That makes two (that I can think of; there may be others) of our very promising youngsters who have walked away from a contract with us and have now started playing in the PL (Shim Mhueka at Chelsea being the other one). Will be disappointing if Duffus turns out to be the next. I realise that it is part of the model that we lose our top players (for a good price); not so good when we can't hold on to our best youngsters - hope this doesn't turn out to be a trend.
Completely forgot he came on in Athens when myself and the boy were out there.
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Incidentally the same age as Cozier Duberry, who left Arsenal under pretty much identical circumstances… to sign for us!
ACD has gone on loan though - no idea whether he was happy about it or not, but he's doing it. I don't think Duffus has ever gone out on loan (unless it was a short loan to a local on-league team) - maybe he should have tried it? Is he guaranteed a first team place anywhere else yet (unless he drops down a few levels, which doesn't appear t be in the plan)? I wouldn't be too sure.................
If you look at post #44 you will see it is reported that a loan move to Denmark for Duffus was blocked in January as he wouldn't sign a new deal with Albion.
Maybe but we won’t see it. Never troubled the first team and won’t now.
…..apart from when he played in it
Five minutes at the end of a European game when he was only named in the squad to meet weird home grown player rules is all it was. Never played a single domestic minute even in the league cup.
So you do agree he hasn't gone out on loan then? That would be something!
My point was clearly that just as ACD left Arsenal after the club made signing a new contract a precondition of going out on loan, Duffus looks to be doing the same here having been denied an overseas loan in January because he wouldn’t sign a new contract
The evidence is in front of you, that there must be something there, otherwise we wouldn’t want him to sign a new contract
This.
