[Albion] Josh Duffus, reported interest from Marseille and others

[GT49er]

In a million years Duffus doesn’t get 5 goals and two assists this season like Adingra has. I am baffled at the level of hype we are putting on a player with almost literally no first team action.

We haven't. What we're having is called a 'discussion'.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

I think my argument here and I don't fully agree with it, but I referenced on another thread that we seem to be losing our best prospects as they can't see a pathway. For all the praise we have had of bringing through talent, its a worrying trend that this has happened, I think with the big money moves it definitely makes us a less attractive prospect for some young players in the academy. I think for all good Fabian has done, I've been very disappointed with his lack of minutes for Academy players (albeit because of the plethora of attacking talent we've had so far).

I think when you are under that much pressure to produce results you are going to play your best players. There doesn't feel the leeway for him to be that experimental (and it wouldn't necessarily be a great environment to throw kids into, see Gruda). Its pretty clear that many fans simply want results, results, results.

And anyway there is no doubt that Minteh, Gruda, Hinshelwood, Ayari, Baleba, all 19 or 20 when the season started, can be considered young players being brought through, even if several of them cost big bucks.

They also need to be good enough to play, which is the great unknown. Hinsh is, presumably Duffus just isn't yet. I think its interesting that the 33 players younger than Jack Hinshelwood to make a premier league appearance this season largely come from the 'big' clubs. Arsenal have Lewis-Skelly and Nwaneri, Man United have Yoro, Mainoo, Amass, Obi-Martin and Heaven, Spurs have Bergvall, Moore and Gray; Man City Simpson-Pusey; Chelsea Guiu, Mheuka and Acheampong. 14 from those clubs, with academies that can hoover up talent. 5 from Leicester and Saints, the other 14 scattered around with just Potter's West Ham, Brentford and Bournemouth having more than one (Dean Huijsen younger than Hinshelwood, blimey....)

 

[albionalex]

In a million years Duffus doesn’t get 5 goals and two assists this season like Adingra has. I am baffled at the level of hype we are putting on a player with almost literally no first team action.

I am not hyping him, I know nothing about him. It was more a comment that we have some dross in our squad that I am sure he could have done as well as.

FWIW Adingra has 2 goals and 1 assist in the Prem.