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JohanTheYid

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If he's kicking off now then that tells me that he definitely is not a Poch kind of player. I don't mind him wanting to play, I like that, but make the manager pick you in the right way
 

Yido1989

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I'd love Edwards to do well at spurs and become part of 1st team. He's a tidy little player but like others are saying, hes done nothing yet. Whats he going to be like once he starts getting the Kane / Alli headlines.

Sign the contract & train hard or he can go
 

piedpiper

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Remember he did have a bad injury which was clearly a setback. Who knows how far along he would be without the injury

True..... Its just that this is all that is ever discussed. We not discussing our other youth players deals etc.

I did think of his injury but a time comes when enough is enough. That point has arrived for me.. We should not be held to ransom as has previously been alluded to.
 

Col_M

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No need for over reaction again. One man's opinion that a player's head isn't straight doesn't mean that Edwards is demanding Messi wages, captaincy and first option on penalty taking. He's probably just frustrated that he hasn't been given game time that he expected last season. This generation is used to getting what they want.
 

KILLA_SIN

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Talent only gets you half way, its attitude that takes you all the way. But we don't really know anything
 

Ben1

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We don't do loans anymore, but if this is the case, he could do with bringing down a peg or two in the lower leagues.
 

SDogg

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Im so tired of the continuous speculation around this kid. If he were that good he'd be in the team already. We can't fret about someone who has not even made ONE first team appearance... Its all we've heard over the last 2-3 yrs.... his contract situation.

Step up or move on is how i feel about him now.
He has actually made one appearance against gillingham in league cup last season
 

coy-spurs1882

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No need for over reaction again. One man's opinion that a player's head isn't straight doesn't mean that Edwards is demanding Messi wages, captaincy and first option on penalty taking. He's probably just frustrated that he hasn't been given game time that he expected last season. This generation is used to getting what they want.
don't think he can complain that as he was injured (two times) when poch is going to give him game time
 

MattPhilpott

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I have to say, Marcus Edwards isn't impressing me a damn bit...

Now, I don't watch the Youth team that often, but it seems everyone lost their shit after his appearance against Gillingham, which granted, he made some very good touches and all..

But he seems to be hampered by injuries, and it's not like he is absolutely tearing it up in the youth games, he is great on on the ball but seems a little limited. Those saying "We don't need to sign another first team attacker because we have Edwards" are deluded imho, he has made 1 sub appearance, and that merits him a spot in match day squads for a team pushing for the league and CL?...

On top of this, he seems to have a massive inflated ego, and seems to think he deserves a massive money contract with first team guarantees and all the lot, but seems to have done nothing to merit or deserve this. This may be down to him being best buds with Reece Oxford who held Spammers to Ransom and his mates at Chelsea who make thousands.

Now I'm not trying to slag the kid off here, but I'm a little dissapointed by the fact he is basically saying "Pay me thousands and play me every week or I'm off", despite our proven track record with youngsters and the fact that we are probably the best team for his development, he seems more concerned with making money and living the lifestyle...

Comes across like a kid who worked on the checkouts at tesco for a week then felt he deserved a managers position and doubled wages...
 

Lou3000

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Thing is Messi was scoring for the Barcelona first team at 17. He's a very tallented player but he's no Messi. Anyway Breezer said it was all good and knows his dad so lets see

And Edwards is 18. He'll be 19 in December. In my opinion he's already missed the wunderkind window.
 

Spurs 1961

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He SHOULD - but he's from a generation of players for whom being a youth team footballer doesn't mean what it used to.

I'm sure he goes off on England duty and there's a host of Man City / Chelsea players making £15,000 a week and never played a single game of 1st team football, all of whom have half the potential as he has.

According to some we have the "English Messi" on our hands - not difficult to put two and two together and come to the conclusion that Edwards might just think he's getting something of a raw deal.

Potential means nothing. Would be a millionaire if I had a £1 for all the people I know who had potential
 

King of Otters

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I don't get the mentality of (essentially) youth team players getting into contract disputes with the club that raised them.

Just get on with playing football and prove yourself in the first team before you start all that shit.
 

poc

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And Edwards is 18. He'll be 19 in December. In my opinion he's already missed the wunderkind window.
He's extremely talented just on the small side as for Messi who is like Messi he was a one off and pumped full of hgh :). Fingers crossed he stays injury free and can get some cup game time.
 

Bulletspur

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I have to say, Marcus Edwards isn't impressing me a damn bit...

Now, I don't watch the Youth team that often, but it seems everyone lost their shit after his appearance against Gillingham, which granted, he made some very good touches and all..

But he seems to be hampered by injuries, and it's not like he is absolutely tearing it up in the youth games, he is great on on the ball but seems a little limited. Those saying "We don't need to sign another first team attacker because we have Edwards" are deluded imho, he has made 1 sub appearance, and that merits him a spot in match day squads for a team pushing for the league and CL?...

On top of this, he seems to have a massive inflated ego, and seems to think he deserves a massive money contract with first team guarantees and all the lot, but seems to have done nothing to merit or deserve this. This may be down to him being best buds with Reece Oxford who held Spammers to Ransom and his mates at Chelsea who make thousands.

Now I'm not trying to slag the kid off here, but I'm a little dissapointed by the fact he is basically saying "Pay me thousands and play me every week or I'm off", despite our proven track record with youngsters and the fact that we are probably the best team for his development, he seems more concerned with making money and living the lifestyle...

Comes across like a kid who worked on the checkouts at tesco for a week then felt he deserved a managers position and doubled wages...
And you know all this how?
 

yankspurs

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dragon1: We are well run we do not let contracts run out ,Edwards is a problem his heads not 100% right will see what season brings but poch is all about team ethos and work ethic , either he ships up or he will be on way
Those bitching about walker , was poch decision , Walker wanted to play more and they disagreed on a couple of other things and poch was done , levy did not push the sale
We dont let contracts run out? Whose gonna be the one to tell him?:confused:
 

BringBack_leGin

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We dont let contracts run out? Whose gonna be the one to tell him?:confused:

I think the point dragon is making, so is that if Edwards contract ends up running out or will be because we have decided that, however talented he may be, he does no justify giving him what he wants.
 

Breezer

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I think the point dragon is making, so is that if Edwards contract ends up running out or will be because we have decided that, however talented he may be, he does no justify giving him what he wants.

My reply on Friday:

@Breezer - any idea what kind of wages Edwards is on? Think we'd be getting ourselves in hot water if we offer this guy much more than that...

Yes! But that's not really for forum chat. I can tell you he didn't travel to USA with the squad because he's only just finished with England plus negotiations ongoing over a new contract which are currently not agreed and may take a while.
 
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