Is Reece Staunton related to Mark Bower?

definitely looks like hes got a lot of potential and is doing okay for his first full season. most of his mistakes seem to come from his lack of experience which I hope is something he will improve on over time

 

coupled with the fact that he doesn't really have an experienced co defender offering him postional advice. I think he'd come on leaps and bounds if he did. Same way Samuels would, if Clayton wasn't such a bad example!

 

Donaldson has had a great career you can always learn from players like that

 

True he has but he is finished now. We need him to be a coach and replace him in the team.

 

Needs to improve his passing if he can, it has been shocking at times. Solid enough defender though, which is impressive for his age.

 

Absolutely agree on that. If he had someone like Kilgallon next to him I think he'd absolutely thrive, but as it stands we don;t have a stand out leader at centre half at all.

 

Anyone remember the last time a good, young player developed at City, by City and broke into the first team and played week in, week out that WASN'T a defender?

Are we literally talking Des Hamilton?

I must be missing a few really obvious ones.

 

Going back a few years Mega a lot of effort and skills a big favourite of mine.
Not sure if I can mention James Hanson

 

Maybe because James came from Guiseley he cant be classed as one of the kids the club developed ?.

 

Really excited about Staunton. Still only 18 years old, I think if managed right, he is going to be a real asset for us. Hopefully, he is with us for many years to.come.

I know not the strongest of teams he faced yesterday, but he looked quite classy at times. A lot of improvement distribution wise to come I am sure. But yes, like the look of him a lot

 

Colbeck counts for sure. But why is h why is this club only producing the odd random defender every couple of years?

No forwards, wingers, or attacking midfielders in years?

We don't even have a young attacking home grown player in our current squad.

What's going on?

 

The last one I remember is Tomlinson, same era as Hamilton, in terms of strikers. Can't think of another decent one.

 

Correct didn’t come through our youth

 

BBC comentator was raving about him.

 

Too recent for me to remember....I'm at a funny age

 

Tom Cleverley sadly never got the chance to get into the first team, before being poached.
Graeme Tomlinson also went to Man Utd I think, but ironically (seeing as its where Cleverley plays now) was born in Watford, so I'm not sure if he went through our full youth set up?

 

Tom was invited to join Man Utd
when he was about 8 years old, so you are correct, never near our first team!