Italian Lambretta Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 1 hour ago, davemclaren said: Sadly, most wunderkids just fade away. As soon as they are introduced to Scottish Football Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerjames398 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 37 minutes ago, Djnoisy said: Alen Halilovic on loan from Milan This for real? Checked his wiki, seems to tick all the boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerjames398 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 37 minutes ago, Djnoisy said: Alen Halilovic on loan from Milan This for real? Checked his wiki, seems to tick all the boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bongo 1874 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 46 minutes ago, Djnoisy said: Alen Halilovic on loan from Milan 22 year old signed for AC Milan on a free unless he has had his contract ripped up can't see it?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, OTT said: Yeah its a shame really, Scotland has produced some outstanding talents at youth level that just haven't made the step up. Did the national team at youth level not beat a Portugal team including Figo (years ago now!) ? IIRC almost none of that team made it professionally. Quite a few of them did... Gary Bolan Andy McLaren Brian O'Neil Neil Murray David Hagan Kevin Bain Paul Dickov ...and a number went onto reasonable careers in the lower leagues down south or up here. That semi v Portugal at Tynecastle was rammed, nearly 30 000 for a midweek game. Im sure the ko was delayed to let evetyone in. I can mind battling my way to the shed on crutches having broken my leg a few weeks before. Mental. Edited September 8, 2018 by been here before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J80MBO Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 3 hours ago, Rudy T said: I doubt the new Messi would be signing for us. Any good young talent is welcome but it’s all relative. Correct haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djnoisy Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 (edited) 18 minutes ago, millerjames398 said: This for real? Checked his wiki, seems to tick all the boxes. Apart from he’s 22 and not really a kid. ? He’s the only wonder kid I know off from Croatia. Signed for FCB at 16. Edited September 8, 2018 by Djnoisy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolcross lad Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 1 hour ago, davemclaren said: Sadly, most wunderkids just fade away. Some remain wunderkids to those closest to them.Thats what really matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolcross lad Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 1 hour ago, davemclaren said: Sadly, most wunderkids just fade away. Some remain wunderkids to those closest to them.Thats what really matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Beni of Gorgie Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 9 minutes ago, Bongo 1874 said: 22 year old signed for AC Milan on a free unless he has had his contract ripped up can't see 1 minute ago, Djnoisy said: Apart from he’s 22 and not really a kid. ? He’s the only wonder kid I know off from Croatia. Singed for FCB at 16. Couldn't sign in this window surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolcross lad Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 1 hour ago, davemclaren said: Sadly, most wunderkids just fade away. Some remain wunderkids to those closest to them.Thats what really matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolcross lad Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Apologies for treble post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajthejambo Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Did a poster on here not throw a Chinese at Novikovas as he walked past his window or something? In a rage that he was laughing with his pal as he walked down the street after a poor result? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 4 minutes ago, bajthejambo said: Did a poster on here not throw a Chinese at Novikovas as he walked past his window or something? In a rage that he was laughing with his pal as he walked down the street after a poor result? I remember this yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clark Griswold Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Kostadinov, whatever happened to him? His old man used to post here IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h-e-a-r-t-s Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Before Holt made the first team somebody described him to me as the next Iniesta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, Clark Griswold said: Kostadinov, whatever happened to him? His old man used to post here IIRC. JamboBG That ended badly if I remember correctly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avhudtheteeshirt Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 3 hours ago, Thought Police said: Was Ryan Gauld not meant to be the Scottish Messi? No, he was to be the Scottish Messiah!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 2 hours ago, Shaggy2 said: Premature to include Burns and I wouldn’t include Temps as a what might have been, but we’ve had some corkers over the years. Podraig Moran was meant to be the Irish Ryan Giggs. I remember Allan Johnston was supposed to be our Ryan Giggs and I believed that for a time. He should have stayed with us but chose a path to obscurity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlasgoJambo Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Calum Elliot>Wayne Rooney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Agent Dale Cooper Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 5 minutes ago, All roads lead to Gorgie said: I remember Allan Johnston was supposed to be our Ryan Giggs and I believed that for a time. He should have stayed with us but chose a path to obscurity. He went to Rennes in Ligue 1 and then onto Sunderland. Hardly obscurity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 3 minutes ago, Special Agent Dale Cooper said: He went to Rennes in Ligue 1 and then onto Sunderland. Hardly obscurity! He didn't last long at any club after leaving us and his dream move to old Co didn't go as he hoped. He was a skilful player but he didn't fulfil his potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finlay James Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Wasn't David Gray hailed as a wonderkid when he was with us and left for Man Utd for £50K? His career didn't half nosedive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 14 minutes ago, All roads lead to Gorgie said: I remember Allan Johnston was supposed to be our Ryan Giggs and I believed that for a time. He should have stayed with us but chose a path to obscurity. Hearts, Rangers, Sunderland, Kilmarnock, few big teams on loan. Wish Id had a career that obscure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, been here before said: Hearts, Rangers, Sunderland, Kilmarnock, few big teams on loan. Wish Id had a career that obscure. And Rennes Edited September 8, 2018 by red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkrockcroc Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Tommy Harrison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 The game I always remember with the wonderkid tag is the schoolboy international in 1980 England 4 v 5 Scotland Attendance 69,000 at Wembley Teams were England – P Lara (Heston Comprehensive School), M McGinty (Bishop Ullathorne School), D McClure (Edgware School) (captain), D Byrom (St Augustine’s School), W Donald (Furze Platt School), P Wimbleton (Broomfield School), D Willis (Benfield School), P Rideout (Kingsdown School), G Parris (Seven Kings High School), R Jones (Woodlands School) Sub: P Brown (Washwood Heath School) for Jones Scotland – A Bruce (Craigmount High, Edinburgh), E MacDonald (Belshill Academy), A O’Connor (St Ambrose High, Coatbridge), C Plenderleith (Currie High, Edinburgh), R Coyle (St Gerard’s Secondary School, Glasgow), P Nicholas (Holyrood Secondary, Glasgow), J Robertson (Portobello High), P McStay (Holycross High, Hamilton) (captain), J Sludden (St Mungo’s High, Falkirk), S Rae (Musselburgh Grammar), A Dick (St Modan’s High, Stirling) Subs: C Currie (Wishaw High) for Nicholas, D McKay (Lourdes Secondary) for Dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Internet Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 There's always a 16 year old new Messi on the go in Croatia. They seem to produce millions of quality number 10s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 14 minutes ago, been here before said: Hearts, Rangers, Sunderland, Kilmarnock, few big teams on loan. Wish Id had a career that obscure. Only 23 appearances for Rennes, 87 for Sunderland and 14 for the old Rangers over a five year period though. Underwhelming IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Just now, All roads lead to Gorgie said: Only 23 appearances for Rennes, 87 for Sunderland and 14 for the old Rangers over a five year period though. Underwhelming IMHO. Hardly obscure though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Boy Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 2 hours ago, Stanley_ said: Kostadinov and Copil are the only ones I would really say were hyped up as wonderkids from that list. Another was Wagner. Juanjo was in his twenties by the time he signed for us as well. The rest were just promising youngsters. Was Wagner not at Hibs before us? I think a part of this debate comes down to whether or not they were hyped locally or internationally tbh. I’ll admit (obviously) that some were more hyped and recognised than others outside of Edinburgh. 2 hours ago, Shaggy2 said: Apologies. I thought it was a list of guys who never quite lived up to the hype. To be fair, it would’ve been difficult to do so given some of the reports we’d heard of these kids. Here’s a wee team (different eras) of kids who we had that were meant to have huge futures and ended up at Brechin and such, one even went to Hibs!!! Gary O’Connor Fraser Mullen Paul McMullen Robbie Horn Conrad Balatoni Callum Tapping Tommy Harrison Neil Janczyk Dmitri Copil Bronamir Kostadinov Jamie Mole Some list that! Wasn’t aware of Jos, either. 2 hours ago, Jammy T said: Yep. But not sold as a wonder kid like Copil and Kostadinov were. Completely different Copil and Kostadinov were the most obvious serious stand outs from the list, but the others were expected to go on to big things too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 6 minutes ago, Mauricio Pinilla said: There's always a 16 year old new Messi on the go in Croatia. They seem to produce millions of quality number 10s. Thats probably down to Luka Modric. Unbelievable player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, been here before said: Hardly obscure though. Maybe but the hype at the time suggested he would have gone on to achieve more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammy T Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 1 hour ago, rudi must stay said: Certainly was. He had a trial at Benfica IIRC, easy to see his talent just a guy with a poor attitude. I actually heard bad things about him around Edinburgh when he was here If he was a wonder kid he’d have succeeded in his trial with Benfica. Novikovas wasn’t a wonder kid FFS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocomac Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 30 minutes ago, red said: And Rennes And Middlesbrough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnthomas Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Gav M said: Was at that game, schoolboys world cup or something, was played at tynie. Dikov looked like the best player on the park. Hope you mean best Scottish player ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 9 minutes ago, Jammy T said: If he was a wonder kid he’d have succeeded in his trial with Benfica. Novikovas wasn’t a wonder kid FFS. One of the top academies in the world, look at the players they have produced. Superb achievement to even have a trial there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerjames398 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Djnoisy said: Apart from he’s 22 and not really a kid. ? He’s the only wonder kid I know off from Croatia. Signed for FCB at 16. Cool mate?...just let my mind wander for a moment?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 2 hours ago, davemclaren said: Sadly, most wunderkids just fade away. Maybe the trend will turn Dave, you never know, Hearts, onwards and upwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Clark Griswold said: Kostadinov, whatever happened to him? His old man used to post here IIRC. brother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 11 minutes ago, cocomac said: And Middlesbrough The 'new Ryan Giggs' turned into a bit of journeyman player though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger84 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Not read every post in this thread but going by the headline I just wonder what they put in the water in Croatia. It’s staggering the amount of talent they produce for a small nation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcjambo Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, Dodger84 said: Not read every post in this thread but going by the headline I just wonder what they put in the water in Croatia. It’s staggering the amount of talent they produce for a small nation I'm in Split at present. You just need to look around to see why they are successful. Good weather, very tall athletic population and a decent diet. None of these apply to Scotland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madjambo21 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 3 hours ago, Shaggy2 said: Apologies. I thought it was a list of guys who never quite lived up to the hype. To be fair, it would’ve been difficult to do so given some of the reports we’d heard of these kids. Here’s a wee team (different eras) of kids who we had that were meant to have huge futures and ended up at Brechin and such, one even went to Hibs!!! Gary O’Connor Fraser Mullen Paul McMullen Robbie Horn Conrad Balatoni Callum Tapping Tommy Harrison Neil Janczyk Dmitri Copil Bronamir Kostadinov Jamie Mole Really though Janczyk was going to be great. Still watch his assists against Hibs. Was talking to Tapping in the gym a couple of months ago nice lad and spoke well of the Jambos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav M Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 37 minutes ago, johnthomas said: Hope you mean best Scottish player ? I was 5 at the time so my opinion may be a bit skewed ? Scotland were runners up to a Saudi Arabia team that looked like they were well in to their 20's! (Turns out it was the u19 world cup) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 3 minutes ago, Gav M said: I was 5 at the time so my opinion may be a bit skewed ? Scotland were runners up to a Saudi Arabia team that looked like they were well in to their 20's! (Turns out it was the u19 world cup) u16 world cup in 1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebo Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 24 minutes ago, tcjambo said: I'm in Split at present. You just need to look around to see why they are successful. Good weather, very tall athletic population and a decent diet. None of these apply to Scotland. And Croatia best player is a scrawny short-arse who grew up in a war zone. Funny old game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrB1to4 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Mikey Stewart... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Finlay James said: Wasn't David Gray hailed as a wonderkid when he was with us and left for Man Utd for £50K? His career didn't half nosedive who was the other guy who left with gray to man u? was it galbraith? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chong Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Eoin Jess is gonna be some player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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