17 replies to this topic

[loz]

Don't hold your breath!!

http://news.bbc.co.u...own/9092239.stm

[moi]

Blimey - they'll soon be signing embryos!

[Cam]

Well...I look forward to seeing how he is in 6 years or so.

[bluegraham]

hop h does well remember micheal woods what ver happned to him

[Mod]

He should start against Villa!

[bluegraham]

Mod, on 14 October 2010 - 12:58 PM, said:

He should start against Villa!

he might have to mod lol

[Valerie]

His best years may be behind him already. I hate it when we sign players who are past it

[dkw]

Ive heard Wenger turned him down as he was "a bit past it".

[german-blue]

what sort of name is that... gyasi

[Mikstaw]

BRILLIANT PLAYER!!! GREAT SIGNING!!!

[Barry Bridges]

Anyone else hear about this? Only read it in this higly credited paper

http://www.dailymail...hael-Gyasi.html

[sexelk]

hand him his debut against liverpool at the bridge next month - he's bound to do carragher for pace

[Nibs]

sexelk, on 15 October 2010 - 06:50 AM, said:

hand him his debut against liverpool at the bridge next month - he's bound to do carragher for pace

f**k me, I could do Carragher for pace!

[dkw]

Nibs, on 15 October 2010 - 06:55 AM, said:

f**k me, I could do Carragher for pace!

You could do Carragher for pace sitting down. Hes slower than global warming.

[The Moos]

Apparently Chelsea have signed a young lad named Michael Gyasi from Northampton Town. The kid is just 11 years old, so he's hardly signed to cover our recent injuries.

http://www.guardian....ampton-town-boy

Quote

Chelsea have demonstrated their faith in the adage "If you're good enough, you're old enough" by signing an 11-year-old boy from the club who occupy the 90th rung on the professional game's 92-club ladder. For Michael Gyasi, a promising German-born striker who has spent a little over two years at Northampton Town's centre of excellence, it is the stuff of dreams.

Gyasi first crossed Chelsea's radar a year ago, when he travelled south to play for Northampton Under-10s against their counterparts from the Chelsea academy. After a further appearance against them, Chelsea's recruitment staff asked whether Gyasi could come to train with them. He did so during the summer holidays and impressed to such a degree that the club set in motion moves to sign him.

Chelsea must pay compensation to Northampton for their development of the schoolboy, and it is believed that a down-payment of not more than £10,000 has been negotiated. The football authorities prefer clubs to resolve such issues between themselves rather than resort to arbitration. Further payments would be due to Northampton if Gyasi becomes a scholar or turns professional.

Northampton appeared delighted at the money coming to them, which they said would aid their youth development programme but, in broader terms, the deal seemed to illustrate just how competitive the market for players has become, even for ones who are so young.

"I think this is a trend that is going to happen," Trevor Gould, the head of Northampton's centre of excellence, said. "When you are young, you learn most about football and Michael will now play against better teams and better players. I remember the game against Chelsea last year. I think Chelsea won something like 6-2 but I am sure that Michael got the two goals. He moved over from Germany with his parents about four years ago and, as a player, he is very quick, skilful and strong, although he is not very big for his age. He is a great finisher. Chelsea have got somebody special. If he does well, we will be well rewarded. Chelsea have been magnificent and fair."

Seems like we've had an eye on him for some time and I hope we've spotted a real talent. And it didn't cost us much either.

I like the last quote: "Chelsea have been magnificent and fair."
Have we even been praised like that before?

Here's a photo of the wee little lad.

 Michael-Gyasi-pict-photos.jpg   21.39K   0 downloads

P.S. Even though this seem to be done and dusted I still haven't seen anything on the official site, though we seldom do when we sign kids this young.

[Zola]

So now we're into grooming kids.

Arsene will be peering through tree branches at Cobham to catch a glimpse

[dkw]

german-blue, on 14 October 2010 - 06:14 PM, said:

what sort of name is that... gyasi

A German one apparently.

[rahul]

dkw, on 15 October 2010 - 03:17 PM, said:

A German one apparently.