Troy Parrott scored last night for the Republic Of Ireland, which will only add to the lad’s confidence, after the 17-year-old was recently named in Tottenham’s Champions League squad.
Regular readers will be aware of my disdain for ‘Academy Products’. This is not a whim, it’s based upon the cold hard reality that none of them to date have been any good*.
*We’re still waiting on Winks
In respect of this latest crop however, THFC appear to have been focused more towards straightforward qualities – like talent AND a willingness to graft.
Out go the precious haircuts, in come the footballers.