Louis Reed - Big Player.

[PeteBlade]

I hope the nurse knows you've got internet access.

Nice swerve.

 

[Barney]

Nice swerve.

No swerving. It's just that you've exhausted that line so much as you use it whenever you've nothing else to say, which is pretty often.

 

[PeteBlade]

No swerving. It's just that you've exhausted that line so much as you use it whenever you've nothing else to say, which is pretty often.

That lie you made up is as relevant now (when you get angry about players you haven't really watched) as when you originally lied (and were getting angry about players you hadn't watched).

 

[Douglas Jardine]

That lie you made up is as relevant now (when you get angry about players you haven't really watched) as when you originally lied (and were getting angry about players you hadn't watched).

That is very true Pete,hes a chunt no doubt about it

 

[Barney]

That lie you made up is as relevant now (when you get angry about players you haven't really watched) as when you originally lied (and were getting angry about players you hadn't watched).

I made up a lie? So I told the truth then.

Please keep replying, your brilliance knows no bounds.

 

[Roygbiv]

I'm a short arse 5ft8 and I'm definitely bigger than Reed unless he has had a growth spurt . I've been stood bang next to him before and he is one of the few people I have ever had to lower my head to look at

 

[Grappler]

I'm a short arse 5ft8 and I'm definitely bigger than Reed unless he has had a growth spurt . I've been stood bang next to him before and he is one of the few people I have ever had to lower my head to look at

There is no mention on any height on the SUFC official site. Mind you, they still list Chris Basham, one of our tallest players, as 5ft 11".........

 

[RammyBlade]

You have to be really really good to play at the professional level with a schoolboy physique, and it seems Reed is nowhere near that good.

Reed is a good player with a good range of passing skills in the sort of mold of Leon Brittan at Swansea (and for a short time with us) However in league one what gets teams promoted is not just passing ability but strong physical aggressive players with height and preferably pace. Reed doesnt have these qualities and wouldnt add anything to the squad at the moment. Who knows though that if we get up he might be what we need.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

That lie you made up is as relevant now (when you get angry about players you haven't really watched) as when you originally lied (and were getting angry about players you hadn't watched).

Ignore him Pete - he's on heat because he doesn't have a manager to slag off

 

[BushBlade]

Reed is a good player with a good range of passing skills in the sort of mold of Leon Brittan at Swansea (and for a short time with us) However in league one what gets teams promoted is not just passing ability but strong physical aggressive players with height and preferably pace. Reed doesnt have these qualities and wouldnt add anything to the squad at the moment. Who knows though that if we get up he might be what we need.

Leon Britton played for Swansea in all four leagues though. So his lack of height, strength and pace wasn't a problem for him. Personally, I don't think Britton has a great range of passing, he's a continuity player, keeps the ball moving, keeps it simple.

I don't subscribe to the view that a player who isn't good enough for L1 will do better in a higher league.

Reed is already part of the squad but he's unlikely to get a game while our current midfielders are fit.

But apart from that, I agree.

 

[Pedro Verde]

To where? Non league perhaps?

Don't forget this is Division 3 we're in. If he can't cut it here then he's probably not good enough for professional football?

Conference or L2

 

[SteveBlade]

He should have started lifting by now...

 

[Woodwardfan]

Size doesn't matter if you impose yourself.

Reed's M.O in recent appearances for us has been to stay on the periphery of the action. He hardly gets the ball, and he can't win the ball.

He doesn't merit a place in the side. Who would you leave out? People know I'm no Coutts fan but look at the facts - we are winning games with the current midfield. Don't fix what isn't broken.

And I will never understand why people talk about Hodgy and Shaw's height. That was 50 or 60 years ago. A 5 foot 7 keeper would get killed in the modern PL.

Nobody suggested anyone should make way for him in the side on the current run. I'd like to see him on the bench though and well involved with the first team squad. Good to see that Whiteman got on the pitch last night BTW.

 

[BushBlade]

Nobody suggested anyone should make way for him in the side on the current run. I'd like to see him on the bench though and well involved with the first team squad. Good to see that Whiteman got on the pitch last night BTW.

In Wilder's interview in the Star following Reed and Chapman's appreances for England's u20s he said they were part of the first team squad.

 

[Woodwardfan]

In tonight's big game: Iniesta 1-71m, Messi 1.70, Neymar 1.74m, Mascherano 1.74, Alba 1.70, Silva 1.73, Sterling 1.70, Nolito 1.75, Aguero when he comes on 1.73m.

 

[SteveBlade]

In tonight's big game: Iniesta 1-71m, Messi 1.70, Neymar 1.74m, Mascherano 1.74, Alba 1.70, Silva 1.73, Sterling 1.70, Nolito 1.75, Aguero when he comes on 1.73m.

They're all very good at football though. A few have quite a bit more muscle mass than Louis as well, he really has no build.

 

[seanbeenstattoo]

Reed will not make it as a footballer. He isn`t strong enough,quick enough,isn`t very good in the tackle,dosen`t score goals but hey,he`s Bladey so yea fuck it, GERRIMPICKED.
FFS.

 

[PeteBlade]

In tonight's big game: Iniesta 1-71m, Messi 1.70, Neymar 1.74m, Mascherano 1.74, Alba 1.70, Silva 1.73, Sterling 1.70, Nolito 1.75, Aguero when he comes on 1.73m.

I haven't seen anyone say he isn't playing because he's too small, just that he's not good enough.

He doesn't deserve to be on the bench just because he's a yooooof.

 

[Woodwardfan]

I haven't seen anyone say he isn't playing because he's too small, just that he's not good enough.

He doesn't deserve to be on the bench just because he's a yooooof.

That has to be true because Fleck is 1.7m.

I'm just making the point that Reed is a very, very good player.

I'm worried he's going to lose his way at Bramall Lane and our loss will be some other club's gain. I agree that he should go out on loan rather than just play U-23 football. By January we should have enough more senior players to be able to let him go out on loan.

 

[PeteBlade]

That has to be true because Fleck is 1.7m.

I'm just making the point that Reed is a very, very good player.

I'm worried he's going to lose his way at Bramall Lane and our loss will be some other club's gain. I agree that he should go out on loan rather than just play U-23 football. By January we should have enough more senior players to be able to let him go out on loan.

The jury is very much out on if he's a 'very, very good player'.

Lots who have seen him regularly disagree, and it's a comfortable assumption that he'd be playing games if he was.

 

[seanbeenstattoo]

I`ve seen him play quite a number of times.
He`s a poor mans David Bradford.

And I pray our loss is someone elses gain and some Prem mugs give us a million for him.

 

[Silent Blade]

I'm just making the point that Reed is a very, very good player.

I'm worried he's going to lose his way at Bramall Lane and our loss will be some other club's gain. I agree that he should go out on loan rather than just play U-23 football. By January we should have enough more senior players to be able to let him go out on loan.

You are saying Wilder doesnt know what he is doing?

 

[JohnDenver]

He's got something, and he's still young enough to exploit it.

Get him out on loan, and if he's not first team material when he's 21, let him go with a sell-on clause.

That is all.

 

[mancunianblade]

Small players need Big hearts. once he finds his he will be fine

 

[Pinchy]

Woody has been "wishing Reed good" for two years now. He isn't. He's now wishing him tall!

Calamity George will be a commanding keeper next...

Fantasy. Bladey, Bladey Fantasy.

 

[Lord Bos of Eckington.]

In tonight's big game: Iniesta 1-71m, Messi 1.70, Neymar 1.74m, Mascherano 1.74, Alba 1.70, Silva 1.73, Sterling 1.70, Nolito 1.75, Aguero when he comes on 1.73m.

Pointless on height. Reed just not good enough .

Pointless thread .

UTB

 

[larkymasher]

Another trip for Reed with England U20s.

I really don't understand it. No where near the first team, struggling with the U23s but selected for England, and when he may get a run for the first team in cup matches to stake his claim, he has buggered off to play for England...

On what basis is the England national age groups picked on. Current form?

Are we saying that Reed is the next generation of England star players? Is CW wrong in his obvious opinion on him?

With 60 first team outings we will now be paying a handsome wage for zero return.

Please help me understand.

 

[Barney]

Another trip for Reed with England U20s.

I really don't understand it. No where near the first team, struggling with the U23s but selected for England, and when he may get a run for the first team in cup matches to stake his claim, he has buggered off to play for England...

On what basis is the England national age groups picked on. Current form?

Are we saying that Reed is the next generation of England star players? Is CW wrong in his obvious opinion on him?

With 60 first team outings we will now be paying a handsome wage for zero return.

Please help me understand.

Quite simply it is proof that England do not have the slightest clue about what they're doing.

 

[Lane Ender]

Louis Reed turned 19 just 3 months ago and starred for England U-20's in two games recently.

He is a small man but a big player, one of the best young lads I've ever seen at Bramall Lane, age for age.

There is a lot of doubt about the lad because of his size and I've just looked up a list of random names that came to mind when I saw that his height is 1.73m:

In the order that names sprung to mind :

Curtis Woodhouse 1.73m
Stuart McCall 1.70m
Stephen Quinn 1.67m
Alan Quinn 1.75m
John Gannon 1.75m
Joe Shaw 1.73m - centre half!
Willie Carlin 1.63m
Leon Britton 1.65m
Nobby Stiles 1.68m
Paul Scholes 1.68m
Keith Edwards 1.72m
Alan Hodgkinson 1.75m - keeper!
Bernard Shaw 1.71m
Tom Cowans 1.73m
Messi 1.70m
Maradona 1.65m
Aguero 1.73m
Danny Rose 1.73m
Paul Beardsley 1.73m
Gordon Cowans 1.70
Mark Duffy 1.75m
Billy Sharp 1.75m

Size doesn't matter. This lad can play.

National league tops

 

[JohnDenver]

Another trip for Reed with England U20s.

I really don't understand it. No where near the first team, struggling with the U23s but selected for England, and when he may get a run for the first team in cup matches to stake his claim, he has buggered off to play for England...

On what basis is the England national age groups picked on. Current form?

Are we saying that Reed is the next generation of England star players? Is CW wrong in his obvious opinion on him?

With 60 first team outings we will now be paying a handsome wage for zero return.

Please help me understand.

A couple of things... I wonder how many England U20s are first teamers in the top 4 divisions? That, and he's obviously performing in an England shirt, as suggested in the match report from the last game.

But I'm still slightly surprised that he's been selected - it really is time to have him out on loan.