Comments for Loans confuse stockpiled youngsters at http://www.wsc.co.uk , comment 0 to 5 out of 5 comments http://www.wsc.co.uk Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:11:52 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/4502/38/#pc_1457 From what I understand most clubs generally ear-mark two or three youth players for professional contracts and the rest are there to make up the numbers. As an Orient fan I've seen a fair share of loanees from Spurs. Often you get the feeling they may not be the "chosen ones" to go on and play at the highest level, but Tottenham's fairly generous loan system means these players get the experience of nitty-gritty professional games which will provide good standing if they're ever released at 19/20 years old. Lee Barnard now at Leeds is a good example, is is our own Ryan Jarvis. Yeovil, ourselves and now MK D*ns also had the benefit of Andros Townsend's slightly over-rated skills. A player who will probably never experience the disappointment of the traditional early UEFA cup exit or FA semi-final defeat of his home club, but will equally excite and frustrate Championship fans in future seasons to come - rockford Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:21:23 +0100 http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/4502/38/#pc_1453 Yes the pitch was very heavy and John who is only just 18, having played more games in the last two months, than ever before did tire. To suggest he didn't care is an insult to both John & Brentford who both gained from his loan period. He played so well on his debut some idiot on Talksport said it wasn't fair on the rest of the division that we had him on loan, from a Premiership club as well, not right! I thought WSC was all about 'real' football, yet you seem to have a problem with 'mud'? Perhaps you should have a nice glass of Chablis and pop down the Bridge for mud and hurly-burly free football. - daveebee Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:30:40 +0100 http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/4502/38/#pc_1451 I thought this article provided an interesting angle on the situation which some young on-loan players find themselves in. The article really was only focusing on one man, one game; not Bostock's entire time at Brentford. As such, I found it thought provoking and it certainly made me look at things from a new angle. - The Young Cobbler Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:10:56 +0100 http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/4502/38/#pc_1450 What a strange article. Patronising and insulting in equal measure to both Brentford and John Bostock. I would suggest that Bostock's loan spell at Brentford was a valuable learning experience for an 18 year old and to imply that he spent his time 'uninterested' and scratching his head wondering what he was doing there is just plain wrong. It was certainly better for him than languishing in Spurs' reserves. And I predict that in the future he'll have to cope with worse abuse than 'You'll never play for Tottenham'. So I'll be at Griffin Park on Saturday to see another loanee, Wojciech Szczesny waste his time there before he takes up his rightful place as Arsenal's number one. - cantagalo Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:57:16 +0100 http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/4502/38/#pc_1448 A hugely misguided article - Bostock's contribution to Brentford over the past two months was a good one with his debut the best I have seen. He has learn some streetfighting to supplement his undoubted talent. - markbfc Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:55:29 +0100