I like that article. It skirts over the 6-0 loss to Arsenal under 12s.
Carlos Vela looked like a world beater that night. You could have well imagined him turning out for Real Madrid or Barcelona at some point in his career. Strange old game.
While I went into that game very much thinking "we can do these", in fairness most of them went on to have careers at a high level:
Fabianski - Premier League keeper for the last decade
Hoyte - meh
Djourou - long international career, played at World Cups with Switzerland
Song - went on to have four years at Barcelona
Gibbs - England international, played over 100 games for Arsenal
Randall - ?
Ramsey - went on to be one of the best midfielders in the Prem
Merida - ?
Wilshere - the great hope of English football for a little while there
Bendtner - alright, bit of a joke, but he still played 100+ games for Arsenal and a regular for Denmark
Vela - decent La Liga career, now banging them in in the MLS!
I used to think our team that night was good but apart from Kenny, Naughton, Quinn and Beattie, I don't think any of them played above the Championship again.
Sheff Utd: Kenny, Halford, Morgan, Kilgallon, Naysmith, Cotterill (Naughton 46), Speed (Hendrie 73), Quinn, Montgomery, Beattie (Robertson 76), Webber.
Subs Not Used: Bennett, Sharp, Geary, Ehiogu.
Jordan Robertson is a good one for the "Blades you forgot ever played for us" thread.