Jadon Sancho (loan)

[Smirker]

It's clear that he has the ability, his touch, weight of pass are those of an elite footballer. I think we'll see the goals & assists in the second half of the season, providing he stays fit & gets more minutes.

If we don't see it, then Utd can have him back.

Yep. I really don't know what people are seeing when they lay into him or question his talent.

He's fucking quality.

My only concern is his mentality and whether he wants it enough and will apply himself 100%.

[Percy McCarthy]

It's clear that he has the ability, his touch, weight of pass are those of an elite footballer.

True dat. I have high hopes. He’s on a free at the end of the season isn’t he?

[Matt C]

Yes, his contract expires in the summer but that lot have an option to extend for a year

[eye digress]

My only concern is his mentality and whether he wants it enough and will apply himself 100%.

And whether he's willing to put more than his right toe into a tackle.

[frank black]

I think I’ve seen him play well 2-3 times in his career (probably during his brief time playing for England). I certainly have never seen what all the fuss was about him, as Man U chased him. I can’t see us wanting to sign him permanently.

[ChicagoLion]

He has talent, an ability to manipulate the ball, great balance quick feet.
But talent on its own is never enough.

[JUAN PABLO]

Put a lovely ball  to Youri for the 4th goal , lets see more of that .  To be fair he doesnt lose the ball much , and could have had more assists If Ollie was on his game ,can see him getting better .

[OCD]

Yes, his contract expires in the summer but that lot have an option to extend for a year

I've seen it reported that they won't take up that option.

[Dave]

Yes, his contract expires in the summer but that lot have an option to extend for a year

I've seen it reported that they won't take up that option.

It was discussed shortly after he joined us, but unless he has a stormer of a season for us (and currently it looks like it'll land as somewhere on the spectrum between disappointing and fine) then they'd be daft to commit to another season of his wages when they've been desperate to get rid of them for the last two and a bit years.

[Smithy]

Yes, his contract expires in the summer but that lot have an option to extend for a year

I've seen it reported that they won't take up that option.

It was discussed shortly after he joined us, but unless he has a stormer of a season for us (and currently it looks like it'll land as somewhere between on the spectrum between disappointing and fine) then they be daft to commit to another season of his wages when they've been desperate to get rid of them for the last two and a bit years.

Yep, that's how I see it.  Given their penny-pinching ways of late, I can't see them adding another year of £250k a week to their payroll, on a player they might not get a fee for anyway.  It's not like they're "protecting" a valuable asset by keeping him under contract.  He's strictly in the liabilities column as far as they're concerned.

I hope to see more of him in the coming months.  Clearly very talented, and there have been glimpses of excellent stuff from him, but it would be great to see it consistently.  If he's available for free in the summer, I'd imagine there will be a few clubs willing to pay him more than we would, so it'll probably come down to the player and how his season with us has worked out. 

There is a fine line, performance-wise, in terms of him doing well enough for us to want him permanently, and doing so well that we have no chance of keeping him (a la Rashford).

[Dave]

I hope to see more of him in the coming months.  Clearly very talented, and there have been glimpses of excellent stuff from him, but it would be great to see it consistently.  If he's available for free in the summer, I'd imagine there will be a few clubs willing to pay him more than we would, so it'll probably come down to the player and how his season with us has worked out. 

There is a fine line, performance-wise, in terms of him doing well enough for us to want him permanently, and doing so well that we have no chance of keeping him (a la Rashford).

He's clearly a player who reacts well to being loved but if he's low on confidence then he's a passenger. If he gets that love and confidence at some point in the next few months then I can see him having a great second half of the season and I think both parties would be happy to make it permanent next summer. Not least because a great second half of the season from Sancho probably means we've had a good season overall and are back in the Champions League.

What he really needs is for something brilliant to come off at some point this side of the new year - a game which he completely turns around after coming on, or a dribble-past-three-players-and-stick-it-in-the-top-corner moment. Something for the crowd to use a hook to really get behind him and I think he'll click.

But without that catalyst, I think he'll just muddle along being a 6/10 body on the pitch.

[LeeB]

I hope to see more of him in the coming months.  Clearly very talented, and there have been glimpses of excellent stuff from him, but it would be great to see it consistently.  If he's available for free in the summer, I'd imagine there will be a few clubs willing to pay him more than we would, so it'll probably come down to the player and how his season with us has worked out. 

There is a fine line, performance-wise, in terms of him doing well enough for us to want him permanently, and doing so well that we have no chance of keeping him (a la Rashford).

He's clearly a player who reacts well to being loved but if he's low on confidence then he's a passenger. If he gets that love and confidence at some point in the next few months then I can see him having a great second half of the season and I think both parties would be happy to make it permanent next summer. Not least because a great second half of the season from Sancho probably means we've had a good season overall and are back in the Champions League.

What he really needs is for something brilliant to come off at some point this side of the new year - a game which he completely turns around after coming on, or a dribble-past-three-players-and-stick-it-in-the-top-corner moment. Something for the crowd to use a hook to really get behind him and I think he'll click.

But without that catalyst, I think he'll just muddle along being a 6/10 body on the pitch.

He'll score a beauty against the Dogheads and push on from there. Come March we'll be talking of him in the same way Bailey was season before last.

[Drummond]

I hope to see more of him in the coming months.  Clearly very talented, and there have been glimpses of excellent stuff from him, but it would be great to see it consistently.  If he's available for free in the summer, I'd imagine there will be a few clubs willing to pay him more than we would, so it'll probably come down to the player and how his season with us has worked out. 

There is a fine line, performance-wise, in terms of him doing well enough for us to want him permanently, and doing so well that we have no chance of keeping him (a la Rashford).

He's clearly a player who reacts well to being loved but if he's low on confidence then he's a passenger. If he gets that love and confidence at some point in the next few months then I can see him having a great second half of the season and I think both parties would be happy to make it permanent next summer. Not least because a great second half of the season from Sancho probably means we've had a good season overall and are back in the Champions League.

What he really needs is for something brilliant to come off at some point this side of the new year - a game which he completely turns around after coming on, or a dribble-past-three-players-and-stick-it-in-the-top-corner moment. Something for the crowd to use a hook to really get behind him and I think he'll click.

But without that catalyst, I think he'll just muddle along being a 6/10 body on the pitch.

He'll score a beauty against the Dogheads and push on from there. Come March we'll be talking of him in the same way Bailey was season before last.

And hopefully the year after that we won't be talking of him as we were for Bailey the season after...

[PeterWithesShin]

I said before that he's a player that you can see why he was highly rated and clubs keep taking him on, but you can also see why he falls short each time since leaving Germany.