Diego Geronimo.

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To help you out Pinchy. I still think the number plate thing is a load of bollocks, because most of them will have one. He doesn't even have the best car in the car park.

The lad was just starting to get into the team at 16 when serious injury stopped him for over a year. As Houso said, he didn't over hype himself, however people who have seen him play did.

I don't give a fuck what his name is but can we just get behind these young players we have, without finding a reason to slate them.

It sounds like the lad has got himself physically fit and now hopefully he will be there mentally. He needed a bit of tough love and he got it. Hopefully he can now prove himself now and we should all be supporting that.
sheffielder, Today at 11:51 AMReport #24+ QuoteReply
 
Flatulent_Bob said:
Big fucking yawn!

There's no cotton wool here, when he's good enough he'll play.
This over hyping bollocks will do more damage than good.
He's done nothing so far, absolutely nothing. Let talk about some of those who played last season and looked like they could step up. If Diego's time comes all well and good, let talk about him then.
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Yes but he's got an Italian name. Keep up :rolleyes:
 
Oh Tony Tony,
Tony Tony,
Toneee Currieeeee.

How old was he when he came into the team and bossed that game against Spurs in the old division one ?
 
sheffielder said:
The lad was just starting to get into the team at 16 when serious injury stopped him for over a year. As Houso said, he didn't over hype himself, however people who have seen him play did.

I don't give a fuck what his name is but can we just get behind these young players we have, without finding a reason to slate the

It sounds like the lad has got himself physically fit and now hopefully he will be there mentally. He needed a bit of tough love and he got it. Hopefully he can now prove himself now and we should all be supporting that.
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When I was Diego's age, patience was not my strong suit. Perhaps one day, he will thank Nigel Clough for not rushing him back too soon. Once young D has recovered, he will be selected on merit. Take note son, cream rises to the top, stay calm, and good luck to you.
 

If only he had been called Bill Socket, none of this fuss would be taking place....
 
Bladesway said:
If only he had been called Bill Socket, none of this fuss would be taking place....
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Not sure about that B-way - I'm convinced that the discussion would have the potential to be highly charged if that was the case.
He would certainly have been plugged by his agent to switch and there are a few candidates on here that would have blown a fuse because of it. You would have seen a potential difference between negative views and those of a more positive nature and some posters getting there wires crossed. You could build a case that Darren would have more than likely gone down the AC/DC discussion route. The more balanced approach from the neutrals amongst us would be to wait and see the way the current flows believing that none of the speculation would have resulted in anything terminal.
 
Looking at the England set up in the World Cup compared to a lot of the other teams, it seems that England do hold back talent and remain with the old guard a lot more. Ross Barkley as an example would have benefitted himself and England by playing all three games. He would've made mistakes but we didn't qualify anyway, so at least we could've said that it was because we played the kids. Baines v Shaw at left back was the same. Baines was shocking, but Shaw came on and looked exciting.

I think the same can be applied to club football in England. The famous Hansen line of 'you don't win anything with kids' was blown out of the water at Man Utd but really in the last few years talent seems to be stifled until they're older.

At sufc we've only really started embracing the youth in recent years and then we've taken the cash. Harry came through at a time when we couldn't really afford to look around the leagues, but he was ready. Raw yes, but ready. George long is going through the same.

As for Diego, Khan etc, we've bought a lot of midfielders this summer, which means that some of the players like Murphy and JCL will no doubt be getting pushed up front along with Baxter. This will no doubt limit opportunities for the younger lads. But I'm sure they'll be looking for loan deals to see how they do.

Diego himself has had a huge injury. To get back to being as strong and fearless as he was is tough, but I think we have the right people at the club to aid his development. I read the other day that we have the 8th best record of producing players through our academy in the country. Not sure how long that's over, but it's still pretty impressive and gives credibility to our academy.

There'll be a percentage of luck, timing and opportunity, but he also has to take his opportunity.

Let's hope we see him and the other lads coming through to take us to the championship
 
SwissBlade said:
Looking at the England set up in the World Cup compared to a lot of the other teams, it seems that England do hold back talent and remain with the old guard a lot more. Ross Barkley as an example would have benefitted himself and England by playing all three games. He would've made mistakes but we didn't qualify anyway, so at least we could've said that it was because we played the kids. Baines v Shaw at left back was the same. Baines was shocking, but Shaw came on and looked exciting.
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The issue with England is that they use the old guard throughout qualifying then throw the young players in at the deep end in the competitions proper.

The first qualifier is against Switzerland on September 8th. I'd like to see Hodgson go with a side which can grow into a decent team over the full length of qualifying and be ready as a decent unit for France 2016: so no Baines, Jagielka, Gerrard or possibly Rooney.

Balham's England XI (4-2-3-1): Hart, Walker, Cahill, Stones, Shaw, Wilshere, Milner, Lallana, Barkley, Sterling, Sturridge

As for Diego, Khan etc, we've bought a lot of midfielders this summer, which means that some of the players like Murphy and JCR will no doubt be getting pushed up front along with Baxter. This will no doubt limit opportunities for the younger lads. But I'm sure they'll be looking for loan deals to see how they do.
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If last season's anything to go by then Clough sees wide men and central midfielders as very different players (logical, really, but not always the case - Wilson and Blackwell preferred to play natural central midfielders on the flanks) so we should split the "midfield" contingent into two categories:

CMs: Doyle (DM), Basham (DM), Wallace (CM), McGinn (CM), Cuvelier (CM, inj), Scougall (AM), Dimaio (DM, yth), Reed (DM, yth)
WMs: Flynn (WM), Murphy (WG), Campbell-Ryce (WG), Khan (WG,yth), Calvert-Lewin (WG, yth)
[FWs: Baxter, Di Girolamo (yth)]

To be honest I think we're probably now two players heavy in central midfield so could see McGinn moving on. That would also leave Baxter and Cuvelier as the only Weir signings still at the club.
 
SwissBlade said:
Looking at the England set up in the World Cup compared to a lot of the other teams, it seems that England do hold back talent and remain with the old guard a lot more. Ross Barkley as an example would have benefitted himself and England by playing all three games. He would've made mistakes but we didn't qualify anyway, so at least we could've said that it was because we played the kids. Baines v Shaw at left back was the same. Baines was shocking, but Shaw came on and looked exciting.
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Think it goes a whole lot deeper than that, Swiss. While (some of) our players smoke and get pissed (link)...

'England’s team is falling apart at the seams, underscored by their lamentable performances at this World Cup.
Let us not forget that they were out of this tournament before 12 teams had even played their second group game. Why couldn’t they have kept a low profile now?

The FA continue to maintain that this is all part of a special plan, that this group of players are on the verge of something special. No, they are not.

They are young men, many of whom are ill-disciplined and ill-advised, no better illustrated than by the latest round of party pictures.'

and
'Hart’s boozing was Shaw’s introduction to what it means to be part of an England squad preparing for the World Cup. It felt, and looked, like the keeper’s last big blow-out before the tournament. Wiltshere is not alone. It was only a couple of weeks ago that Sunderland striker Connor Wickham was pictured with his pals in Puerta Banus, Marbella, with the receipt for a £17,500, 15-litre bottle of Armand de Brignac champagne':eek:

The next day England’s first-choice goalkeeper trained with the rest of his team-mates. Some preparation that is.

Can you imagine Manuel Neuer slugging back a few beers before the World Cup in the same way with the Germany national team? Not on your life.
Neuer and his team-mates have committed their lives to being the best they can be. And they have made the necessary sacrifices to achieve their ambitions on the field.

As ever with England, they are pouring it all away.'

Bit OT, but when I saw the name Ross Barkley, it reminded me of all the talent Wendy have had...and lost. Barkley, Connor Wickham, Matt Fryatt, Kenwyn Jones and, of course, Paulo di Canio. Any more?
 
grafikhaus I think this is part of the problem. Not the partying, but the way that England is run. Van Gaal placed trust in his players and allowed them to go out if they wanted, but there was the trust placed on them by the manager, plus the consequence if they went too far which meant that they could have some freedom like adults. England, according to Jimmy Bullards book are banished to their rooms from 7-8pm.

Despite what we think of the personalities, players should be treated like adults and allowed to make their decisions. If they piss it up the night before they turn in for England world cup preparations, then its their choice/ risk. But they should face the immediate consequence of being dropped and sent home if they under perform.

Lets not forget the most recent 'success' England have had was Euro 96. We reached the Euro Semi final and but for a gazza not quite getting on the end of a cross, we'd have been in the final. That was the year that England really changed for me. It was the year that Englands players famously did the dentist chair in Hong Kong.... during the warm up tour!

There is a lot more that i want to write about england and my thoughts, but its a long long article which I'm writing at the moment
 
England always pick 11 established 'stars' to fit the places instead of picking a team. that means if we had eleven 27 year old centre forwards with huge Nike contracts then they would all be shoehorned into the team at once. we used to play Paul Scholes (regarded by no less than Zinadine Zidane as the best player he ever played against) on the wing to fit in Gerrard and Lumplard
i was amazed that Edin Hazard is 24 and already has 50 caps for Belgium.. Sturridge (similar age) has about five and still considered a player for the future
Alan Hansen was correct actually, they still had Bruce, Pallister, Schmeichel and Cantona in that team. It is about picking the best team 'regardless' of age.
 
Liaminho9 said:
It sounds like he had a decent game against Burton, but it has been pointed out he is now in the last year of his contract... Surely we wouldn't be stupid enough to let it run down?!

http://www.sufc.co.uk/news/article/20121029-diego-signs-on-449765.aspx
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But then he was included in this article where a bunch of kids signed professional terms, though it doesn't state the length of contract.

http://www.sufc.co.uk/news/article/20140508-new-professionals-1542168.aspx

Does this mean he's signed an extended professional deal?
 
I recall all of S24SU updates on twitter, of the burton match, and one way or another young Diego had some involvement. I think that Diego could go on to prove to be more than a lot of us expected of him on here, along with me.
 

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