U17 Bulgarian keeper Mitov, Edwards, Gomez and Other Scholars Sign

Scoham

Good to see Gomez and Edwards are still with us, I expect they'll be offered a pro deal to sign when they're 17, like Shelvey and a few others have done.

Second year it's been a big group, gives us an U18 squad of over 20 players, and that's excluding any promising U16s that step up.

andynelson

Gomez is the real deal all right. The trouble is you can keep the scouts away from Sparrows Lane League games but not the Youth Cup games. That's when Chelsea saw Palmer.

kentaddick

excited about this and the success of the u21 team. The first team is also doing well. The future's bright lads.

PopIcon

Regan Charles-Cook is the miss' work colleagues son, who came from Arsenal. I am told he has a lots of brothers still at Arsenal, I know that one of them plays in goal. I've also been told he is related to Harriott in some way, possibly a second cousin.

TelMc32

Mortimerician said:

Whippin' Picadilly

Love that track! :-)

goaliefan

I think Ryan Huddart has progressed well since leaving Charlton. Currently an England U17!! Don't think that qualifies him to be a rubbish keeper!!!!!

ValleyGary

Hello Ryan.

se9addick

ValleyGary said:

Hello Ryan.

Haha, I think you might be right !

goaliefan

close but no cigar!

Steve Dowman

hello Ryan's dad.

_MrDick

Hello Ryan's Daughter

sam3110

Hi Ryan's jealous best mate!

Dizzle

.

DaveMehmet

Ryan's privates

Athletico Charlton

Hello Rylan

AFKABartram

goaliefan said:

I think Ryan Huddart has progressed well since leaving Charlton. Currently an England U17!! Don't think that qualifies him to be a rubbish keeper!!!!!

Good luck to your boy /sibling Goalifan, if you read the quote again the person never said he was a rubbish keeper.

Could you help educate us from a parental point of view of why a junior would move from a club like Charlton where they are much more likely to get potential first team opportunities, to a club like Arsenal that have a poor record for bringing through youth players ?

Would be interested in the considerations

Athletico Charlton

Do Arsenal have a poor record of bringing through youth players (were you being tongue in cheek?).

I would say they have a poor record in bringing through their own youth players but a good record at nicking other teams youth players at about 16 and bringing them through to claim they are theirs. Not sure it is morally right from Arsenal's perspective but it seems to work for them (Fabregas et al) and morals seem to play little part in footy now a days sadly.

AFKABartram

Largely overseas though AC. The only decent domestic players to come since Merson, Adams, Parlour etc 20-odd years ago has been Ashley Cole, Wilshire and Gibbs.

PaulCAFC

Arsenal have just signed an 18 ye old keeper from Bristol Rovers - that might piss on Ryan's strawberries a bit.

paulbaconsarnie

The more waters you dredge, the more likely there is gonna be a salmon among the condoms, turds and shopping trolleys.

Henry Irving

AFKABartram said:

Largely overseas though AC. The only decent domestic players to come since Merson, Adams, Parlour etc 20-odd years ago has been Ashley Cole, Wilshire and Gibbs.

That is true as far as establishing themselves in the Arsenal side but there are a few others playing elsewhere in the Prem and Championship.

Would be good to hear from Goaliefan though

killerandflash

Arsenal have produced a load on players down the years, but generally of a level not good enough to play for a top 4 club. They have generally found decent careers elsewhere though

tangoflash

killerandflash said:

Arsenal have produced a load on players down the years, but generally of a level not good enough to play for a top 4 club. They have generally found decent careers elsewhere though

ValleyGary

Henry Irving said:

AFKABartram said:

Largely overseas though AC. The only decent domestic players to come since Merson, Adams, Parlour etc 20-odd years ago has been Ashley Cole, Wilshire and Gibbs.

That is true as far as establishing themselves in the Arsenal side but there are a few others playing elsewhere in the Prem and Championship.

Would be good to hear from Goaliefan though

the players produced by Wenger at Arsenal that i can think of;

David Bentley, Steve Sidwell, Jermaine Pennant, Matthew Upson, Ashley Cole, Kieran Gibbs, Jack Wilshere, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, The Hoyte brothers, Stuart Taylor......anymore?

Henry Irving

Bit out of date now as last name is Frimpong

Ashley Cole 228 (9) 30/11/99 v Middlesbrough
Jermaine Pennant 26 (3) 30/11/99 v Middlesbrough
Rhys Weston 3 30/11/99 v Middlesbrough
Graham Barrett 3 4/12/99 v Leicester City
Moritz Volz 2 1/11/2000 v Ipswich Town
John Halls 3 5/11/01 v Manchester United
Carlin Itonga 1 5/11/01 v Manchester United
Rohan Ricketts 1 5/11/01 v Manchester United
Jeremie Aliadiere 51 (9) 27/11/01 v Grimsby Town
Ryan Garry 2 6/11/02 v Sunderland
David Bentley 9 (1) 4/1/03 v Oxford United
Justin Hoyte 68 (1) 7/5/03 v Southampton
Cesc Fabregas 303 (57) 28/10/03 v Rotherham United
Quincy Owusu-Abeyie 23 (2) 28/10/03 v Rotherham United
Ryan Smith 6 28/10/03 v Rotherham United
John Spicer 1 28/10/03 v Rotherham United
Graham Stack 5 28/10/03 v Rotherham United
Jerome Thomas 3 28/10/03 v Rotherham United
Johan Djourou 116 (1) 27/10/04 v Manchester City
Sebastian Larsson 12 27/10/04 v Manchester City
Arturo Lupoli 9 27/10/04 v Manchester City
Patrick Cregg 3 9/11/04 v Everton
Nicklas Bendtner 156 (45) 25/10/05 v Sunderland
Fabrice Muamba 2 25/10/05 v Sunderland
Anthony Stokes 1 25/10/05 v Sunderland
Kerrea Gilbert 12 29/11/05 v Reading
Matthew Connolly 2 24/10/06 v West Bromwich Albion
Mark Randall 13 24/10/06 v West Bromwich Albion
Armand Traore 30 24/10/06 v West Bromwich Albion
Fran Merida 16 (2) 25/9/07 v Newcastle United
Nacer Barazite 3 31/10/07 v Sheffield United
Kieran Gibbs 51 31/10/07 v Sheffield United
Henri Lansbury 6 (1) 31/10/07 v Sheffield United
Jack Wilshere 64 (3) 13/9/08 v Blackburn Rovers
Gavin Hoyte 4 23/9/08 v Sheffield United
Jay Simpson 3 (2) 23/9/08 v Sheffield United
Rui Fonte 1 8/11/08 v Wigan Athletic
Paul Rodgers 1 2/12/08 v Burnley
Wojciech Szczesny 26 22/9/09 v West Bromwich Albion
Gilles Sunu 2 22/9/09 v West Bromwich Albion
Sanchez Watt 3 (1) 22/9/09 v West Bromwich Albion
Craig Eastmond 10 28/10/09 v Liverpool
Kyle Bartley 1 9/12/09 v Olympiacos
Thomas Cruise 1 9/12/09 v Olympiacos
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas 5 24/1/10 v Stoke City
Ignasi Miquel 2 20/2/11 v Leyton Orient
Conor Henderson 1 2/3/11 v Leyton Orient
Emmanuel Frimpong 1 13/8/11 v Newcastle

kentaddick

ValleyGary said:

Henry Irving said:

AFKABartram said:

Largely overseas though AC. The only decent domestic players to come since Merson, Adams, Parlour etc 20-odd years ago has been Ashley Cole, Wilshire and Gibbs.

That is true as far as establishing themselves in the Arsenal side but there are a few others playing elsewhere in the Prem and Championship.

Would be good to hear from Goaliefan though

the players produced by Wenger at Arsenal that i can think of;

David Bentley, Steve Sidwell, Jermaine Pennant, Matthew Upson, Ashley Cole, Kieran Gibbs, Jack Wilshere, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, The Hoyte brothers, Stuart Taylor......anymore?

Matt upson was Ipswich I believe?

Addick90

arturo lupoli was a goal machine for their youth teams, and never reached the heights predicted

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Lupoli

same could be said for rhys murphy who use to be their top scorer at youth levels but never made the step up, though he has scored7 this year for dagenham, like sheffield united he could come good....

Vincenzo

AFKABartram said:

Largely overseas though AC. The only decent domestic players to come since Merson, Adams, Parlour etc 20-odd years ago has been Ashley Cole, Wilshire and Gibbs.

And Wilshere was nicked from Luton.

Granpa

paulbaconsarnieMember

8:09AM edited 8:10AM
The more waters you dredge, the more likely there is gonna be a salmon among the condoms, turds and shopping trolleys

Undoubtedly the next Poet Laureate, Shakespeare eat your heart out.

C_A_F_C

Vincenzo said:

AFKABartram said:

Largely overseas though AC. The only decent domestic players to come since Merson, Adams, Parlour etc 20-odd years ago has been Ashley Cole, Wilshire and Gibbs.

And Wilshere was nicked from Luton.

At the age of nine...