Billy O'Brien goalkeeper

[Blue in the Face]

Scouting team : "Well, there's this promising keeper we should look at"
Club: "Nope, sorry we want to be the number one club in Wales and should behave accordingly and show some class to our internationals if that are struck with nightmare scenario O'Brien has been dealt".

I have every sympathy for O'Brien but we need to get the best available players in.

EDIT: Isn't he contracted to Macclesfield anyway?

Every time there's a thread on Welsh/CCFC youth players you seem to end up trolling TOBW. You seem to think your intuition imparts you some inherent knowledge that trumps the grit he shows by watching game after game after game, as well as his labour of him getting his honest thoughts down in into reports. I think you need to actually watch youth teams and players players before you can have a valuable opinion on them.

Your post makes no sense and it's in slightly poor taste given you couldn't (yet again) be bothered to look into the subject your commenting on.

Were a PL football club not the bloody Samaritans.

So we give every young football reject with a sad story a sympathy trial?

The reason I'm suggesting a trial mate is because I think he looked a better keeper than Crowe who we apparently just tried to sign. I'm not suggesting a trial out of sympathy (fair point by the way), I'm suggesting that the tradgedy he has suffered might be the reason why his career has gone off the rails.

My honest feeling is after having watched tons of Welsh youth games over the years that I've only gotten really optimisitic over two Welsh keepers since Hennessey came on to the scene. O'Brien and Ward have been the only two that have looked to have had potential. The rest of the contenders seem to be either lacking physically or technically (and the problem still persists down the age groups unfortunately). Goalkeeper has been a bit of a worry for me on the Wales front and I think there will be a lot of pressure on Ward to come good in the years to come.