by Clyde1998 » 22 Jan 2026 16:16
by Snowflake Royal » 22 Jan 2026 17:20
72 busSnowflake Royal Don’t see the point of this. We have Yiadom, Abrefa, Rinomhota and Ahmed. Absolute waste of money in my opinion.
What if he's better than Abrefa and Ahmed and we send those two out on loan ?
by Snowflake Royal » 22 Jan 2026 17:24
Clyde1998 We've sent a lot of players out on loan this season, which is something we haven't done for years. When players hit 19/20, they really need to be given first team opportunities to keep developing; too many of our young players have stagnated in the U21s.
If this guy coming in allows for Ahmed (at the very least) to go out on loan to get first team football, I'm happy with that, especially if he turns out to be an improvement on our current RB options.
by Sutekh » 23 Jan 2026 11:03
Snowflake RoyalClyde1998 We've sent a lot of players out on loan this season, which is something we haven't done for years. When players hit 19/20, they really need to be given first team opportunities to keep developing; too many of our young players have stagnated in the U21s.
If this guy coming in allows for Ahmed (at the very least) to go out on loan to get first team football, I'm happy with that, especially if he turns out to be an improvement on our current RB options.
The amount of RB capable players we have, we could afford to send two on loan before we signed him
by Hound » 23 Jan 2026 11:11
Snowflake Royal72 busSnowflake Royal Don’t see the point of this. We have Yiadom, Abrefa, Rinomhota and Ahmed. Absolute waste of money in my opinion.
What if he's better than Abrefa and Ahmed and we send those two out on loan ?
He's only on loan, we're not going down, so better to develop our own players than someone else's. I doubt very much he is sugnificantly better. Even if we send Abrefa and Ahmed on loan, we still had Yiadom, Rinomhota, Ritchie and Rushesha.
Abrefa's already got 23 (33) L1 appearances... what's he going to learn in L2?
It might make sense as a longer term perm deal, if we're planning on releasing Yids, Abrefa, Rino and Rushesha in the summer. But it isn't.
by Extended-Phenotype » 23 Jan 2026 11:14
by Snowflake Royal » 23 Jan 2026 12:29
HoundSnowflake Royal72 bus
What if he's better than Abrefa and Ahmed and we send those two out on loan ?
He's only on loan, we're not going down, so better to develop our own players than someone else's. I doubt very much he is sugnificantly better. Even if we send Abrefa and Ahmed on loan, we still had Yiadom, Rinomhota, Ritchie and Rushesha.
Abrefa's already got 23 (33) L1 appearances... what's he going to learn in L2?
It might make sense as a longer term perm deal, if we're planning on releasing Yids, Abrefa, Rino and Rushesha in the summer. But it isn't.
Must be a fair chance of us turning into a perm deal in the summer though if things go well
by WestYorksRoyal » 23 Jan 2026 14:25
Snowflake RoyalHoundSnowflake Royal He's only on loan, we're not going down, so better to develop our own players than someone else's. I doubt very much he is sugnificantly better. Even if we send Abrefa and Ahmed on loan, we still had Yiadom, Rinomhota, Ritchie and Rushesha.
Abrefa's already got 23 (33) L1 appearances... what's he going to learn in L2?
It might make sense as a longer term perm deal, if we're planning on releasing Yids, Abrefa, Rino and Rushesha in the summer. But it isn't.
Must be a fair chance of us turning into a perm deal in the summer though if things go well
Which means bye bye Academy progression at RB for a few more years.
by Hound » 23 Jan 2026 14:30
by South Coast Royal » 23 Jan 2026 14:42
Hound Ahmed looks a great prospect but he’s only 17 still isn’t he? Don’t think we need to rush him out on a loan at that age tbh. Would be happy enough with him playing cup games, u21, and first team cover for next year tbh
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