Sean Scannell

Quoted from davmariner

But on a downward career trajectory nonetheless

Yet citeh want to sign Messi

35 y/o Tiago silva signs for Chelsea

Experienced centre midfielder due to be announced imminently, I’m told.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

Experienced centre midfielder due to be announced imminently, I’m told.

This is where Clifton’s futile allegiance to Wales will backfire on him, I’m afraid. I was told when Jolley was in charge that he was told he would not be considered for the 1st team if he went on Wales duty, which appalled me at the time, but I sort of get it now. As much as we love Harry, we need him more than Wales do, and this call up is not gonna help his career.

Absolutely no logic in that whatsoever. A call up won’t hinder/affect his career at all. He’ll get to spend time with diff people, management and players, most of which operate at a higher level. He’ll learn.

Be it here or elsewhere - he’ll develop. If it’s whilst with us - great. If it’s elsewhere - still great. Fact is he’s a Townplayer, come through the system - and a call up is only good for him and the club.

I’m bemused as to why anyone would think it’s a hindrance

Quoted from Heisenberg

This is where Clifton’s futile allegiance to Wales will backfire on him, I’m afraid. I was told when Jolley was in charge that he was told he would not be considered for the 1st team if he went on Wales duty, which appalled me at the time, but I sort of get it now. As much as we love Harry, we need him more than Wales do, and this call up is not gonna help his career.

Harry’s a big boy and entitled to make his own decisions. He can either aspire to play football at an international level or fear being dropped by his League Two club in his absence.

Which of those two attitudes do you think have made more successful people? Neither offer a guaranteed path to success, but I know what I’d want firing my belly.

Quoted from Poojah

Harry’s a big boy and entitled to make his own decisions. He can either aspire to play football at an international level or fear being dropped by his League Two club in his absence.

Which of those two attitudes do you think have made more successful people? Neither offer a guaranteed path to success, but I know what I’d want firing my belly.

If I was a player, I’d take the call up, no doubt. I’ve always felt that way about international football. But unless he pulls his socks up, he could be out of the league in a year. And so could we. I hope neither of those things happen, by the way.

Quoted from Heisenberg

If I was a player, I’d take the call up, no doubt. I’ve always felt that way about international football.

So in a nutshell, you’d do exactly what you’ve just criticised Harry Clifton for doing. I don’t think I get football forums anymore.

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

Yet citeh want to sign Messi

35 y/o Tiago silva signs for Chelsea

Unless I’ve missed it, Pep and Lampard haven’t said that they’ll only sign players on the way up and won’t be bringing in players who are on the way down and likely to be earning less than in previous years. Merely pointing out an inconsistency in what Holloway said (if he were to sign Scannell).

And anyway, did you really just compare Scannell with Messi and Thiago Silva! Hardly an appropriate comparison given that both are/were still playing in the top flight. Compared to Scannell who has a bad injury record and is falling down the leagues like a lead balloon.

IH never said that he ONLY wants to sign young players to develop.

People on here take things too literally.

Quoted from Poojah

So in a nutshell, you’d do exactly what you’ve just criticised Harry Clifton for doing. I don’t think I get football forums anymore.

I would never give a player advice, and I am indeed a hypocrite on this point, I’m just saying it’s not helping town or his own career much, in my opinion. Although I could be wrong. I wouldn’t have thought anyone else, including managers, will have noticed that Harry, or anyone else for that matter, is in a Wales U21 squad.