[geoffwestbromnil]

Probably spoken to a few people and watched the compilation of his highlights; 2 minutes later, decision made 

[koren]

Good luck Rekeem!

Any sell-on clause?

[gazberg]

Good luck Rekeem!

Any sell-on clause?

OS doesn't say. Very brief. Imagine more details to come out later.

[WorcsWBA]

Gone to Ipswich (undisclosed). So much for taking a look 

I think this is for the best as he doesn't seem to have it in him to play in the manner that Valerien will require. All the best to him at Ipswich.

[KnaveofAlbion]

Wages off the bill, which can only be a good thing. £500k initial plus add ons plus possibly a sell-on (not clear), from local Journos.

Plus, another £500k minimum to the tally of fees raised from Academy products.

[paulosull]

Good luck Rekeem, should have been given a chance by Moore and Shan who new him well from youth setup.

[baggie38]

Good luck Rekeem, should have been given a chance by Moore and Shan who new him well from youth setup.

Surely that's quite telling if they knew him well and still chose not to use him. Not good enough much like Field hence why none of these coaches are using them.

[KN22]

I have no problem with his leaving as I don’t think he’s good enough. A little strange in terms of timing though. New coach surely has had no say either way which I do find odd.

[Adder]

I have no problem with his leaving as I don’t think he’s good enough. A little strange in terms of timing though. New coach surely has had no say either way which I do find odd.

Agreed it would be strange but he has been appointed so he may well have run his eyes over footage of Harper's 1st team appearances and OK'd the deal.

[alex1]

Didn't give the new manager much opportunity to cast his eye over. Maybe they are very confident about having a new creative midfielder lined up.

[royhan]

It would have made more sense to delay the deal for a month to allow the new manager to assess the player. He may have seen in Harper something others haven’t. Definitely short sighted sale in my view. I hope it doesn’t come back to haunt us.

[Atomic]

The new manager has probably studied Harper's data already and unsurprisingly decided he wont cut it. I'd be amazed if Sawyers figures next season as well.

Sometimes you just need to look at the stats.

[gazberg]

The new manager has probably studied Harper's data already and unsurprisingly decided he wont cut it. I'd be amazed if Sawyers figures next season as well.

Sometimes you just need to look at the stats.

I can't see that Sawyers is going to make it under Ismael either.

[alex1]

The new manager has probably studied Harper's data already and unsurprisingly decided he wont cut it. I'd be amazed if Sawyers figures next season as well.

Sometimes you just need to look at the stats.

How can you assess a player by just looking at stats? They don't give a complete picture. Also diferent players fit into different systems better.

[seteefeet]

It just proves that the football side of things didn’t stop, like some seemed convinced of, when Dowling went.
The wheels have continued turning.
Not good enough for us in all honesty maybe this will be his break but we have given him a fantastic start.
Another academy success

[Atomic]

How can you assess a player by just looking at stats? They don't give a complete picture. Also diferent players fit into different systems better.

If, for example,  you are a manager that demands a high press or a certain distance covered in games it would be pretty clear that Sawyers and Harper are going to fall well short.

[WorcsWBA]

Another academy success

It is if you see the purpose of the Academy as being to produce players of League 1 or League 2 standard. To my mind, unless players are regularly produced who become fixtures in our first team, the Academy is failing.

[alex1]

If, for example,  you are a manager that demands a high press or a certain distance covered in games it would be pretty clear that Sawyers and Harper are going to fall well short.

Yes, if you took the view that players can never change or be coached.

[BigFrank20]

It is if you see the purpose of the Academy as being to produce players of League 1 or League 2 standard. To my mind, unless players are regularly produced who become fixtures in our first team, the Academy is failing.

Any academy sabotaged by Dowling

[OldburyWBA]

On the official site -

https://www.wba.co.uk/news/rekeem-harper-joins-ipswich

Undisclosed fee

[johnny Cash]

It is if you see the purpose of the Academy as being to produce players of League 1 or League 2 standard. To my mind, unless players are regularly produced who become fixtures in our first team, the Academy is failing.

In my mind the academy’s job is to have a positive net worth and perform well in relation to academies at clubs of a similar size (in terms of players making it, not youth team results).  The net worth can either be players in our first team or players sold. 

I don’t know enough about other academies to know if our output is good comparatively, but it does seem to have a positive net worth over the past few years. 

With that said I do think harper may be a success for the academy but I do wonder if the club failed him and the academy in the early days of his pro career.

[wodenson46]

Good luck Rekeem, all the best for the future.

[seteefeet]

It is if you see the purpose of the Academy as being to produce players of League 1 or League 2 standard. To my mind, unless players are regularly produced who become fixtures in our first team, the Academy is failing.

What a load of nonsense, if that were true Man City would never buy anybody, they would just get the best kids and build a team.
Any player that comes through our academy and has a professional career is a success. The vast majority of academy players do not.

[Adder]

What a load of nonsense, if that were true Man City would never buy anybody, they would just get the best kids and build a team.
Any player that comes through our academy and has a professional career is a success. The vast majority of academy players do not.

You may disagree with the previous poster but the opinion is as valid as yours. In short can we not refer to  someone's comments as 'a load of nonsense'.

[WorcsWBA]

What a load of nonsense, if that were true Man City would never buy anybody, they would just get the best kids and build a team.
Any player that comes through our academy and has a professional career is a success. The vast majority of academy players do not.

Did I say your initial post was "a load of old nonsense"? No, I just replied giving an alternative viewpoint. It's a pity that you have to resort to abuse.