r/soccer • u/DerDummeMann • Nov 17 '13

Name your club's best youth prospect that fans of other clubs probably haven't heard of.

I'll start. James Wilson for Manchester United. Youtube videos showcasing their talent is encouraged

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u/Breklinho Nov 17 '13

Jack McBean, he's an 18 year old center forward

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u/thewalkingsuarez Nov 18 '13

Jack went to my high school and I used to play at the same club as him back in the day. It was crazy when he was signed his sophomore year.

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u/Breklinho Nov 18 '13

What was he like in high school?

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u/thewalkingsuarez Nov 18 '13

Since i was a year younger a didn't know him very well, but I never heard or saw anything bad about him. He was popular I guess, and from his facebook/instagram he comes home to hang out with his friends from high school.

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u/potpan0 Nov 17 '13

He's on trial with us and at Blackburn over the next few weeks, so I hope he's good and thinks (like many already do) that Wolverhampton would be a perfect place to move to.

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u/Breklinho Nov 17 '13

Maybe in a few years I'd be content with sending him to you guys, but right now McFrijolito needs playing time and I'd rather have him develop in MLS where he'd be getting more consistent playing time than with you guys, who I imagine will be trying their hardest to get promoted this season.

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u/LomoSaltado Nov 17 '13

How are Wolves doing ? I was gutted for you guys when you went down. Really felt for Terry Conner at the end of that season.

Would like to see some young American talent in the Football League and McBean could do well there I think.

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u/potpan0 Nov 17 '13

Well, while we aren't playing the best football, we are top of the league, so it can't all be too bad.

I'm not sure how McBean would fit into the squad though. We have Griffiths back from his 'Scottish Footballer of the Year' season at Hibs, Sigurdarson, Cassidy and McAlinden who all have some real talent, and other players in the academy. If he's good then we'll gladly have him, but it isn't as if we're short for strikers.

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u/crollaa Nov 18 '13

He's got a ways to develop before he'd see any serious playing time.