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Saw him at Brighton and was not that impressed but yesterdays goal was all about speed and good feet.
Well done Shan for playing him.
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Was played totally out of position in centre midfield at Brighton in fairness. Another Moore/Jones master stroke
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Great goal for Exeter in the play off final last season too.
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If his performance on Saturday was indicative of his talent, he should have been more regularly involved on the pitch
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People call him a youngster but he is 20 or 21. Hope, Bennett, Statham, Hartford, Robertson etc were thrown in at 16 or 17 against the likes of Man United.
I hope he is a talent, but sometimes we get players who only spark every 6 or 7 games.
Fingers crossed for the lad.
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wasnt some saying the same about Harper a few weeks back
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People call him a youngster but he is 20 or 21. Hope, Bennett, Statham, Hartford, Robertson etc were thrown in at 16 or 17 against the likes of Man United.
I hope he is a talent, but sometimes we get players who only spark every 6 or 7 games.
Fingers crossed for the lad.
Just turned 21 in February.
I think the days of throwing 16 year olds into the Premier League are long gone, unless the player is truly exceptional (e.g. Rooney).
Young players need careful handling, as Scotty Darton would no doubt testify.
As you will remember Statham played a stormer and scored on his debut and was rested for the next seven games.
Let's hope he is half as good as another kid from Dudley called Edwards.
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I've only seen the clips of Saturday's game and saw him when he came on against Reading. Certainly seems to have something about him. I liked the way he simply slotted the ball to Hegazi in space after doing a couple of twists and turns on the left...showed some awareness and game sense. It proved a good selection by Shan who must know him well and a kick up the backside for Murphy also.
Hopefully the thread gets renamed to something more standard soonish.
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Saw him at Brighton and was not that impressed but yesterdays goal was all about speed and good feet.
Well done Shan for playing him.
Had to play out of position at CM that day , he did well I thought.
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I thought he was excellent on Saturday. Had a ten minute spell after his goal where he looked on top of the world.
I was surprised to see him involved but it paid off. I hope we see more of him.
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wasnt some saying the same about Harper a few weeks back
..and Leko two seasons ago.
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..and Leko two seasons ago.
Leko is nowhere near as good as Edwards.
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He seems to have the pace and tricky like Leko, but where he differs is he seems to have more of an end product.
How many times have we seen Leko come on, drift past a player to go back and try to go past him again.
Since pre season when he seemed to figure heavily, I thought we would see A LOT more of Kyle this season, very surprised hes been limited to 1/2 appearances in all honesty. If Saturdays performance is anything to go by then we may have missed a trick in not featuring him more often.
I would prefer to see him playing right wing than a loanee anyway.
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He seems to have the pace and tricky like Leko, but where he differs is he seems to have more of an end product.
How many times have we seen Leko come on, drift past a player to go back and try to go past him again.
Since pre season when he seemed to figure heavily, I thought we would see A LOT more of Kyle this season, very surprised hes been limited to 1/2 appearances in all honesty. If Saturdays performance is anything to go by then WE may have missed a trick in not featuring him more often.
I would prefer to see him playing right wing than a loanee anyway.
In fairness I don't think it was us who missed the trick. It was the person or people who insisted on shoehorning players into a system as opposed to playing to the strengths of the resources at their disposal.
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Let's not forget Edwards has a couple of years on Leko so we shouldn't write off the latter yet. I actually think Leko is the more gifted of the two and if he improves his decision-making (which you'd expect to come with experience) then we could well have some player on our hands.
I'd love to see them both become fixtures here.
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Let's not forget Edwards has a couple of years on Leko so we shouldn't write off the latter yet. I actually think Leko is the more gifted of the two and if he improves his decision-making (which you'd expect to come with experience) then we could well have some player on our hands.
I'd love to see them both become fixtures here.
Edwards benefits from playing first team football on his loan spells - to be honest, it shows
Leko needs to learn his trade just like Edwards previously.
At that point then we should make a decision on his future here
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Not introduced at all. It just doesn’t make any sense with the continued absence of Phillips.
People are saying for Harper it’s contract related. So what is the reason for Edwards?a
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Not introduced at all. It just doesn’t make any sense with the continued absence of Phillips.
People are saying for Harper it’s contract related. So what is the reason for Edwards?a
Can only assume he was rested after a mediocre performance and Shan thought he was protecting him in some way by not sending him on into today's crisis.
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I think you have to have one player in the team capable of going past a couple of defenders especially when you are looking to win every game. At the moment Edwards looks the best bet...and seems to link up tidily as well when there's nothing on. Very one dimensional team selection.
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Can only assume he was rested after a mediocre performance and Shan thought he was protecting him in some way by not sending him on into today's crisis.
More likely HRK is fit and so back to the experienced players regardless
As for the mediocre performance, against Blues he was the only one first half who seemed to care, chased everything whilst others stood and watched
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More likely HRK is fit and so back to the experienced players regardless
Many would say Kanu earned his start after his previous performance. I'm not one of them by the way.
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Many would say Kanu earned his start after his previous performance. I'm not one of them by the way.
It's horses for courses. Kanu has his part to play but he's not the type of player we should be relying on on a consistent basis.
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Many would say Kanu earned his start after his previous performance. I'm not one of them by the way.
Trouble is, he's usually woeful when he starts but yesterday he was worse than that even. Couldn't even do the basics correctly.
Much better when he comes on from the bench for some strange really ?
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Big season for the lad and out of contract next June. I really hope we've made him a realistic offer and play him more often as I don't want another Rekeem Harper/Tyler Roberts scenario.
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Can we keep this about Edwards, please. We have a thread for discussing the U23s
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Big season for the lad and out of contract next June. I really hope we've made him a realistic offer and play him more often as I don't want another Rekeem Harper/Tyler Roberts scenario.
Yes to playing him more often, he looks pretty decent. I hope Bilic takes the selection attitude of if in doubt have faith in the youngster and play him/them.
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i have a feeling he is going to have a great season,our best player in the first half v villareal didn't seem to push forward as much 2nd half without gibbs behind him,and overall our best player v Scunthorpe yesterday,he is like lighting and as good control with ball at his feet
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If he doesn't play much, he will be gone.
He was pretty fed up with not getting more time last season.
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i have a feeling he is going to have a great season,our best player in the first half v villareal didn't seem to push forward as much 2nd half without gibbs behind him,and overall our best player v Scunthorpe yesterday,he is like lighting and as good control with ball at his feet
Has become our best academy product at the moment, I would put him ahead of Leko and Field.
Happy to see him involved more this year 100%
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It was weird how he disappeared a bit almost directly after a few good performances and a goal.
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It was weird how he disappeared a bit almost directly after a few good performances and a goal.
Cowardice from the manager(s) at the time, always going back to the steady old boys.
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He's like a modern day Lloyd Dyer, who is unplayable intermittently.
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He's like a modern day Lloyd Dyer, who is unplayable intermittently.
Much more about him than Dyer with respect , always stood out when I've seen him playing for U23's .
Desperate for a run of games here or elsewhere , personally think he's ready for us now.
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He's like a modern day Lloyd Dyer, who is unplayable intermittently.
Leko is more of a Lloyd Dyer than Edwards, Edwards seems to have a lot more to his game thab just beating a man. Really needs game time with us this season and didn't look out of place at all in any of the games he played including when he was thrown in as right wing back.
Certainly needs to be coming off the bench as an impact player.
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Him and Burke need to be given a chance this season. Leko on the other hand needs a full season in league 1 to resurrect his career
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Him and Burke need to be given a chance this season. Leko on the other hand needs a full season in league 1 to resurrect his career
Spot on about Leko, the kids development has stalled massively, he needs a season of football now to see if he can actually cut it or not.
Edwards for me is ready to be around the first team now, getting game time. Hasn't looked out of place in any of the games he has featured in, and looks a threat in pre season again.
Burke looked sharp the weekend also - still have doubts about what his best position is.
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Leko is more of a Lloyd Dyer than Edwards, Edwards seems to have a lot more to his game thab just beating a man. Really needs game time with us this season and didn't look out of place at all in any of the games he played including when he was thrown in as right wing back.
Certainly needs to be coming off the bench as an impact player.
I think my opinion of Dyer has been misunderstood.
He had a very long, good career and on his day he was unplayable.
That's the impression I get of Edward, who I have seen play at u23 level too, where he was usually overshadowed by Rayhon Tulloch when I watched them play.
In relation to Leko, you cannot compare him to Dyer, as he cannot even lace his boots yet, as he has done absolutely nothing in the game.
He needs to go down to league one or two play games. The impression I get with Leko is that he thought he had made it when he signed his last, long contract.
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Matt Wilson posted a picture on Twitter of Bilic spending some time on the pitch (presumably after the game?) talking with Edwards. Hopefully he'll be in the picture a bit more this year; at least seems to be getting attention from the head coach.
https://twitter.com/mattwilson_star/status/1153766415209512964
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Looked our biggest threat the majority of pre season and was a top 2 or 3 performer last week - great to see him get the goal to cap off his performance.
I hope Edwards is still given a good chance this season, of course there will be rotation and time will tell how consistent he can be but with the influx of players in his position it is a little worry of mine that he may take a backseat to the players with bigger reputations.
Good sign that him and Ferguson were put straight in last week in what was a potentially very dificult opener.
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Class again today. Maybe should have been subbed, legs seemed to go a bit but ran his socks off, the lad
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Another strong performance today. Looks very powerful on the ball, running at defenders, but also showing trickery to put defenders off balance.
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some fantastic skill in the first half today,does tend to start his runs to deep if we can feed him the ball further up the pitch on the shoulder of the last defender he will be devasting
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some fantastic skill in the first half today,does tend to start his runs to deep if we can feed him the ball further up the pitch on the shoulder of the last defender he will be devasting
Good point regarding the runs, obviously very difficult defence to break through today but he certainly looked to be the key, particularly first half. A couple of fantastic balls into the box that hopefully an in form Austin can get on the end of, pleased to see he looks comfortable going either way, will continue to pose a lot of problems.
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Good lad, here's to a long and successful career at the club.Will have to get used to the idea that there will undoubtedly be some rotation of players this season and he will have to scrap for his place.
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Dare I say he reminds me of a young Clive Clark.
So he'd better prepare himself for some dirty tackles coming his way.
He's a great talent and so is young Fergie,
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Looks more confident every game. More game time and decent coaching will make this young man a success at the Hawthorns.
You can see how much he is enjoying first team duties compared to the stop/start of last season.
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i thought he didn't look that great on Saturday, maybe that could have been how the team were playing.
there is definitely a player in there for us in the future unlike Leko but i think he needs to be used sporadically this season to help his development.
the new loan players i can envisage taking his spot in the team.
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He's starting to look like the player I thought Leko was going to become.
He is looking more comfortable with first team football and doesn't look out of place. Gives us a real threat from the wing.
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i thought he didn't look that great on Saturday, maybe that could have been how the team were playing.
there is definitely a player in there for us in the future unlike Leko but i think he needs to be used sporadically this season to help his development.
the new loan players i can envisage taking his spot in the team.
Agree with this .Keep him fresh almost naive so as every time he plays he is ready to bomb on. No reason why this can't be done now as we have plenty of cover in those positions.
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There were a couple of times when he was caught out by his inexperience, but he was very good for the most part. Loved the passing triangles with Gibbs and Krovinovic.
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i thought he didn't look that great on Saturday, maybe that could have been how the team were playing.
there is definitely a player in there for us in the future unlike Leko but i think he needs to be used sporadically this season to help his development.
the new loan players i can envisage taking his spot in the team.
I had him down as the best player on the pitch in the first half,some incredible ball skills
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I hope we've started contract discussions, seeing as he has less than a year left
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Has had a good start to the season. Although wasn't as good today.
My worry is with Phillips periera diangana and willock that eventually he might not keep getting game time. We do have a lot of options on the flanks. If he is going to drop down the ranks we should take advantage of loan market again and get him out. Window closes in a few weeks.
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Has had a good start to the season. Although wasn't as good today.
My worry is with Phillips periera diangana and willock that eventually he might not keep getting game time. We do have a lot of options on the flanks. If he is going to drop down the ranks we should take advantage of loan market again and get him out. Window closes in a few weeks.
He either has to step up his game or spend time on the substitutes bench.
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Kyle just needs to work on his end product once he has committed his man. He has great ability to dribble and carry the ball at pace.
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Think he's had an excellent start to the season. I had him down as man of the Match of the Match v Forest. He has an excellent burst of pace combined with power on the ball. Just needs to improve his crossing.
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I thought he was the better out of the two wingers first half. Phillips was poor all game, not looking to run at defenders at all, whereas Edwards was trying to get past defenders and put balls across. Thought he was unlucky to go off rather than Phillips. Certainly turned out to be the right sub though.
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He appears to be one of those players who has to do everything at speed. I think at the crucial times he could do with just slowing down a touch and really giving himself some time with his crosses. Excellent and getting to that point but always looks rushed in his delivery.
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Did good today and needs tying down he might not make the Jump to top level straight away but if we go up another season on loan at a championship club good see his development further
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He appears to be one of those players who has to do everything at speed. I think at the crucial times he could do with just slowing down a touch and really giving himself some time with his crosses. Excellent and getting to that point but always looks rushed in his delivery.
But doing things at speed is exactly what we needed against Stoke, for example, I don't understand why he didn't come on then, he might be a bit headless but at least he tries to get past his man and will put the defence on the back foot, he has that yard of pace.
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But doing things at speed is exactly what we needed against Stoke, for example, I don't understand why he didn't come on then, he might be a bit headless but at least he tries to get past his man and will put the defence on the back foot, he has that yard of pace.
Yes, watching Barnes for Leicester the last couple of weeks that's what he's doing. Even if it doesn't come off all the time, I think we need one player who is quick and direct.
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Yes, watching Barnes for Leicester the last couple of weeks that's what he's doing. Even if it doesn't come off all the time, I think we need one player who is quick and direct.
Sorry. Much as I love one of our own but Edwards is at the very least two levels below Barnes.
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Sorry. Much as I love one of our own but Edwards is at the very least two levels below Barnes.
So are you saying he's as close to Barnes as we have right now? Barnes was never, or ever going to be our player and if we didn't give him that experience to develope in this league he wouldn't be as good now. How amazing if we actually gave some regular first team time to one of our own young players and they turned out to be good.
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Sorry. Much as I love one of our own but Edwards is at the very least two levels below Barnes.
Yes but it's the general point of pace and directness and using the resources we currently have at our disposal.
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Yes but it's the general point of pace and directness and using the resources we currently have at our disposal.
Edwards can be every bit as good....like all players, they need to play, have the backing of the manager and crucially for wingers not worry about the times when it “doesn’t come offâ€
Edwards won us Preston away...not just the pen, every time he got the ball he went at them...he’s better than people think, reminds me of a dog on a leash, we need to free him off
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Edwards can be every bit as good....like all players, they need to play, have the backing of the manager and crucially for wingers not worry about the times when it “doesn’t come offâ€
Edwards won us Preston away...not just the pen, every time he got the ball he went at them...he’s better than people think, reminds me of a dog on a leash, we need to free him off
Edwards doesn't have the technique that Barnes has. You cant coach that into someone. That's not to say Edwards cant be a good player, he can but Barnes is just better quality.
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I'd be annoyed if I was Edwards, really he should be starting most games whilst Diangana has been out but he hasn't. I agree that he is inconsistent but he can do it at this level and he wont find that consistency unless he gets game time.
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Edwards doesn't have the technique that Barnes has. You cant coach that into someone. That's not to say Edwards cant be a good player, he can but Barnes is just better quality.
Agreed. Barnes is now starting to have more and more impact at a club flying high on the premiership and that’s a level Edwards will never reach. Should we get promoted, Edwards can’t be a player we are relying too heavily on.
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Edwards doesn't have the technique that Barnes has. You cant coach that into someone. That's not to say Edwards cant be a good player, he can but Barnes is just better quality.
Of course you can coach technique. What a daft thing to say. If it was pace then fair enough, but technique can be improved through coaching and practice.
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I think Kyle Edwards and Harvey Barnes are very different players and comparing them, for me, is a bit silly. Edwards is more of a Sterling (i'm not comparing them on quality!!) style winger, gets to the back line, runs at people with tricks and step overs, pushes the defence back, holds on to the ball, often for too long which used to be one of Sterling's problems, cuts back onto his right. Barnes is far more direct, two-footed and his a wicked shot on him from range.
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He was excellent yesterday, one of the biggest positives from yesterday for me, and there were quite a few of those! He should be starting against Cardiff now really.
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Athletic article from today regarding Edwards
Kyle Edwards is on course to become the next academy product to commit his future to West Bromwich Albion as he aims to live up to the “Messi†tag he was given at the age of 10.
The winger, fresh from an impressive display in the FA Cup win away to Premier League West Ham United on Saturday, is increasingly likely to follow 20-year-old Dara O’Shea in extending his time at The Hawthorns.
The Athletic understands talks between Edwards and the club have progressed well in recent weeks and have now reached an advanced stage.
The 21-year-old Dudley-born player is likely to agree a hefty increase in wages from around £1,000 per week — a figure agreed two years ago when he was newly-graduated from the academy — to more than £10,000 per week as a regular member of the first-team squad.
Irish defender O’Shea celebrated his new three-and-a-half-year deal with another eye-catching performance at right-back as Slaven Bilic’s Championship leaders beat his previous English club 1-0 to reach the last 16 and Edwards, his former Albion under-23s team-mate, is hopeful of agreeing terms in the coming weeks.
The pair, both promoted to regular first-team squad status by new head coach Bilic this season, attended the same footballing “finishing school†with season-long loans at Exeter City — Edwards in 2017-18 and O’Shea a year later.
But while the Irishman had to wait until he was 16 to make the move from Dublin to West Bromwich, Edwards has already spent 14 years at The Hawthorns.
He was spotted by academy scouts at the age of seven while playing for Kewford Eagles — a major youth football club based in Wall Heath, on the edge of the West Midlands near the borders with Staffordshire and Worcestershire. He attracted interest from Wolverhampton Wanderers, Aston Villa and Birmingham City but, with his entire family Albion fans, he signed for them and has remained ever since.
When contract talks stalled earlier this season, it appeared Edwards might be forced to consider moving on but discussions are now back on track and likely to reach a positive conclusion. A deal would give him a further chance to deliver on the promise that was identified when he first caught the eye of coaches in his early days in West Brom’s academy.
“I remember Kyle when he was proper, proper small — he was an unbelievable player even then,†says Albion midfielder Romaine Sawyers, who was seven years ahead of Edwards as academy kids. “He’s grown a lot. I never expected him to get to this height!
“When he was about 10, he would just go and take the ball off the goalkeeper, beat everybody and score.
“Mark Harrison, our old academy manager, told my age group, ‘We’ve got this kid who is 10 years old and this is Messi.’
“No word of a lie; I could see the comparison back then. If Kyle’s got videos, I’d urge him to show anybody. He was unbelievable and to see him now in the first team warms my heart.â€
Having made three Championship starts last season and three more as a substitute, Edwards caught Bilic’s eye in pre-season. Selected to start the opening game away to Nottingham Forest, he scored Albion’s first goal of the season. He has since started seven more matches and appeared 14 times from the substitutes’ bench.
Edwards has shared duties in wide positions with Matt Phillips, Grady Diangana and Matheus Pereira and, despite the other wingers-cum-forwards attracting more headlines, has fared better in some statistical disciplines.
His shots-on-target tally of 0.89 per 90 minutes is the best of the quartet, with the others all managing 0.75 or less.
Edwards also leads the way when it comes to successful dribbles, with a total of 3.56 per 90 minutes compared to Diangana’s 3.21, Pereira’s 1.82 and Phillips’ 0.97.
In expected goals, Edwards’ tally is the second-best of the quartet but his most eye-catching contributions have come from the bench.
Saturday brought an impressive display from the start ahead of two leagues games over the next week that suspended Pereira and the injured Diangana will both miss, meaning the young winger is likely to be called upon.
“Kyle is getting chances and has from the first game of the season,†says Bilic. “Kyle scored against Forest and started against Luton and Millwall [in August]. He is involved in nearly every game. He’s got quality and I love him. He only has to become more consistent.
“He should get a chance now but he’s getting chances anyway and a lot of the time, he makes a big, strong impact and changes the game, and that’s what we need from him.â€
“I thought played really well [on Saturday],†said Conor Townsend, whose fine early goal at the London Stadium decided the tie. “Going forward, everyone knows what he can do but, in the last 10 minutes, his performance helping out defensively was really good as well.
“He has been in an out and shown glimpses of what he can do but we all know what a good player he is, and he’s trying to show that more consistently.
“He’s probably going to have a big role to play in the next couple of games with Matheus [Pereira] suspended, whether it be off the bench or starting, so this will be a confidence boost for him going forward.â€
Another of Albion’s highly-rated academy graduates, Rayhaan Tulloch, made his fourth appearance for the club on Saturday but is currently less likely than Edwards to still be at The Hawthorns next season.
The 19-year-old, a product of the same youth team — Phoenix United — that produced Saido Berahino, Nathan Ferguson and Jerome Sinclair, is set to be out of contract in the summer but has yet to agree an extension.
The Athletic understands colleagues currently expect Tulloch to leave as a free agent.
Albion would receive a fee for him, probably one decided by a tribunal, if he joins another English club but could receive only a standard compensation amount if he moves to Scotland or mainland Europe.
(Photo: Arfa Griffiths/West Ham United FC via Getty Images)
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Thanks for the article. Good news. Didn't realise he and family were Albion fans.
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jimmyj, thank you for posting the article, interesting read
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Thanks for the article. Good news. Didn't realise he and family were Albion fans.
His dad is often at the games - saw him in the away end a few times
They're a very nice family by all accounts.
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Edwards will get better with game time and experience.
He has all the attributes to be a good winger, we should get him signed up ASAP
He is still very young remember and a few more years playing at a high level will see his decision making improve.
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Good deal, at circa 10k a week it’s a no brainer, weren’t the rumours that Ferguson had been offered double that?
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I hope we tie him down. He might still need another season in championship before he can step up but he has come on leaps and bounds. He works tirelessly for the team in both directions similar to leko it's just consistency and the final ball or goal that is needed.
He has a very good ability to get a shot off in tight places. He is a player that needs to be given the ball and told to beat his fullback. As the old timers shout "get chalk on ye boots son"
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Meanwhile on Twitter Kyle's mum has lost the plot on Masi's tweet. 😂
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Meanwhile on Twitter Kyle's mum has lost the plot on Masi's tweet. 😂
Care to share?
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Care to share?
Have to be honest I've assumed it's his ma...
https://twitter.com/JosephMasi_Star/status/1227237160996286464 (https://twitter.com/JosephMasi_Star/status/1227237160996286464)
That's the tweet, a few replies seem to have been deleted though.
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I wonder what the true story is here...
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Have to be honest I've assumed it's his ma...
https://twitter.com/JosephMasi_Star/status/1227237160996286464 (https://twitter.com/JosephMasi_Star/status/1227237160996286464)
That's the tweet, a few replies seem to have been deleted though.
Yeah, that’s his Mom
Interesting..
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Yeah, that’s his Mom
Interesting..
Erm, think either Masi is kite flying or young Kyle isn’t keeping mom in the loop!
Either is not a good look !
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Can’t say as I’m fussed either way, he’ll never be any better than Championship level and currently he’s nowhere near good enough to be in our side
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Can’t say as I’m fussed either way, he’ll never be any better than Championship level and currently he’s nowhere near good enough to be in our side
I have to agree - not too concerned whether he signs a new deal or not.
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Can’t say as I’m fussed either way, he’ll never be any better than Championship level and currently he’s nowhere near good enough to be in our side
I am because him signing a new deal means we can get a fee for selling him. Same with Tulloch. Neither are good enough for what we need but they are young and therefore assets we can sell.
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Can’t say as I’m fussed either way, he’ll never be any better than Championship level and currently he’s nowhere near good enough to be in our side
Much too early to be writing him off. He's got the main ingredients of a good turn of pace and a decent shot and he's young enough to improve with some good coaching. Must be a bit frustrating seeing Grosicki and Robinson in his position, but I hope he gets his chances.
Always good to see a local lad coming through the system and making it here.
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I like Kyle Edwards. Good player already and I think he's got it within him to develop into a really good player. Needs more game time to aid consistency. I hope he decides to sign up with us. Same with Rayhan. Good lads with ability and potential.
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I like Kyle Edwards. Good player already and I think he's got it within him to develop into a really good player. Needs more game time to aid consistency. I hope he decides to sign up with us. Same with Rayhan. Good lads with ability and potential.
Edwards seems to be a late developer. Shame we didn't get him out on loan in league one until the end of the season following grosicki and Robinson coming in.
Next year if he signs a new deal we need to get him out playing 40 games next season be it league one or championship and see if he can keep up his current trajectory
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Edwards seems to be a late developer. Shame we didn't get him out on loan in league one until the end of the season following grosicki and Robinson coming in.
Next year if he signs a new deal we need to get him out playing 40 games next season be it league one or championship and see if he can keep up his current trajectory
Knee injury really hampered Kyle's development. Clearly enjoys his second chance in the game, here's hoping he makes the most of his potential with us. There's a very good player in there.
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Edwards seems to be a late developer. Shame we didn't get him out on loan in league one until the end of the season following grosicki and Robinson coming in.
Next year if he signs a new deal we need to get him out playing 40 games next season be it league one or championship and see if he can keep up his current trajectory
league one ?
he is a championship player now by a country mile.
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In my opinion he isn't strong enough, or effective enough, to make a Premier League footballer. A bit like Sawyers, he's often too laid back when the team don't have possession. His positioning is good, but he never seems to make the most of his opportunities.
Maybe some of that will come with age / experience, but I think Championship will prove to be his level.
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What's his mom said? I can't see the twitter thing.
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What's his mom said? I can't see the twitter thing.
Joseph Masi Twitter Account
"Albion also in talks with both Kyle Edwards and Rayhaan Tulloch as they look to secure the duo on long-term deals. Edwards deal a lot closer than Tulloch's."
Edwards mom's responses
Let’s hope it true and not just Fake News !!
There’s a lot of it going around !!
Where do these stories come from ?
How longs this story been going on ? haven't seen any thing happening have you ??
Maybe the same fake news that went around about another young player !!
Personally, I can't see a lot in it really. Not even a "storm in a teacup", but thats me
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Joseph Masi Twitter Account
"Albion also in talks with both Kyle Edwards and Rayhaan Tulloch as they look to secure the duo on long-term deals. Edwards deal a lot closer than Tulloch's."
Edwards mom's responses
Let’s hope it true and not just Fake News !!
There’s a lot of it going around !!
Where do these stories come from ?
How longs this story been going on ? haven't seen any thing happening have you ??
Maybe the same fake news that went around about another young player !!
Personally, I can't see a lot in it really. Not even a "storm in a teacup", but thats me
I think she's basically saying that the club are putting these stories out there to appease the fans, but aren't actually doing anything behind the scenes.
You do look at the Barry, Ferguson, Tulloch situations at this point and wonder how much is them and how much is the club? They are the common denominator.
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Joseph Masi Twitter Account
"Albion also in talks with both Kyle Edwards and Rayhaan Tulloch as they look to secure the duo on long-term deals. Edwards deal a lot closer than Tulloch's."
Edwards mom's responses
Let’s hope it true and not just Fake News !!
There’s a lot of it going around !!
Where do these stories come from ?
How longs this story been going on ? haven't seen any thing happening have you ??
Maybe the same fake news that went around about another young player !!
Personally, I can't see a lot in it really. Not even a "storm in a teacup", but thats me
Cheers mate.
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Joseph Masi Twitter Account
"Albion also in talks with both Kyle Edwards and Rayhaan Tulloch as they look to secure the duo on long-term deals. Edwards deal a lot closer than Tulloch's."
Edwards mom's responses
Let’s hope it true and not just Fake News !!
There’s a lot of it going around !!
Where do these stories come from ?
How longs this story been going on ? haven't seen any thing happening have you ??
Maybe the same fake news that went around about another young player !!
Personally, I can't see a lot in it really. Not even a "storm in a teacup", but thats me
As modern football agents go, Kyle Edwards' mum sounds a lot better than most!
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Thought Edwards was pretty impressive tonight and again showed he can go both ways and cause problems. Should remember that direct wingers will get certain things wrong and won't be 100% consistent but it's about being involved often enough and causing danger often enough - there's definitely a player there.
I've lost track but am I right that he hasn't yet re-signed ?
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Thought Edwards was pretty impressive tonight and again showed he can go both ways and cause problems. Should remember that direct wingers will get certain things wrong and won't be 100% consistent but it's about being involved often enough and causing danger often enough - there's definitely a player there.
I've lost track but am I right that he hasn't yet re-signed ?
Hasnt resigned but we have a year option which I imagine we will take. He was arguably man of the match tonight with exception of krovonovic.
He needs another full year in the championship with somebody next year but nothing to say he wont come good. He is a late developer it seems
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Hasnt resigned but we have a year option which I imagine we will take. He was arguably man of the match tonight with exception of krovonovic.
He needs another full year in the championship with somebody next year but nothing to say he wont come good. He is a late developer it seems
He is already a pretty useful winger ...he doesn’t need to go on loan IMO , he just needs to play with players , look how impactful he was once Krov came on .
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He is already a pretty useful winger ...he doesn’t need to go on loan IMO , he just needs to play with players , look how impactful he was once Krov came on .
He needs games... if he isn't going to play week in week out next season with us loan to championship is beneficial for us and him
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Hasnt resigned but we have a year option which I imagine we will take. He was arguably man of the match tonight with exception of krovonovic.
He needs another full year in the championship with somebody next year but nothing to say he wont come good. He is a late developer it seems
Agree with the above , lets not forget he lost a year out injured and he's been converted into a winger .
He played a lot of youth football as a forward or just off the foward , reminds me of Jason Puncheon at times.
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One for the near future thats for sure, a loan spell would do him the world of good & help him progress.
He just needs to use his body position more when trying to regane the ball.
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I didn't think he was very good last night. Nobody really was, but he lost the ball far too easily, and showed his shortcomings.
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I thoight he was excellent last night personally. Whenever he got the ball he attacked his full back. He created some chances and had their full back on toast a few times.
Really struggling to see how anyone could see any different to be honest. One of the better players on the pitch
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He is obviously talented and is getting better but as others have pointed out, can be loose in possession and isn't always switched on when pressing the ball, he gets back into position but doesn't pick up on a misplaced pass as an opportunity to press.
If we don't go up, he stays as he can definitely contribute and costs will need to be cut so he is of more value. If we do go up, he would be able to contribute but in my eyes he absolutely must go on loan to the Championship and play regularly. We have Grosicki, Phillips and Pereira (soon) committed as wingers for next season. We would need another starter and then get Edwards out on loan to be ready to be a main contributor the season after. It would mean a Leko, another youth player or even a loan being fifth choice, when back from injury but necessary as short-term pain would be long term gain as Edwards would hopefully return ready to be a regular starter in the Prem.
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I didn't think he was very good last night. Nobody really was, but he lost the ball far too easily, and showed his shortcomings.
Very harsh, he had a very big part in both goals (the second one, nothing was on when he got the ball) as well as a couple of threatening shots and other decent involvement. Not quite sure what you saw or what you expect from a young winger.
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A decent player but don't think he'd ever make the step up, will forge a good career in the championship
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A decent player but don't think he'd ever make the step up, will forge a good career in the championship
Agree, think his best chance would be to take the Sawyers route, drop down and learn his trade properly, then work his way back up. Same goes for Harper.
Trouble is both probably have a lifestyle now which prevents them from seeing this as an option.
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I think he's just a bit inconsistent and loses concentation too easily. Something that he can sort as he gets older.
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I think he's just a bit inconsistent and loses concentation too easily. Something that he can sort as he gets older.
He was good last night but I agree to an extent.
I'm not saying he's as good as Harvey Barnes but he could do with taking a leaf out of Harvey's book in that Barnes is always 'at it' looking to take people on, making runs and has very, very few games where he looks like he wants an easy ride. (even Barnes was accused of being inconsistent by some on here though).
Edwards this year has had good games where he's at it and others where he looks less at it. I think Slaven knows this and is getting through to him. If a winger can make 4 or 5 telling contributions in a game and work hard around that then that's a good return and that's what Edwards did last night. There will always be some things that don't work (as there were and still are for Harvey).
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He was good last night but I agree to an extent.
I'm not saying he's as good as Harvey Barnes but he could do with taking a leaf out of Harvey's book in that Barnes is always 'at it' looking to take people on, making runs and has very, very few games where he looks like he wants an easy ride. (even Barnes was accused of being inconsistent by some on here though).
Edwards this year has had good games where he's at it and others where he looks less at it. I think Slaven knows this and is getting through to him. If a winger can make 4 or 5 telling contributions in a game and work hard around that then that's a good return and that's what Edwards did last night. There will always be some things that don't work (as there were and still are for Harvey).
Yeah, I just think he's inconsistent in a single game. One minute gets the ball and really run with it, next minute will ball watch and drift right out of the game.
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Thought he had a good game last night (well second half). Put two or three lovely crosses into the box, was willing to take responsibility on the ball and showed some great skill to set up our second.
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Anonymous first half but certainly livened up second half when Krovinovic came on, not sure he will ever be a regular starter for us but will and should always be around the squad
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;D
Anonymous first half but certainly livened up second half when Krovinovic came on, not sure he will ever be a regular starter for us but will and should always be around the squad
;D Totally agree with this . I think the lad has enormous potential. He will improve over time and I think he will be a good Prem player in the next year or 2.
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signed 1 year deal
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Took up the option on his 1 year deal so not really a new deal as such but sensible.
In other good news Robinson and Diangana have been allowed to stay on loan till season completed.
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Took up the option on his 1 year deal so not really a new deal as such but sensible.
In other good news Robinson and Diangana have been allowed to stay on loan till season completed.
That is indeed all good news....
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Yep and as long as Periera plays one more game before June 30th he becomes locked in on a permanent as well although i expect usd to sign him regardless.
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Took up the option on his 1 year deal so not really a new deal as such but sensible.
In other good news Robinson and Diangana have been allowed to stay on loan till season completed.
Well we don't know what kind of situation we could be in with contracts come july so wasn't worth the risk...
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Check out this bit of fun by the very talented beyond footie Mr Edwards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFo9vJWRBdA&feature=youtu.be
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Fair play to him ;D
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Lovely cameo from Leko there too
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I mean, it's awful. But I'm knocking on the door of 40 and it's not meant for me. ;D
What I do like is seeing a local homegrown lad having fun and enjoying life at the club. I know he has his doubters but I think we should keep him at ours for the season, give him minutes in the cup games and off the bench. I hope we can develop him well.
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That’s hilarious. Perhaps we get on as an MC if he can’t get on the pitch. Reminded me weirdly of a modern day twist to a POP song the club shop released in the 90s about “Buckley’s boys, going back to the top, never going to stop†which was cringeworthy brilliant in it’s own way. Does anyone remember that?
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I couldn't understand a word, what a motley crew as well !
Looked like a lot of crotch grabbing and finger pointing going on - most distasteful !
It is old I am !
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I couldn't understand a word, what a motley crew as well !
Looked like a lot of crotch grabbing and finger pointing going on - most distasteful !
It is old I am !
Snap. It is called rap, but they forgot to put the letter "C" in front of it.
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I was impressed by that. Nice one Kyle.
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He's having a bit of fun, why not.
I hope he can really push on this season and back it up, but hebhas a big leap to make if he is going to be a prem regular.
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"Top Cornerrrrrrrrrr"
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Don't give up your day job Edwardo!
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Don't give up your day job Edwardo!
i think he should stick at it, although he is quite good at football !
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Can’t believe the reception the song been getting thanks to everyone 30k already, keep it going tell a friend to tell a friend
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Not the greatest fan of the music genre but I really enjoyed that. Kyle's a good lad and I really hope everything works out well for him with the Albion.
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Joseph Masi Twitter Account
Sing when you're winning! I spoke to Kyle Edwards about his track 'Promotion Ting' which is proving a big hit on YouTube and very popular in Albion's dressing room. https://expressandstar.com/sport/football/west-bromwich-albion/2020/09/11/sing-when-youre-winning-west-broms-rap-star-kyle-edwards-promotion-party-hit/
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He was no worse than anyone else first half yesterday but at the moment he seems better suited to cameos off the bench rather than starting games.
Also, although he's right footed I think he always looks more comfortable playing on the left and cutting in on his stronger foot. All his main contributions seem to have come when he's been on the left and the same applied with his play-off final goal for Exeter at Wembley a few years ago.
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Did well when he came in yesterday I thought, committing defenders, being positive and not losing the ball every time he had it (Diangana).
He's now ahead of Phillips for me in the pecking order, and seemingly in Bilic's mind too - albeit Bilic seems to see Edwards as an LW and Phillips as an RW.
The major concern with Edwards is he only looks good when he comes off the bench.
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The major concern with Edwards is he only looks good when he comes off the bench.
One of the reasons that I thought a loan was important for him whilst we still had Phillips and Grosicki in and around the squad. I agree he is probably our best next option (discarding Robinson or Grant wide) but it feels like Edwards would really benefit having a whole, or even half, a season starting regularly. It would also very clearly benefit us too long term even if we would be depriving ourselves of a decent bench option in the short term.
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One of the reasons that I thought a loan was important for him whilst we still had Phillips and Grosicki in and around the squad. I agree he is probably our best next option (discarding Robinson or Grant wide) but it feels like Edwards would really benefit having a whole, or even half, a season starting regularly. It would also very clearly benefit us too long term even if we would be depriving ourselves of a decent bench option in the short term.
Bingo.
We need to reevaluate this January and bring in a winger so we can loan him out. (Unless grosicki stays)
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Edwards looks much happier playing on the left than on the right - he's had nearly all his best moments when he's played on the left.
When he's started games he's often played on the right like Bristol C last year and the one game this season.
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Was it him that took on about three of their players before sending it out to Townsend, who cut it back for Pereira to shoot wide? Good run, that.
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Was it him that took on about three of their players before sending it out to Townsend, who cut it back for Pereira to shoot wide? Good run, that.
Yes I think it was. He's shown he's capable of these moments which is why Bilic seems to like him involved. He's definitely a good bench option to bring on for the last 20 or 30 minutes and will hopefully develop further.
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Bingo.
We need to reevaluate this January and bring in a winger so we can loan him out. (Unless grosicki stays)
He's 23 in February and out of contract at the end of this season. No way he goes on loan in January without signing a new contract. If I were Kyle and there was a prospect of another wide man coming in I wouldn't be signing said contract in such a scenario.
Albion fan or not, at this stage of his career it may be in his best interests to move on and further his career elsewhere. Show faith and confidence by retaining his services and giving him more game time from the start/bench or let him go.
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He's 23 in February and out of contract at the end of this season. No way he goes on loan in January without signing a new contract. If I were Kyle and there was a prospect of another wide man coming in I wouldn't be signing said contract in such a scenario.
Albion fan or not, at this stage of his career it may be in his best interests to move on and further his career elsewhere. Show faith and confidence by retaining his services and giving him more game time from the start/bench or let him go.
In fairness, he's started 1 game and come off the bench in 3, so involved in 4 out of 6 league games so far. I would say if that is maintained over the course of the season that is sufficient game time to keep him.
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In fairness, he's started 1 game and come off the bench in 3, so involved in 4 out of 6 league games so far. I would say if that is maintained over the course of the season that is sufficient game time to keep him.
Yeah, but the wider point remains that he's out of contract in the summer and BB90 wants to loan him to someone in January.
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Not BB90's decision to make ;D
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"Pete O'Rourke
@SportsPeteO
Understands West Brom forward Kyle Edwards is poised to join Luton Town on loan. #WBA #ltfc #DeadlineDay"
Isnt that him done with us then unless we offer him a new deal?
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"Pete O'Rourke
@SportsPeteO
Understands West Brom forward Kyle Edwards is poised to join Luton Town on loan. #WBA #ltfc #DeadlineDay"
Isnt that him done with us then unless we offer him a new deal?
Not good enough but imagine he'll get extended if we go down.
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Not good enough but imagine he'll get extended if we go down.
12 month deal on cheap wages would be ok as backup in the EFL.
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He needs to play football, week in and week out in the championship to see how he develops. So a loan move to Luton is sensible all round at this stage. Played his past last season, mostly off the bench against tired full backs so he could do a job next season.
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He needs to play football, week in and week out in the championship to see how he develops. So a loan move to Luton is sensible all round at this stage. Played his past last season, mostly off the bench against tired full backs so he could do a job next season.
Out of contract though so if he does well there he may get a better offer than us but a risk worth taking. Nowhere near first team here.
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Out of contract though so if he does well there he may get a better offer than us but a risk worth taking. Nowhere near first team here.
I think Edwards is a better version of Leko but sadly not what we need now and for the foreseeable. At 22 I doubt as others have said he'll make the step up to being a Premier league regular.
Shame really as he has looked useful at times and scored a beauty at Brentford under Moore (or was it Shan), good goals against Forest and in the 5-1 over Swansea last year too.
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It’s important for him to be playing.
A loan move is perfect for him.
Luton is a good club for him to goto, not a lot of pressure and play good football
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I think Edwards is a better version of Leko but sadly not what we need now and for the foreseeable. At 22 I doubt as others have said he'll make the step up to being a Premier league regular.
Shame really as he has looked useful at times and scored a beauty at Brentford under Moore (or was it Shan), good goals against Forest and in the 5-1 over Swansea last year too.
Yeah he's got a lot of attributes and I've got a feeling he could go somewhere, feel settled and do really well. If he's guilty of anything here it's not quite making enough of his starts. Saying that, a couple of those games like Bristol City away last year we produced abject team 1st half performances and he got sacrificed for a change of shape at half time. He's another youngster who was never given an extended run even though he was producing no worse than others starting more regularly.
For what it's worth I'd say he's as dangerous when coming off the bench for the last 15 or 20 minutes as anyone else on our books.
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If he does go out on loan I'd be hoping he signs a new contract before doing so.
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If he does go out on loan I'd be hoping he signs a new contract before doing so.
Hope so.
He would a decent winger in championship and he will attract potential buyers from championship or League one next summer.
Can't let him go for free.
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Suggested in the local press Dowling priced Edwards out of a loan move to Luton. No interest in his progression as a player, just looking for a fee. Sums him up and doesn't bode well for the future.
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Suggested in the local press Dowling priced Edwards out of a loan move to Luton. No interest in his progression as a player, just looking for a fee. Sums him up and doesn't bode well for the future.
Shame. He desperately needs a good run of games.
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In talks with Celtic over move there.
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Would be a great move for him, higher level than I expected. I hope he manages to make the jump.
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Would be a great move for him, higher level than I expected. I hope he manages to make the jump.
Probably would do well in the Scottish PL in all honesty.
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Probably would do well in the Scottish PL in all honesty.
Yep. He'll look great in that league.
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He's got the pace and talent. Hope he does well if it all goes through.
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Think its a pity they made a decision on him before VI has done a proper review. There is a good chance he'd have found he has much more to offer than most of our forwards, including those inside the Academy.
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Edwards on trial at Bournemouth and completed 45 mins v Chelsea. Wonder if it will end up being a case of, our loss is Bournemouth's gain. Might find out in our first Championship fixture 7th August.
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He must have a good agent...
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Edwards on trial at Bournemouth and completed 45 mins v Chelsea. Wonder if it will end up being a case of, our loss is Bournemouth's gain. Might find out in our first Championship fixture 7th August.
hopefully we would find out on 7th August...as we play them on 6th! :D
It's a pity that Ismael didn't get any opportunity to run the rule over Kyle Edwards before we let him go.
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I think he'll end up lower championship/top league one kind of area.
After an impressive first game of the 18/19 season, you'd struggle to say he impressed in any of his starts after that. He certainly had chances, though relatively limited. Like a lot of our academy players he never seemed to build on, and always seemed to be on the periphery of games. Still he was a rounded player with a lot to like but I don't think he has any outstanding attitribute which you pretty much need to have to make it at a higher level.
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I think he'll end up lower championship/top league one kind of area.
After an impressive first game of the 18/19 season, you'd struggle to say he impressed in any of his starts after that. He certainly had chances, though relatively limited. Like a lot of our academy players he never seemed to build on, and always seemed to be on the periphery of games. Still he was a rounded player with a lot to like but I don't think he has any outstanding attitribute which you pretty much need to have to make it at a higher level.
Think you mean 19/20 season when we beat Forest 2-1, we lost the first game of the 18/19 season 1-2 to Bolton (Edwards wasn't in the match day squad).
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I think he'll end up lower championship/top league one kind of area.
After an impressive first game of the 18/19 season, you'd struggle to say he impressed in any of his starts after that. He certainly had chances, though relatively limited. Like a lot of our academy players he never seemed to build on, and always seemed to be on the periphery of games. Still he was a rounded player with a lot to like but I don't think he has any outstanding attitribute which you pretty much need to have to make it at a higher level.
He had chances in the team but like a lot of our academy prospects never got a proper run of games. Others have quiet games but stay in the team but our home grown lads have a quiet game and they disappear for a while longer.
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Be taking a 1 year deal at derby they only have 9 players think he would get some good game time...
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Signed for Ipswich on a 3 year deal. Back with Harper.
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Signed for Ipswich on a 3 year deal. Back with Harper.
Ipswich assembling some good youth
Harper / Edwardes / Louie Barry ! are we a feeder club?
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Found his level then.
To think there was a clamour on here for him to be kept :o
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Signed for Ipswich on a 3 year deal. Back with Harper.
Surprised no team from the Championship took a punt. Should rip it up in League One. All the best Kyle.
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Surprised no team from the Championship took a punt. Should rip it up in League One. All the best Kyle.
Should stand out at that level as you say. Champo player for sure. Just needs to add more consistency to his game.
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Ipswich assembling some good youth
Harper / Edwardes / Louie Barry ! are we a feeder club?
Will follow Ipswich's fortunes with a bit more interest this season.
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Ipswich assembling some good youth
Harper / Edwardes / Louie Barry ! are we a feeder club?
Totally forgot they had Barry on loan too. Imagine they will do well this year.
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Totally forgot they had Barry on loan too. Imagine they will do well this year.
Good manager as well in Paul Cook, recipe for success?
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Good manager as well in Paul Cook, recipe for success?
Looks that way, expectations must be high this season
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Looks that way, expectations must be high this season
We should never have let the lad go. In my opinion he was the best of all those we let go in pre season. Still don't understand why VI wasn't allowed to assess him before he walked.
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Will follow Ipswich's fortunes with a bit more interest this season.
8/1 for the title , 11/4 for promotion
Surprised he’s dropped the level considering where he was at trial at and who he was rumoured with, equally could be a really good move to get games under his belt and discover form. Think championship is his level to be fair, good luck to the lad though
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We should never have let the lad go. In my opinion he was the best of all those we let go in pre season. Still don't understand why VI wasn't allowed to assess him before he walked.
I believe we offered him a deal and he declined? That's what someone else on here told me anyway.
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I believe we offered him a deal and he declined? That's what someone else on here told me anyway.
Declined us to end up at Ipswich?
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Declined us to end up at Ipswich?
I guess he thought he was going to get offered better wages than he did or possible we lowballed him and said take it or leave it
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I believe we offered him a deal and he declined? That's what someone else on here told me anyway.
It's my understanding he was after parity with Harper's contract (or thereabouts) but we made him an offer which was very easy to refuse.
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It's my understanding he was after parity with Harper's contract (or thereabouts) but we made him an offer which was very easy to refuse.
My memory is rubbish but i believe Harper got around £10k per week? Or am i imagining that?
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It's my understanding he was after parity with Harper's contract (or thereabouts) but we made him an offer which was very easy to refuse.
I think that was short sighted of us. The club should have waited for the new manager to make a decision on him and not one of the non footballing bean counters
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My memory is rubbish but i believe Harper got around £10k per week? Or am i imagining that?
£10K pw was what I read at the time he signed. No idea how accurate that figure was or what the bonus or appearance clauses were.
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£10K pw was what I read at the time he signed. No idea how accurate that figure was or what the bonus or appearance clauses were.
Ok thanks, guess we offered Kyle less than half of that then by sounds of it.
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Don't we get a fee for him due to his age?
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Don't we get a fee for him due to his age?
We released him, so no.
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We released him, so no.
I thought if you offer them a contract then we are entitled to fee if they stay in this country and are under 24.
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Good luck Dudley lad, you have a good manager who will look after you. Don't let him or yourself down.
Plenty of time left for a good career
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I thought if you offer them a contract then we are entitled to fee if they stay in this country and are under 24.
Honestly don't know what the score is any more but Ipswich have announced his signing as a free on their official site.
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Good move for him with a good manager and a few familiar faces. Probably his current level, needs to add a lot more consistency and end product to his game.
Regards compo it's a no because we released him. He didn't turn down his contract offer to sign for another club, he turned it down and then he was released "by the club holding his licence", us. Means he's then available on a free transfer.
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I thought if you offer them a contract then we are entitled to fee if they stay in this country and are under 24.
If you offer a contract and the player doesn't sign it then yes you can get compensation for under 24. But not in this case as the contract was never agreed and then we released him - so he was a free agent.
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I don’t see why we would have given up our rights, even if we said to any new club we didn’t want a fee or the faff of a tribunal and just accepted a sell on percentage.
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Could be a good move for him. Ipswich now have more money behind them and must be one of the favourites for promotion this year.
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Edwards, Harper and Louie Barry all at Ipswich now.
Also heard they have enquired about taking a couple of our youth lads on loan.
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IMO he will rip up League One
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Wish him well but I feel he signing for Ipswich in League 1 shows his current level. As stated elsewhere on the forum a lot of our academy players get a dozen or so appearances and seem to regress. Brave of Ipswich to give him a 3 year deal IMO on what you’d think on a steady Championship wage, if he fails to secure a slot in this side it really is game over, wouldn’t have much confidence that him or Harper can deliver over the course of a season even at that level.
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I actually rated him, I think he will become a good player, good luck mate
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He’ll be a great addition for that level to be honest - thought a Coventry/Luton may have taken a punt on him.
He doesn’t have many stand out attributed but he has more than enough to forge a successful career for himself.
Best wishes Kyle
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Found his level at league 1 in my opinion. Very nice move for him with Rekeem already been there he has got a mate to help him settle in.
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I wouldn't be surprised if Ipswich aren't offering better wages than some of the lesser lights in the Championship. There new owners are still in the spending phase of the project.