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Former Player Appreciation Thread

Apparently Dele is about to play in an U23 game for Everton, after training with them again. Does anyone know.. Has he been out injured this whole time or has he been away dealing with his mental health struggles etc?
 
afsoc4life said:
Japhet Tanganga having good times with Millwall. Glad to see how he is doing.
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Such a frustrating player. Very gifted, but never seemed to be fit for 5 games in a row.

He needed to get on with his career and glad he made the Millwall move.
 
90291Spur said:
Especially when he went drinking with Giroud.
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That we didn't fire him immediately after that should have been a sign too, or even the simple fact that we signed him in the first place.

The muggy prick has really triggered me here.

No player during those years made more rooster ups than he did.

He should be fudging ashamed of himself.
 
Baleforce said:
That we didn't fire him immediately after that should have been a sign too, or even the simple fact that we signed him in the first place.

The muggy prick has really triggered me here.

No player during those years made more rooster ups than he did.

He should be fudging ashamed of himself.
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And perhaps have more mental strength than to be upset by an engraving on a watch. That goes for the entire squad if any were impacted by it. Players with a prop WINNING mindset would use that as motivation.
 
Muttley said:
Such a frustrating player. Very gifted, but never seemed to be fit for 5 games in a row.

He needed to get on with his career and glad he made the Millwall move.
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He was a young player. They are inconsistent. It is with experience they get better. That is why they like clubs where they get such opportunities to grow. Hope you realise that Spurs also has this situation presently - a lot of young players who need playing time and good coaching to develop, get better and be more consistent.
 
afsoc4life said:
He was a young player. They are inconsistent. It is with experience they get better. That is why they like clubs where they get such opportunities to grow. Hope you realise that Spurs also has this situation presently - a lot of young players who need playing time and good coaching to develop, get better and be more consistent.
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True, but Japhet got to 25 and only ever made 18 appearances out on loan. He only ever appeared in a Spurs shirt 27 times. As a comparative, Devine is 20 and is already close to 50.

Some of it was injuries, but a big part of Japhet's trajectory was incredibly poor management by the club, and the revolving door of managers. They kept him around as he ticked that homegrown box in a time when we never filled the quota. Ditto KWP, and more recently Skipp. The GK situation is exactly the same with Whiteman and Austin who are now 25/26.

As for you point, I don't think the issue is now. For me, the problem comes after the age of the group we have now and you therefore will be right in what you're saying very soon. Phillips, Veliz, Scarlett, Devine, Craig, Abbott, Donley, Keeley are mostly in the 19/20 range. The one to perhaps worry about in our loanees is Matthew Craig (21). Then you look at our 1st team of Gray, Bergval, Odobert and assumedly Yang. They are very young.

We could have an overload of new Tangangas, KWPs and Skipps in about 2-3 years time. I hope this time we cut them loose and let them get on with their careers if they're not having a 1st team impact. Hopefully, they'll make us some decent profit for us to re-invest as well. Realistically, we won't see all 15 of our visible young talent make it at our club. I couldn't predict that number right now.

Here's a thought thought. Perhaps the position we find ourselves in now with youngsters becomes a permanent state. I wouldn't be complaining.
 
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