I watched a few cup games on TV over the weekend, including the Exeter City-Liverpool and Hearts-Aberdeen games. There was a huge juxtaposition between the two Liverpool goalkeepers on show, Adam Bogdan (28), who had a nightmare for Liverpool against Exeter, and loan-ee Danny Ward (22), who was Aberdeen’s top performer against Hearts.
Within a day Jurgen Klopp recalled Ward from Aberdeen, who I’m sure will now become first deputy at Anfield. Six months ago Ward was not part of first team plans at Liverpool, who wanted Bogdan to be deputy to Mignolet. Ward took his chance, played in Europe and became a fans’ favourite at Aberdeen.
Without this loan, I’m sure Ward’s profile at Liverpool would be well below its current level. This is a great example of why you put players out on loan. Players sitting in the stands, or playing youth or reserve football, will find it very difficult to progress.
The other aspect of Danny Ward’s Aberdeen experience is that he was hooked back home after a live TV game. With the sheer number of players out on loan, I often wonder how much scrutiny of their progress parent clubs are able to deploy. Especially if it’s Celtic sending a player to Norway. It’s hard to escape the conclusion that Ward’s performance being on TV at the critical moment when Liverpool were pondering their reserve keeper position had a bearing on his career development.
For some clubs, appropriate scrutiny of players out on loan will be practically impossible (Chelsea list 30 players on loan at the moment).
If we extrapolate the way large clubs harvest players, there’s a good possibility loan players will make up the bulk of transfer activity across football going forward. Teams like Aberdeen should be using their Danny Ward experience to demonstrate what a good place they are for English Premier League teams to send players. I know a couple of years back there was some apprehension that one Scottish club were making inroads into Newcastle United’s misfits, but some cunning campaigning put paid to that.
All clubs need to learn how to feed off the squads of others, while managing the development of their own talent, not yet ready for a place in the first team. Those who do this well will flourish. Club partnerships will be the next big story in football, they will change the balance of power. At the moment there is little discernible pattern to how and where clubs loan players. This will change as clubs try to replicate the experiences of Danny Ward and Jason Denayer. Partnering with others, both up and down the food-chain, looks like the biggest efficiency gain in the game today.
Delighted at the genuine anticipation ahead of our next Scottish Cup game, which will be against either East Kilbride or Lothian Thistle. It’s a great story for grassroots football, no matter if it’s played in the Lothians or Lanarkshire.
Anyone surprised that lot were hauled into court this week by someone else looking to be paid? What a way to run your business. We know how the story will end.
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Another 6 guys want a square go wi ye
NatKnow on 12th January 2016 2:29 pm
They were bumming him up on Sportscene about his goals and mentioned that 9 of them had been from penalties!
Given the number of penalties Sevco get , that’s probably about a 50% success rate!
Jerry Cornelius
A hexagon go surely
With apologies to cqn’s resident pun Meister bsr
Tony Donnelly
Scottish football fans ‘should have greater say in clubs’ –
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-35272234
Do you disagree with the principle? How else can the originators proceed without asking for views of supporter organisations?
A Hexago…..brilliant
I don’t understand why the huns are in court so often.
After all, they win the vast majority of the cases.
I think it’s all just mischief makin’ by a load of misguided Tims.
I’m away to throw a smoke bomb into the middle of the street outside ma office.
Shouldn’t do any harm.
Need a new floor?
Their previous annual accounts also swerved the going concern warning that the auditors included by saying it would all be ok when they got promotion.
Has Stubbs decided yet who he wants for our assault on EUROPE in the summer…? :-)
My Fear Also Joe/Auldheid, They will keep on going no matter what as they (think) they hold this wee country together.
KLV
GLENDALYSTONSILS on 12TH JANUARY 2016 2:42 PM
NatKnow on 12th January 2016 2:29 pm
They were bumming him up on Sportscene about his goals and mentioned that 9 of them had been from penalties!
Given the number of penalties Sevco get , that’s probably about a 50% success rate!
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The BBC were bumming him up on their national news programme too! No doubt someone would buy him and Sevco will hope it’s an English side (hence his being touted on the national sport & news programmes). Maybe whatever they get will allow them to pay their utilities bills…? Then the WiFi can be switched back on! :-)
Happy Birthday Cosy Coarner Bhoy
And Happy Birthday to Awe_Naw
I hope you have great day.
Ooh Ah Up the Routa!
Given all that has gone on over the last few years, it is a case of hell mend 802 Works Ltd, or anyone else dealing with THEM in anything other than a cash up front basis.
Is the wifi case just a broad band brimmer
Kikinthenakas
The Men behind the Wireless
We are the IP-eeepul
NatKnow on 12th January 2016 2:00 pm I was wondering why Waghorn was being declared the new Messi on BBC over the weekend. He’s for sale so it all makes sense! BBC is the Sevco shoap windae apparently
*s I said yesterday just the same as macleodinho
Happy birthday to Awe Naw and
Cosy coarner bhoy another year of sheer
bliss on cqn.
Have a great day
HH
Even the Sevco WIFI is syncing now.
bournesouprecipe on 12th January 2016 3:11 pm
Even the Sevco WIFI is syncing now.
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Aye, going down the jitter…
No one wrote about FIFA censoship scandal?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu0DOhrjYDY
No wonder they got away with the [D]DOS…
Derry’s firewalls
The Cache My Father Wore
Damn it! It shoulda been The Cache My Father Stored….
Idiot.
Davido
Not to mention the bouncey bouncey rate.
Caught with THEIR fingers in the Cookie jar.
bournesouprecipe
Don’t worry, we’ll forget about all this next season when the Old Firmware has returned
Up to our WI’s in FENIAN blood
Node Pope of Rome
Davido
Too late they’re encrypted.
GLIB’s bark is worse than his byte.
bournesouprecipe
Thank code for that
I Was Born Under A Union Hack
And many happy returns to Awe naw anaw noo
And they cried “Windows Defender!”
We’ll PING what we want