Reasons to be cheerful: Liverpool reserves, the youth and strength in depth

[Van Halen]

Not sure if any of you are watching the reserves and our academies. They really are one of the highlights of our very underperforming season so far. We have some real stars in the making such as Emiliano Insua (rest assured he is going nowhere) Plessis, Nemeth, Huth, Ecclestone, Pacheco. People forget what a superb job RAFA has done with our youth and also Gary Ablett. We haven't had so many young players on the verge of bigger and better things since Carragher, Murphy, Gerrard, Owen and Fowler broke through. Anyone seen much of our other teams?

[TheRedDragon]

Amoo and Pacheco looks to be the ones from the Academy IMO

[Jayesh87]

Amoo and Pacheco looks to be the ones from the Academy IMO

Pacheco is not at the Academy, he is at Melwood with the reserves.

In terms of prospects from the academy it would be the atacking players: Pourie, Eccleston, Amoo, Mackay Stevens, Astrit Ajdarevic and Highdale also Kelly looks a decent defender although he graduated the Academy last year.

[Nick77]

We haven't had so many young players on the verge of bigger and better things since Carragher, Murphy, Gerrard, Owen and Fowler broke through.

We bought Murphy from Crewe, he didn't come from our youth ranks...

[sackparry]

no local lads coming through though

[Mattshark]

no local lads coming through though

That's not what is important though, the team is.

[andyhanrahan]

according to the peole manu have just "stolen" one of the bright prospects from the academy he was a local lad as well

[dakid]

Who?

[andyhanrahan]

a central defender cant remember him and didnt buy the paper was reading it while the wife shopped

[Tee]

Not sure if any of you are watching the reserves and our academies. They really are one of the highlights of our very underperforming season so far. We have some real stars in the making such as Emiliano Insua (rest assured he is going nowhere) Plessis, Nemeth, Huth, Ecclestone, Pacheco. People forget what a superb job RAFA has done with our youth and also Gary Ablett. We haven't had so many young players on the verge of bigger and better things since Carragher, Murphy, Gerrard, Owen and Fowler broke through. Anyone seen much of our other teams?

Totally agree - the future is bright, and it is all down to Rafa. If he is given time to see this through we will be winning many more trophies.

[carlton]

Man Utd raid Liverpool for top England prospect
tribalfooball.com - February 24, 2008

Manchester United have trumped Liverpool for teenage prospect Scott Wootton.
The People says the England youth international from the Wirral had been with the Anfield club since he was 12, but he and his family were upset when he was offered only a short-term deal to stay.

Wootton turned down the contract and was immediately picked up by United who offered him the chance to be a professional - after just one run-out in the under-18 side last week.

It is a major slap for Rafa Benitez's club and insiders reveal Wootton left because he thought there were too many foreigners at the club's academy and his way would be blocked.


Cant say I ve heard of this guy or read much about him in the reports. Know anything about him Milky?
And the size of his potential was quickly spotted by eager United.

[IanTatt]

If he was that good, there is no way he would have left. Not a big deal IMO

[ronanm]

Not sure if any of you are watching the reserves and our academies. They really are one of the highlights of our very underperforming season so far. We have some real stars in the making such as Emiliano Insua (rest assured he is going nowhere) Plessis, Nemeth, Huth, Ecclestone, Pacheco. People forget what a superb job RAFA has done with our youth and also Gary Ablett. We haven't had so many young players on the verge of bigger and better things since Carragher, Murphy, Gerrard, Owen and Fowler broke through. Anyone seen much of our other teams?

Let's see who makes it to the 1st eleven first!! None to date is not a great record

[homer1]

Man Utd raid Liverpool for top England prospect
tribalfooball.com - February 24, 2008

Manchester United have trumped Liverpool for teenage prospect Scott Wootton.
The People says the England youth international from the Wirral had been with the Anfield club since he was 12, but he and his family were upset when he was offered only a short-term deal to stay.

Wootton turned down the contract and was immediately picked up by United who offered him the chance to be a professional - after just one run-out in the under-18 side last week.

It is a major slap for Rafa Benitez's club and insiders reveal Wootton left because he thought there were too many foreigners at the club's academy and his way would be blocked.


Cant say I ve heard of this guy or read much about him in the reports. Know anything about him Milky?
And the size of his potential was quickly spotted by eager United.

I remember feeling quite upbeat about us doing the exact same on one of their star young strikers and thinking that this could be the start of something special..........











......... Michael Nardiello has since moved to West Brom

[DannyMan2006]

We did the same to them also with Danny Guthrie.

At the time he was the under-16 captain for England. He is a massive Man Utd fan but they didn't fancy him to make the break through. These things happen in football.

The main reason is putting them in comparison to other youth team members currently at your club. But many factors effect young footballers, the list of top internationals who were let go early in their career is dazzling.

Nothing to worry about in the grand scheme of things.