Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) A lifetime of regret, really? I hadn't realised Wilson was a scouser. Had he bided his time, played another couple of seasons in our first team he'd have been far better prepared for the EPL, everyone could see that at the time. Time will tell if his career is heading upwards or not, but once again he seems to be chasing money. You think SDM would have rejected decent money for a player? When did that ever happen? The way our finances were, any players worth a fair bit were quickly sold as soon as there was any offers. Edited April 20, 2015 by Ser Barristan Selmy 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 They're much better than what we have and younger too. If we can get better in the summer that would be great. Seems unlikely. Do we have any scouts yet? No just a few Girl Guides. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltersgotstyle 297 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 They're much better than what we have and younger too. If we can get better in the summer that would be great. Seems unlikely. Do we have any scouts yet? Apparently we do according to Twitter, some of our coaching team were down with a couple of scouts to watch Blackburn youths. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Apparently we do according to Twitter, some of our coaching team were down with a couple of scouts to watch Blackburn youths. We had some youth scouts under the old regime according to elfideldo. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMc 2,468 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Liverpool was a fantastic opportunity. Players generally can't pick and choose when super rich clubs with impressive pedigrees will come knocking at their door. When the moment comes, you grab it. Many players would choose Liverpool over Rangers even if they were offering the same money - but chasing money - if that is what he was doing, hardly makes him unique in his field. I agree it hardly makes him unique, but it's not an excuse. If I'm being charitable to Wilson I'd say he was badly advised, I dare say he wasn't the only person who made a lot of money from his move. Whether Liverpool would have come for him again 12 months later or not is moot, it was the wrong move for his career and that was clear to most people at the time. Had his career progressed as it could have he'd be playing at a far higher level than he is today and would be earning a lot more money than he is today. I'm not just saying this because he left Rangers, the young lad who left Celtic for Chelsea at 16 made the same mistake in my opinion. I accept that kind of money can completely change someone's life and would hard to resist though. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,195 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 We had some youth scouts under the old regime according to elfideldo. 8 youth scouts at the Club. Youth scouting is not the problem. Further, the youth teams (younger ones at least) fairly frequently head south to play Blackburn, Newcastle and Liverpool youths. They do well too. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Panathinaikos have made enquiries about Hearts captain Danny Wilson 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinstein 294 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 He showed great promise when with us that's for sure but his ego and wallet got the better of him and he moved too soon. we sold him and Kevin Thomson to buy Jelavic it was down to us 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,245 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Panathinaikos have made enquiries about Hearts captain Danny Wilson You do wonder whether Panathinaikos knows something about that. BTW, I probably missed out on that (due to pure disinterest) but what exactly gave reason to assume that he was/is/might be Yahoo-bound? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,195 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 You do wonder whether Panathinaikos knows something about that. BTW, I probably missed out on that (due to pure disinterest) but what exactly gave reason to assume that he was/is/might be Yahoo-bound? Because he supports them 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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