15 Sep 2026 19:37:02
The boy is only 15, I'm sure we will hear lots of excuses about no opportunities etc. But this kid is playing with the 18s, 21s and is doing very well, he has even trained with the senior squad. But money will always dictate I'm sure his agent has been calling all round to get the best deal possible. He can hardly expect to be playing with the first team at 15.

The lad needs protection and time to grow and develop before he plays against grown men. You can imagine the opposition team waiting to deliver a few strong 'welcome to the big leagues' tackles on a young boy. His career could be over before 18. We don't know the full details obviously but the boy needs protecting.

1.) 15 Sep 2026
15 Sep 2026 20:25:42
The boy needs to play in the first team, and lift the spirits of the entire fanbase.
The club is absolutely shot to bits, across all levels.
What a disaster this club has become.

2.) 15 Sep 2026
15 Sep 2026 20:36:25
Jbr, he's not 1st team ready. He's still a little boy who goes to school. Yeah, a few appearances and minutes, but he has to earn his stripes. Shea Lacey has been earning his stripes, and deserves a proper chance before him. Shea Lacey also looks a lot more ready. You don't hear him demanding to play or to be released; he understands.

3.) 15 Sep 2026
15 Sep 2026 20:44:30
If you are good enough you are old old enough. I don't think anyone is saying he should be playing every week or even for full games, but a few appearances would do him no harm. Indeed, it might make him realise it's a different level again, and that he does need to develop more, both mentally and physically.



Arsenal have relatively recently given two 15 year old minutes on the park.

4.) 15 Sep 2026
15 Sep 2026 20:46:38
The boy has no chance of getting protection and a chance to grow when his dad is a headbanger.

5.) 15 Sep 2026
15 Sep 2026 20:54:13
But, having said that, I should add that if he doesn't want to be here, then let him go. The last thing we need is another distraction from a disinterested player with a lot of media attention.

6.) 15 Sep 2026
15 Sep 2026 20:55:14
Ffs.
Keefy, you have nailed it. Just let him be amongst it, and the others mentioned in a separate post reply.
Our current first team is so predictable and uninspiring from the coach to the players.


I said ages ago, we don't have the funds so use the academy to bolster the squad etc because the current crop is garbage.
Here we are.
Play the kids, they can't be any worse than current players.

7.) 15 Sep 2026
15 Sep 2026 21:04:51
I agree, Bioko. His old man had 16 clubs in 10 years, so there is a bit of an issue there, I would say.

8.) 16 Sep 2026
16 Sep 2026 05:34:21
He should have been in the squad against Saba, and should have been given the feel of coming on at OT for the last 10 mins. It was like playing a bunch of kids, so he would have held his own, and it would have made him realise how tough it is.

Plus, he would have gone home elated, having 75k fans calling your name; it would have been the carrot needed. But Carrick and others think they know best. That's poor management.

9.) 16 Sep 2026
16 Sep 2026 07:25:29
He is miles away from being ready for the first team; he is a child. Comparing him to Dowman is laughable; Dowman is way ahead physically. If Gabriel plays for the first team, he would be flattened.

It's good to see so many posters get it.

Here is another talent who is going to be ruined by those around him.

Yes, Carrick is conservative, but to then use this as the reason a 15 year old wants to leave is a stretch.

10.) 16 Sep 2026
16 Sep 2026 14:27:26
Virtually every player that Messi still comes up against is way ahead of him physically.
Ronny, when he was 17, was no specimen, you don't have to be a 6ft brick house to stand up to numbskulls.

You don't judge a book by its cover.



The club handled it poorly. If only you knew, before taking the blinkered view, they knew he had been unhappy for months, and, as usual, thought we are United. Like many of the fans on here.

11.) 16 Sep 2026
16 Sep 2026 18:02:54
Sorry, JSU, I had no idea you had inside knowledge of the club.

12.) 16 Sep 2026
16 Sep 2026 18:57:35
Well said JSU.
It amazes me how even the most obvious of balls ups from the club is defended to the hilt by some posters.

This club is in tatters. It needs a reset.
It needs relegation to rip the rot from within.
Take themselves out of the spotlight and just rebuild.