Yeah bit far-fetched.
We'll throw in Antony too, that'll seal the deal...
Why not give us Greenwood and Onana as well while you're at it!
Yeah bit far-fetched.
We'll throw in Antony too, that'll seal the deal...
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/27133635/cole-palmer-awkward-man-utd-fan-question-chelsea-hattrick/
He was a United fan growig up.
He's from a family of Reds and he was named Cole after Andy Cole.This sort of thing matters VERY little to professional athletes. Kids tend to like the most successful team they have access to. Probably a LOT of 8 and 9 year old City fans in Manchester now.
He's from a family of Reds and he was named Cole after Andy Cole.
Imagine being a kid in school who is approached by a PL club to play for their academy and you reject them in the hope that your boyhood club approaches you insteadDidn't stop him from signing for Man City and then Chelsea so he doesn't give that much of a shit.
Imagine being a kid in school who is approached by a PL club to play for their academy and you reject them in the hope that your boyhood club approaches you instead
You don't know that though, do you?Imagine thinking that every club in the area doesn't know about every talented kid within 50 miles before they can sign a long term contract.
He would've had the chance to jump ship to Man United multiple times but didn't.
You don't know that though, do you?
At least you've backtracked from your initial embarrassing "didn't stop him joining City" stance.
Of course he could have moved to Man United if really gave that much of a shit.
Personally, I think when you grow up a few miles away from the stadium and your dad names you after a United legend, you might have some level of fondness towards the club that's isn't easily erased.Guys like Cole Palmer aren't actually fans of the clubs they state they support, they just followed a random successful club when they were kids and then moved on.
I can guarantee you that Cole Palmer couldn't care less for Manchester United. If he scored a goal that would relegate United to Championship and ruin the club forever, he would CELEBRATE it. He is a professional football player focused on his own career. He'll never play for United.
Personally, I think when you grow up a few miles away from the stadium and your dad names you after a United legend, you might have some level of fondness towards the club that's isn't easily erased.
Fair play to Nesta and his family, however not every person is as willing to roll the dice, and understandably so. When you're offered the opportunity to develop your talent at a club with some of the best facilities in the country, then it's a huge risk to turn that opportunity down. There's numerous examples of talented young footballers out there who never made it because the right opportunity didn't come along at the right time.If his family were really such United fans they would have prevented him going to City academy.
For example as a kid Alessandro Nesta was first scouted by Roma who offered him to join the academy but his father prevented it because he was a laziale, and waited for Lazio instead.
If you're a fan of a club the last thing you'd want to do is your kid joining the academy of your rivals.
You can't guarantee anything and the last paragraph is pure conjecture. You have no idea.Exactly. I can't believe how people are still trying to cope.
Players who are actual fans of a club do everything they can to play for their club. Totti turned down a Milan offer as a kid and did everything he could to join Roma youth team. Fernando Torres switched to Atletico Madrid academy the first time they gave him an opportunity for a trial.
Guys like Cole Palmer aren't actually fans of the clubs they state they support, they just followed a random successful club when they were kids and then moved on.
I can guarantee you that Cole Palmer couldn't care less for Manchester United. If he scored a goal that would relegate United to Championship and ruin the club forever, he would CELEBRATE it. He is a professional football player focused on his own career. He'll never play for United.
clever of him using Chelsea as a go between from City to eventually Utd
Hope so. Biggest English talent out there.clever of him using Chelsea as a go between from City to eventually Utd
Strange take. As a parent, the only thing that factors in the decision is what you think is best for your kid, now and in the future.If his family were really such United fans they would have prevented him going to City academy.
For example as a kid Alessandro Nesta was first scouted by Roma who offered him to join the academy but his father prevented it because he was a laziale, and waited for Lazio instead.
If you're a fan of a club the last thing you'd want to do is your kid joining the academy of your rivals.
Hope so. Biggest English talent out there.
Would you even want someone who so publically admitted to giving up on being a Man United fan?Exactly. Will be a United player at some point in the future. This is obvious.
Was the part where he 'publicly admitted to giving up on being a United fan' essentially just him saying 'I was a United fan and I used to watch them all the time'? Or have I missed an interview where he said 'I stopped supporting United because I can't stand them'?Would you even want someone who so publically admitted to giving up on being a Man United fan?
I'm not sure I'd want that at Chelsea.
Would you even want someone who so publically admitted to giving up on being a Man United fan?
I'm not sure I'd want that at Chelsea.
I think you’re unfamiliar with the concept as no one grows up to be a Chelsea fan
I think you’re unfamiliar with the concept as no one grows up to be a Chelsea fan
Just me, you and Sir Jim.
Just me, you and Sir Jim.
Luke Shaw and Sancho too. Quite a group of lifelong Chelsea fans you got going there.
"I was a United fan". Past tense.
Official confirmation that he hates you now and never wants to leave Chelsea.
Luke Shaw and Sancho too. Quite a group of lifelong Chelsea fans you got going there.
This kids defo got something about him. A few seasons showcasing his talent at a stepping stone club like Chelsea and he’ll be ready to make the jump to one of the big boys. He may even get his dream move to his boyhood club.
Why would he want to go to a club in free fall? Eighth in the table and more losses than ever? A team that shows so much confidence in the manager they just do a one year extension? I mean the waterfall feature is stunning, but I don’t think it is enough.
As opposed to staying at a club who showed so much confidence in their manager they sacked him?Why would he want to go to a club in free fall? Eighth in the table and more losses than ever? A team that shows so much confidence in the manager they just do a one year extension? I mean the waterfall feature is stunning, but I don’t think it is enough.
Obvious wumming but your lot finished 12th the year before.Why would he want to go to a club in free fall? Eighth in the table and more losses than ever? A team that shows so much confidence in the manager they just do a one year extension? I mean the waterfall feature is stunning, but I don’t think it is enough.
Obvious wumming but your lot finished 12th the year before.