tannerall 25,935 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 This was 8 years ago, the players in that team would have reached their peak now. http://www.heraldscotland.com/rangers-u19-5-0-celtic-u19-1.856925 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeIsBlue 66,549 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 They were young players. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbear 10,913 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Shinnie- Birmingham, McMillan - recently Thistle, Furman went to Oldham, Fleck- Coventry, Lennon? edit he plays for a team called FH in Iceland. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC Eagle 4,888 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Steve Kinniburgh is now club captain at Kettering Town who won the Southern League Central title this season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Happens all the time with Youth teams. Go through the list of teams who won U19 World Cups etc and look how many fall by the wayside Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gersandy 594 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Furmans playing regularly for a team down south. Remember watching him for South Africa either in a world cup or african cup, he looked impressive then. Havent seen him play recently though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wawrinka 88 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 In all honesty, very few of them would've been good enough for a team expected to win the SPL every year and reach the CL group stages Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibroxholm 2,274 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Proves the case that the key performance indicator of a team's youth development is how many young players go on to be regulars in the first team, not the winning of trophies at youth level. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.C. 18,702 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Happens all the time with Youth teams. Go through the list of teams who won U19 World Cups etc and look how many fall by the waysideSpain done not too bad. Look at the squad that beat Scotland in the 2006 final. GK 1 Antonio Adán CB 2 Antonio Barragán CB 4 Marc Valiente CB 5 Gerard Piqué RWB 6 Mario Suárez CM 7 Antonio Calvo 71' CM 8 Javi GarcÃa CM 11 Diego Capel 86' LWB 12 Roberto Canella CF 16 Juan Mata CF 18 Alberto Bueno Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 108,500 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Spain done not too bad. Look at the squad that beat Scotland in the 2006 final. GK 1 Antonio Adán CB 2 Antonio Barragán CB 4 Marc Valiente CB 5 Gerard Piqué RWB 6 Mario Suárez CM 7 Antonio Calvo 71' CM 8 Javi GarcÃa CM 11 Diego Capel 86' LWB 12 Roberto Canella CF 16 Juan Mata CF 18 Alberto BuenoA good few just have ordinary careers. That's not the team that went on to win the world cup and most haven't made the step up Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Scott Gallacher is Hearts' second-choice goal attendant behind another keeper that we gave up to them.Ross Perry's bottle crashed at Tannadice and was never seen in blue again.Jordan McMillan is allegedly a feline serial killer.Dean Furman got a shout in the first team but didn't impress although he now has 25 caps for his country, South Africa.Andrew Shinnie plays for Birmingham City and we may yet see him back at Ibrox.Andy Little was a regular scorer on the first two stages of the journey back.Steven Smith went on to play for the first team and is a deadly set-piece specialist in the mould of Juninho Pernambucano.Paul Emslie went on to become a Rangers legend. Cove Rangers.John Fleck believed his own hype and pissed his precocious talent away.Steven Lennon was punted because no-one liked his surname.Adda Djeziri became a 6'5" journeyman who could also play in goal.Jamie Ness is... Wait... WHO?!? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky. 6,923 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I always liked Stevie Lennon. Thought he'd be great for us but it wasn't to be! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectre 1,663 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Furmans playing regularly for a team down south. Remember watching him for South Africa either in a world cup or african cup, he looked impressive then. Havent seen him play recently though.I believe he's the South Africa captain now after the previous one was shot dead Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky. 6,923 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I'm more interested in what happened to last years youth team.Managed to beat Hearts to the youth cup, and the Hearts team was filled with all the players from their first team squad this year and last year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I think its pretty common. I think some thing like 2% of pro youth actually make it Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geronimoo 1,474 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I remember when I was young the Scotland under 16 or some age like that got really far in their version of the World Cup and we were gonna be world champs in the future, most of them turned out pretty shit and if I remember Christian dailly was in the team. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Devil 350 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I remember when I was young the Scotland under 16 or some age like that got really far in their version of the World Cup and we were gonna be world champs in the future, most of them turned out pretty shit and if I remember Christian dailly was in the team.World cup final, where they were beaten by a Saudi Arabia team that looked suspiciously over age. Neil Murray was in the team/squad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanofwright 199 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I believe he's the South Africa captain now after the previous one was shot deadThat's one way to get to the top ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 World cup final, where they were beaten by a Saudi Arabia team that looked suspiciously over age. Neil Murray was in the team/squad.few ex gers in tje squad. Hagen, Murray, Bollan all played first team football for us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gersandy 594 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I believe he's the South Africa captain now after the previous one was shot dead Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
superally07 387 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I believe he's the South Africa captain now after the previous one was shot deadDon't give people ideas of how to get rid of a captain Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Hurlock Loyal 12,133 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Also, why was is the Glasgow cup final being played behind closed doors this season?? A disgraceful indictment of police interferance, might as well do away with this competition now if this is is distain it gets whenever Rangers and Celtic play eachother. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC Eagle 4,888 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Also, why was is the Glasgow cup final being played behind closed doors this season?? A disgraceful indictment of police interferance, might as well do away with this competition now if this is is distain it gets whenever Rangers and Celtic play eachother.Both clubs suggested it as it would have cost a fortune to police and steward in light of previous incidents. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Hurlock Loyal 12,133 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Both clubs suggested it as it would have cost a fortune to police and steward in light of previous incidents.I think it is a really poor reflection on football in this country, why bother starting this competition if that is the end result. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozblue 4,331 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I think it is a really poor reflection on football in this country, why bother starting this competition if that is the end result.It's not really a reflection of football in Scotland; more a reflection of what Scotland has become as a Country and how people have reacted to all these stupid fucking laws relating to football, where if you look sideways at some cunt from the opposition you end up in court being charged with a sectarian breach.Football is a tribal game where if you can't vent your emotions shouting abuse at each other, you have a riot instead...or so it seems. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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