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...as opposed to after it...?I've had a tenner on him to score anytime tonight (during the match) at 5/2.
You've got the gist....as opposed to after it...?
Not doing as well as I hoped.
He's played 5 first team games before tonight.How did you expect an 18 year old, with 2 league games of professional men's football to his name, to do in League One?
He's played 5 first team games before tonight.
He was playing against a League 2 side tonight (Newport County), who are currently 19th in the league, and made ten changes to the team that faced Tranmere Rover last Saturday.
What were people expecting?So, what's the issue?
He's 18 years old. What were people expecting?
What were people expecting?
He's employed by a top PL club, who believe he has huge potential. The club have loaned him out to a lower league club, so that he can try and fulfill that potential. He's a forward, people expect him to score goals.
Portsmouth fans are pretty happy with his performances. I'm not the highest on him but his loan so far is probably surpassing my expectations.What were people expecting?
He's employed by a top PL club, who believe he has huge potential. The club have loaned him out to a lower league club, so that he can try and fulfill that potential. He's a forward, people expect him to score goals.
You don't get this loan business do you?He's getting game time and starts in mens professional football at 18 years of age. Something that he's never done up until this point in his life. He has 1 assist in 200 minutes of mens football. I'd say he's doing fine.
Do you prefer him to have just stayed here, train with the first team players and play meaningless U21 games?
Talk about ridiculous expectations.
You don't get this loan business do you?
It's meant to be beneficial to both parties, in this case Spurs and Portsmouth.
Portsmouth's priority is to get promoted, if Scarlett doesn't play well, he'll be dropped. if he's dropped regularly, he'll end up back at Spurs. It's happened to players in the past, most recently Troy Parrott.
How is Scarlett getting game time in men's football not beneficial for Spurs?
Oh look, some Portsmouth fans thoughts on the players performances so far.
I'm not a mum, but he is / was quite a dish, a bit too smooth, though.
...one for the Mums!!
What were people expecting?
How is Scarlett getting game time in men's football not beneficial for Spurs?
Oh look, some Portsmouth fans thoughts on the players performances so far.
And just from this evening:
So tell me, how (so far) is this loan not beneficial for Portsmouth, him or Spurs?
Stop basing your opinion of an 18 year old on the fact he so far has 0 goals less than a month into the league season when before this season he's never consistently played at any level of mens football and ask yourself your own question.
Do you get this loan business?
I was going to ask earlier, who is he?I'm not a mum, but he is / was quite a dish, a bit too smooth, though.