04 Oct 2016 19:53:29
I really hope Karamoko Dembele doesn't get exposed to too much too soon. We don't need to look too far to see how badly the limelight can affect a young star. He couldn't wish for a better example than Moussa Dembele tbh to show how good a club Celtic is to start and further your career in the game.
04 Oct 2016 21:42:53
I really trust B R and our various coaches to know how to bring young Dembele through the ranks . We have a manager who has a good reputation and I feel that
B R probably knows more than us about the rate to bring Dembele through.
04 Oct 2016 22:09:36
It depends on who is his agent and what the boy wants he could be a Islam feruz greed got to him where is he now or her could be a kierian Tierney Develope the right way coming through the youth playing then become a first team regular.
04 Oct 2016 22:14:09
Too much hype / publicity . I don't think we'll get to see the bhoy if he's as good as expected an epl or bigger will tempt him away . but I don't know how long the bhoy has been here or if he was born here that might make a difference if he sees himself as local and a supporter.
04 Oct 2016 22:24:02
I hope you're right Old Bhoy. This Bhoy Moussa Dembele has taken the long way round and come to us in order that develop his career and so far it has worked phenomenally for him. Best striker in Scotland ahead of Griffiths, which is mental!
04 Oct 2016 23:26:02
What was, is the point of playing a thirteen year old boy, in the development team, I can't figure out if it smacks more of child abuse or some kind of publicity seeking stunt, whoever is responsible for looking at that young lads personal development needs to get a grip or get replaced asap.
05 Oct 2016 05:24:14
Jesus aindoh way to be negative.
Child abuse? that's a tad over the top is it not?
05 Oct 2016 06:34:37
Child abuse? What a balloon sir. No doubt you'd ban farting in public places.
05 Oct 2016 07:36:49
Bit OTT aindoh, you would expect that any coach working at Celtic would have based the decision to play a 13 year old on how it would benefit the team that night. Child abuse? Absolute guff mate!
05 Oct 2016 09:35:56
Aindoh I am guessing your well meaning sentiment about protecting the boy got lost in that phrase.
It is great to have a young lad with his undoubted ability on our books. It is also exciting to dream about having a potential top class player come through the youth set-up. I personally feel though that we should be cautious about adding this unnecessary weight of expectation on him. He is a 13 year old kid.
I'm sure we all know a story like this. I went to school with a boy who had the world at his feet at that age. He had physically developed quicker than the rest of us and was taller and as strong as an ox. He would score 50 a season and the scouts were beating down his parents door to sign him up. He never grew much taller after 14 and everyone dwarfed him by 17. Needles to say he never made it.
For every Michael Owen or Wayne Rooney there are hundreds, if not thousands of Freddy Adu's.
I can't help thinking about how United and Mourinho are handling Marcus Rashford at the minute. First choice under Van Gaal but Mourinho benched him at the start of the season. I realise he has been playing more regularly recently but I do think they are trying to ease him along. At 18 though it is going to be tough for them to resist the temptation to keep him in the first team given is wonderful talent.
Good luck to young Dembele and I sincerely hope we will be watching him for years to come. He looks an outstanding talent.
05 Oct 2016 11:24:58
Drb, there was a guy on clyde 1 the nite that said his son played with him from age 5, and that he was born in England but moved to Scotland very young. he said he sees himself as 100% Scottish. Make of that what u will! It was radio clyde after all.
05 Oct 2016 11:52:04
A think we might have shot ourselves in the foot with this guy. They're talking about him on talk sport saying he's the new Messi. then Allan Brazil pipes up and says the new jinky. If that doesn't get the vultures circling nothing will. Not to mention the pressure on the wee man.
05 Oct 2016 11:24:50
Aindoh, If people no matter what age have a talent that captivates audiences then it shouldn't be hidden. he's not getting sent down the mines, he's playing a game that he's good at and enjoys. What next?, ban child mastermind. Kids are on tv all the time Dancing, singing you name it.
if your good at something let the world see regardless of age, gender, colour or creed. He should be celebrated, not hidden. Good education and life skills are all he requires, he's got the rest.
05 Oct 2016 14:07:18
Don't take the bait, Aindoh is being deliberately provocative.
05 Oct 2016 14:18:42
I seem to remember before Messi was able to sign a senior contract at Barcelona they had some sort of agreement that nobody could divulge or get any info on him before he signed some. sort of legal thing!? Remember talking about some young guy Barcelona had at the time, but other than that nobody knew anyhting about him, don't know if anyone can remember a bit clearer than me lol.
05 Oct 2016 14:36:43
What I meant was that thirteen isn't fifteen or sixteen, what I meant was that thirteen is too young, child abuse might have been the wrong term to use, but he is still a thirteen year old boy, and I don't think he should be playing with the under twenties,
05 Oct 2016 16:36:37
Aindoh maybe he was asked if he would like to play. I don't believe he was forced too. He is training with the first team as well so is that a bad thing.
05 Oct 2016 18:15:59
The Bhoy should be left to finish school first in peace and not be burdened with the pressure of being "the next best thing" the pressure of that alone is enough to destroy the kid mentally, he's only 13, let him act like a 13 year old boy.
05 Oct 2016 22:17:30
The reason he was called up is Celtic's development team have a backlog of fixtures and a lot of them have went away with Scotland this week, so the coach of the development team would normally ask for some players from the next level to be called up, the under 19s but they have a big game against rangers this week so were reluctant to release any of there players to the development squad.
so the coach of the development team then turned to the next level, the under 17s for some of there players of which dembele is one of there best as well as two other 15 year olds who were also on the bench, this was a special set of circumstances and it's unlikely the same set of circumstances will be repeated very often, if ever, again.
