Villan4Life Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 No thread for Michael Drennan so i thought would start one! Done well at Carlisle on loan, and now joined Portsmouth on loan. 5 in 5 for Republic Of Ireland U21's as well. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26290975 Quote Portsmouth have signed Aston Villa striker Michael Drennan on a one-month youth loan, subject to approval from the Football League. The 20-year-old recently returned from a loan spell with League One Carlisle, where he made six appearances. "Michael can get in behind people and gives us the ability to get further up the pitch. "He's been a real threat whenever I've seen him play for Aston Villa," boss Richie Barker told the club website. "He's a bit unusual in the sense that most youngsters today want to play short to feet. "We have been watching him for a few months - I wanted to take him when I was at Crawley - but he was in and around Villa's first team squad." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 6 appearances for Carlisle and no goals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyClarke Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) Will be a decent enough football league striker, not good enough to make it at Villa for me. Edited February 22, 2014 by AndyClarke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Just scored i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Just scored for portsmouth albeit they're 5-1 down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Good to see him get a goal on his debut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 If it's really true he's only football league quality, how come our youth system keeps churning out players who aren't good enough for our first team? Don't seem to have had a successful crossover for ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 If it's really true he's only football league quality, how come our youth system keeps churning out players who aren't good enough for our first team? Don't seem to have had a successful crossover for ages. There's a huge amount of factors in it that makes it far from black and white. One player, for example might never make it as Premier League player at Villa, but he could be at someone like West Ham or Swansea, and become a regular. It's all down to when in his progression the player gets a chance in his team, how the team plays in terms of style, tactics and mentality, what his relationships are like with other players etc. That's what makes it so difficult to predict who's going to be a player and who isn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyClarke Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) Most clubs churn out players that aren't good enough for the first team, Villa are no different. One of the things that Villa have been good at over the last few years is looking after the youngsters and helping them to progress their careers elsewhere. It is rare to have a player come through that is of real quality. Look at the much hyped academies elsewhere, very few players make it to first team level and sustain it. Football in this country has been brought to its knees by the cheap foreign import and the lack of quality English player coming through. Edited February 22, 2014 by AndyClarke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Most clubs churn out players that aren't good enough for the first team, Villa are no different. One of the things that Villa have been good at over the last few years is looking after the youngsters and helping them to progress their careers elsewhere. It is rare to have a player come through that is of real quality. Look at the much hyped academies elsewhere, very few players make it to first team level and sustain it. Football in this country has been brought to its knees by the cheap foreign import and the lack of quality English player coming through. Out of interest Andy, why are we the number one rated academy? What are the factors that determine that? I mean, we've produced our fair share of PL players over the years but we rarely produce real stars - Cahill probably being the last. Compare that to Southampton who have got Shaw, Chambers, Ward-Prowse in the team at the moment, having sold the like of Walcott, Oxlade-C and Bale in the last few years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyClarke Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I think it is based on facilities, education and structure, not sure it has a great deal to do with players produced. Southampton's greatest strength is catchment area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Would be nice to think we could produce an Adam Lallana just once in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rovers13 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I think it is based on facilities, education and structure, not sure it has a great deal to do with players produced. Southampton's greatest strength is catchment area. This x1000. They don't really have to compete with other clubs for players. Plus, crediting them with Walcott is a bit like solely crediting arsenal for Crowley, only if Crowley stayed at villa for an extra year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I think it is based on facilities, education and structure, not sure it has a great deal to do with players produced. Southampton's greatest strength is catchment area. This x1000. They don't really have to compete with other clubs for players. Plus, crediting them with Walcott is a bit like solely crediting arsenal for Crowley, only if Crowley stayed at villa for an extra year Really? Walcott moved to Southampton about 11 didn't he? Not really the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers13 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I think it is based on facilities, education and structure, not sure it has a great deal to do with players produced. Southampton's greatest strength is catchment area. This x1000. They don't really have to compete with other clubs for players. Plus, crediting them with Walcott is a bit like solely crediting arsenal for Crowley, only if Crowley stayed at villa for an extra year Really? Walcott moved to Southampton about 11 didn't he? Not really the same. I always thought he went there when he was 16. It looks like I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largelugs Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I think it is based on facilities, education and structure, not sure it has a great deal to do with players produced. Southampton's greatest strength is catchment area. This x1000. They don't really have to compete with other clubs for players. Plus, crediting them with Walcott is a bit like solely crediting arsenal for Crowley, only if Crowley stayed at villa for an extra year Really? Walcott moved to Southampton about 11 didn't he? Not really the same. I always thought he went there when he was 16. It looks like I'm wrong. Walcott played 21 games for Southampton, moved when he was 17. He originally was on th ebooks of Swindon before Southampton took him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Great finish. So composed. League Two will probably be too easy for him. It's a good start though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Would be nice to think we could produce an Adam Lallana just once in a while. Thats cherry picking lol just joking brin, just sulking,because i've been accused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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