Except Sam Field is nowhere near the prospect Harry Kane was at the same age
I really don't get the Sam Field hype
Yes he's a decent kid, but if he played for anyone else, would anybody seriously be clammerring to sign him?
Sorry to say but i have to agree. I've been as keen as anyone to see Sam in the starting line up but I think it's time to accept that he just isn't all that. 3 managers have now overlooked him, in favour of various other options, and, as incompetent as 2 of them were, they can't all be missing the same thing.
Barnes is proof that, if you are good enough, Darren will pick you regardless of age, so it tells me that he is head and shoulders above our kids.
It's very romantic to think of homegrown kids coming through but it's rare even at this lower level. That being said, I still think the likes of Field, Burke, Harper, Edwards and Leko have a part to play in what will be a very long season and, when they get the chance, through injuries / suspensions, it is up to them to throw their cock and balls at it and make it impossible to drop them.