi as one of our "youngsters".

[J R Hartley]

Re: Cameron Coxe

Aaaaanyway, back to the thread in hand, maybe not top two divisions but Declan John has made a decent living out of football. Over 150 appearences across all 4 divisions and the Scottish SPL.

[City123]

Re: Cameron Coxe

Didn't we release Andrew Hughes? He's gone on to have a solid career, should have got some Wales caps

[J R Hartley]

Re: Cameron Coxe

Regan Pooles not doing too bad. Only 24 and racked up nearly 200 first team appearences, mainly at league 1 level. Albeit released by City at 15 and come through Newports youth system.

With the influx of foreign players in the Premier League for a young homegrown player to make the grade even at Championship level these days you have to be a very, very good footballer. We all want to see our own young players brought through the system but whilst we are operating at Championship level I think its a lot more difficult than people think.