Young Irish talent...

[Nic83]

I find it hard to understand why we havn't seen an exciting Irish prospect in the Liverpool youths recently.

If our scouting department is as good as it's supposed to be, i cant see why they havn't snapped up a few lads from the Schoolboy football over here(or have they?).

I can assure you, there are some top notch players over here in the DDSL but a lot don't get paid enough attention and decide to give up trying to make any sort of a footballing career when they hit about 16/17....

Thoughts?

[Jan-Erik]

I find it hard to understand why we havn't seen an exciting Irish prospect in the Liverpool youths recently.

If our scouting department is as good as it's supposed to be, i cant see why they havn't snapped up a few lads from the Schoolboy football over here(or have they?).

I can assure you, there are some top notch players over here in the DDSL but a lot don't get paid enough attention and decide to give up trying to make any sort of a footballing career when they hit about 16/17....

Thoughts?

Havent we signed a couple this summer?

[Shaggy]

Havent we signed a couple this summer?

Yeah I'm sure we signed at least one very young Irish lad.

[Nic83]

Havent we signed a couple this summer?

Did we?

There was a chap on another site saying that we signed the best talent in the Eircom league but everyone thought he was awind-up merchant as there was no proof of him even existing on the clubs website...

Maybe it was true..

[Jan-Erik]

"Liverpool Football Club have completed the signing of 16-year-old Wilton United midfielder Shane O'Connor.

Shane was spotted by Liverpool coach Jim Waldron at one of the club's Academy soccer camps in Cork last year.

The youngster has signed a 2-year deal."

Dont ask where I found this

[Shaggy]

Ah that's the one. Shane O'Connor.....bald chap, ripped up a picture of The Pope. Nothing compares to him!

[Rosco]

If we've any sense we'll got out and sign Jamie Duff very soon, he put on an excellent display for the Irish U-18's this weekend.

Can anyone guess who his brother is ?

[Shaggy]

If we've any sense we'll got out and sign Jamie Duff very soon, he put on an excellent display for the Irish U-18's this weekend.

Can anyone guess who his brother is ?

It can't be pleasant being upstaged by your younger brother.

[AnfieldForever]

If we've any sense we'll got out and sign Jamie Duff very soon, he put on an excellent display for the Irish U-18's this weekend.

Can anyone guess who his brother is ?

Duff Man off the Simpsons?

What position does he play?

[Rosco]

It can't be pleasant being upstaged by your younger brother.

His brother is far from being upstaged , even though he's committed himself to the Premier League's graveyard.

[Shaggy]

His brother is far from being upstaged , even though he's committed himself to the Premier League's graveyard.

Oh okay then, muggins here thought he may have been your brother.

[Rosco]

Oh okay then, muggins here thought he may have been your brother.

hehe ...

No chance. Did you hear they've taken the word gullible out of the dictionary ?

[Jan-Erik]

We have also signed Michael Collins. Born in 1990. He played for Cherry Orchard. Striker.

[Nic83]

We have also signed Michael Collins. Born in 1990. He played for Cherry Orchard. Striker.

I can assure you Michael Collins wasn't born in 1990

[Shaggy]

hehe ...

No chance. Did you hear they've taken the word gullible out of the dictionary ?

They haven't?!?!

I've had three or four too many tonight, and I'm not talking drinks. Already got myself hideously befuddled in another thread earlier.

One more and then bed.

Anyway...back to the topic in hand. He asks why we haven't seen an exciting Irish prospect at the Academy recently. Well, correct me if I'm wrong, I don't recall seeing any exciting Irish prospects anywhere for a long time. If one emerges, I'm sure we'll be sniffing around.