There was a lot of good will around Scott when he choose Scotland. Englands midfield was Henderson, Lingard and Dele back then.
We bought him for 2.5 from his home town club in Japan and then loaned him to USG in Belgium.
I see. Guess others clubs were looking elsewhere. Arsenal right now is very Brazil focussed. We used our punt money on Martinelli, which tbf didn't turn to be a bad investment. Not that we don't look at Japan, ryo miyaichi, Asano, were some of our punts that didn't work out. Tomiyasu is doing well for us though.
He had four trials at Man Utd. Unbelievable that someone didnt see the potential.
He certainly takes the sting out of losing Trossard in the same way we were ok losing Bissouma because we knew Caicedo was coming through.
Right? Scouting is probably the hardest thing in football, props to Brighton for getting theirs right. Most clubs(Chelsea) prefer to just buy players that they know someone else has scouted for them.
Four trials certainly indicates they did see the potential, however question marks weren’t answered
I’ll see what I can do
I don't hhink it's a weird concept, but if you think McT would get in the England squad now I'll have some of what you''re smoking!
I’m sure he would, it’s not as if there’s so many top midfielders that keeps him out.
Your right in terms of ability but Garth Barry has 53 caps for England, that’s more than Michael Carrick(34)and only 13 less than Paul Scholes.
He's not at United level yet. Saw him play U21 for Ireland earlier this year and he was by no means a standout player at that level. Definitely better to see him develop with a great young coach and team at Brighton and see if he can continue to impress over a larger sample period. As an Irish fan who has seen a few false dawns with Parrot, Idah and Connolly, Ferguson doesn't look any more talented than say Parrott did coming through youth ranks but he seems like he's got his head screwed on and hopefully he can avoid injuries.
Gareth Barry was a much better player than Scot McTominay is.
Gosh that was a lot of fun thanks
You're welcome. Google searching Ferguson Man Utd predictably doesn't return any results relevant to this fun fact.
The point isn’t that McTominay is as good or better than Gareth Barry(He isn’t) but that quality doesn’t means much for England caps.
Moran looks a great player as well he’s the next Irish lad I have high hopes for.
Did you, by any chance, Google the phrase “fun fact”?
Not going to happen I’m afraid - he’s as Irish as Guinness and wouldn’t choose to play for England if we were the last country on Earth.
Feck off!
Definitely needs a loan though. Can't see him breaking into that Brighton midfield with all the worldies they're pulling out of nowhere.
