And if he is not we could still recoup the fee or turn a small profit by selling him to a midtable Premier League club
Bostock or Bale? That is the question.
Somewhere in the Belgian 2nd division John Bostock just shed a tear.
As someone else pointed out, the hype that the Palace chairman built up around Bostock made it seem like a bigger deal than it was. That said, I do wonder if he'd have done better in todays youth setup or if his attitude was always gonna be a problem.
Why are there often posts questioning Bostock's attitude? It wasn't his attitude that stopped him making it as a player. I actually think we as a club were partly responsible as we tried to change the type of player that he was.As someone else pointed out, the hype that the Palace chairman built up around Bostock made it seem like a bigger deal than it was. That said, I do wonder if he'd have done better in todays youth setup or if his attitude was always gonna be a problem.
Why are there often posts questioning Bostock's attitude? It wasn't his attitude that stopped him making it as a player. I actually think we as a club were partly responsible as we tried to change the type of player that he was.
A player who's agent has been tapped up by Spurs?When a player engineers his own move from a club at the age of 16 you know something isnt right. Who refuses to sign a contract with their club (sol campbell style) at 16?
You nominate and I'll second him.Nobody has reported this anywhere before this guy said it. If it is true he will be an ITK hall of famer.
Bostock was an athletic, powerful, midfield player with good stamina, mobility, vision and a lovely left foot. In many ways he played the game in a similar way to Gerrard (so Ali is perhaps a similar sort of player?).... However for some reason the coaches at Spurs tried to change the way he played and turn him into a tippy-tappy Barcelona type footballer. I think perhaps because that was the style of play that was proving so successful back then? But it didn't suit Bostock's game at all and we and he would've been much better off if we had just left him to play his natural game... Had that happened he could well have been playing in the team in Mason's position now.Having read other pieces written over the last few years, I was under the impression that it was a factor. I did see him play for us at Wembley in a pre season match vs the Barcelona B team. He actually looked like a decent footballer, hence me questionning whether he'd do better today with our current setup.