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<blockquote data-quote="Vieux Talonneur" data-source="post: 1088489" data-attributes="member: 73144"><p>With that background chances are he may well opt for Eng making this all moot.</p><p></p><p>But there still is an ethical angle for us.</p><p></p><p>We know he has these choices. If we cap him prematurely to keep him out of the clutches of others, he is entering a system that has player numbers and conveyor belts of talent the others simply don't have. If it doesn't work out - and the world is full of young shooting stars who didn't cut it - we shrug our shoulders and wait for the next one. He is left with maybe regrets and bitterness at our actions. I'm not saying he can't / shouldn't make it with Eng just that the odds of making it elsewhere are probably better and he has to weigh up all these factors, no matter how 'English' he instinctively feels.</p><p></p><p>If we think he's the best in his position currently available to us that's another matter. With so few games under his belt we can't really say that though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vieux Talonneur, post: 1088489, member: 73144"] With that background chances are he may well opt for Eng making this all moot. But there still is an ethical angle for us. We know he has these choices. If we cap him prematurely to keep him out of the clutches of others, he is entering a system that has player numbers and conveyor belts of talent the others simply don’t have. If it doesn’t work out - and the world is full of young shooting stars who didn’t cut it - we shrug our shoulders and wait for the next one. He is left with maybe regrets and bitterness at our actions. I’m not saying he can’t / shouldn’t make it with Eng just that the odds of making it elsewhere are probably better and he has to weigh up all these factors, no matter how ‘English’ he instinctively feels. If we think he’s the best in his position currently available to us that’s another matter. With so few games under his belt we can’t really say that though. [/QUOTE]
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