by Gulliball » 03 Jul 2017, 23:02
This looks to be a promising signing. He'll have had good youth coaching at Southampton, and is now back at his hometown side aged 18 and in search of first team football. Even if he starts as second choice to Clarke as he surely will, he's looking to develop and that's got to be better than having someone just sat in the stands each week, waiting for an injury. Like Luke Young, geography has worked in our favour for a change and we've got an interesting option for a squad position that's offered absolutely nothing to us for years and years.
And I know being local doesn't actually matter, and you'd rather have a good Yorkshireman than an average Torquinian, but it is still nice to see a local player playing for TUFC. The vast majority of our fans grew up in the bay, and dreamed of playing for the club - so it's something to relate to, even if meaningless once they step onto the pitch.
The fact that is relevant is that if we want a youth team, then getting talented local players into the club's academy and having a pathway into the first team squad is the only way to do it. Osborn, following on from Lavercombe, is an example of what can happen if this goes well.
This looks to be a promising signing. He'll have had good youth coaching at Southampton, and is now back at his hometown side aged 18 and in search of first team football. Even if he starts as second choice to Clarke as he surely will, he's looking to develop and that's got to be better than having someone just sat in the stands each week, waiting for an injury. Like Luke Young, geography has worked in our favour for a change and we've got an interesting option for a squad position that's offered absolutely nothing to us for years and years.
And I know being local doesn't actually matter, and you'd rather have a good Yorkshireman than an average Torquinian, but it is still nice to see a local player playing for TUFC. The vast majority of our fans grew up in the bay, and dreamed of playing for the club - so it's something to relate to, even if meaningless once they step onto the pitch.
The fact that is relevant is that if we want a youth team, then getting talented local players into the club's academy and having a pathway into the first team squad is the only way to do it. Osborn, following on from Lavercombe, is an example of what can happen if this goes well.
