Which ones are going? Heard something about Lewis Thompson which surprised me. I'd expect the likes of Tanner and Barlow to get contracts and Gomes goes without saying.
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As far as I know Dunne, Barrett, Spratt, Barlow, Tanner and Gomes were the one's offered deals
Ok, no major surprises then. Cool thanks mate.
No problem
How has Jimmy Dunne been doing? If I recall correctly he was injured quite a bit at the start of the season? Of course it's incredibly competitive at the CB options in the academy at the moment.
Im not a fan of his he's decent on the ball but he has no pace at all and teams tend to target him as a weakness and expose him fairly easily
That's being kind. He's been captain as well since Roshaun moved up hasn't he? Quite surprised by that.
He is generally decent with the ball at his feet it's when he has to run after people that he has problems. Tyrell Warren has been the captain lately
He was born during the treble winning season. I'm getting old, and I was born in the 90's.
This kid's hair is sick, Fergie would have made him shave it off.
This kid's hair is sick, Fergie would have made him shave it off.
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, video of him (last season). Hope Ajax can keep hold of him, looks a proper talent.
Zamani isn't old enough to sign.
Maybe we can arrange employment for his parents here as a way to getting him?
I am a firm supporter in signing anyone whose name is an anagram of 'Ah, thong itch!'
We could but we'd open ourselves to potentially getting into a lot of trouble and I can't think of us ever doing it before and can't see us doing it now.
I'm sure it happens with lower profile young players but its only legal to sign foreign players under 16 if the parents have moved to the country for other reasons and then the player ends up signing for a club. Clubs can't sign players and then find the parents a job. Doing it with young players who are already well known and highly rated would be a bit too obvious
I know nothing about this case but I don't think we can circumvent the rule to sign Zamani with his already well-known reputation among that circle.He's the best talent of Ajax 2002 group (they have the likes of Nouri Cheung who's very good as well) and from what I recall usually play up with their 2001 group.It sounds like the rumor linking Chelsea with Barca's Xavi Simons which never happened.
We'd be in the same trouble the Spanish clubs are in if we tried dodgy shite like that.
We're run badly enough as is.....
Is it normal for unsigned youth prospects to have threads in this forum or should this be in the transfer forum? Every time I see I think we've wrapped up the deal and he's already here.
Cheers for clearing that up mate. I guess we'll have to settle for Chong for now.
Zamani and Chong doesn't roll off the tongue as nicely as Cheech and Chong. 
Very impressive performance from Chong today, he was involved in all 4 Feyenoord goals as they beat Ajax u17s 4-1
Jesus, the quality of goals in that game for an U-17s match was phenomenal.
Looks very good.
Is Chong a done deal?
The first touch for his first assist was phenomenal. Looks more than just a kid who developed quickly physically from the looks of it. He can pick out a team mate with a good pass and has solid technique.
Possibly the best showcase of his pace we'll get before he joins. He looks very good and strikes me as a real team player from all of the clips I've seen of him, which is becoming less common amongst wingers nowadays. Any idea who the number 7 is? Looks decent and has fantastic delivery.
The 7 is Cheick Toure, very highly rated and only recently turned 15 so was playing 2 years above his age level today
Sign all of Ajax's star young player I say, they've a brilliant youth system!
Hardly the best thing to say right under a video of them losing 4-1 to Feyenoord.
Looked like Giggsy.
I can only imagine how much quicker he would be without that drag created by that fro.
I'm quite the talent spotter then clearly
Thanks, knew you'd know.thats what I thought not lightnening quick on top speed but great change of pace and verz pacey with the ball at his feet, quite close control too
In case we end up getting him, I'd like to copyright the headline 'Chong on song: doesn't take long to prove the doubters wrong' after his first match-winning contribution for us.
His shorts makes him look like a player from the 60s
Yeah good eye. I don't think winger is even his proper position either so looks very impressiveI'm quite the talent spotter then clearly