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• When I listen to Moyes explain why he didn’t pick a young player, my starting point is the recognition that this is a manager who generally doesn’t pick younger players. When he does, he plays them for one game and then drops them or he plays them out of position before dropping them. ...
  Steve Brown in Dibling hints at frustrations he has endured by being overlooked
• David #55 "not all world class players are world class at 20." Is football the only profession where 'youths' are expected to be the finished article with nothing more to learn and only need to get on a pitch to show their brilliance? Now and again the odd Rooney, Royle or Ronaldo comes along but they are the exception, not the expectation. My daughter finishes university next month aged 21 and nobody would expect her to immediately be a Herodotus, von Ranke, or even Paul Grifiths. Why do we expect so much more of youth that can kick a football?...
  Eric Myles in Dibling hints at frustrations he has endured by being overlooked
• David(#46); Mustafi, was it who I think played alongside Dier in the reserves and I think went on to Arsenal....
  Alan J Thompson in David Moyes, Everton and Identity - Why it Matters
• Mike(#16); Well spotted, poor choice of words which should read, "has shown some promise" to replace "has not played badly". ...
  Alan J Thompson in Nathan Patterson hoping for increased prominence heading into the World Cup
• Annika, I didn't personally see Everton win the league in 1970 or Dixie score his 60th. I've just sort of extrapolated it from what people say. So yeah, I do feel comfortable extrapolating what Moyes said about Dibling. I admire your skepticism as we wrap up a day on which billions of people were immersed in commemorating events they didn't personally see, whether it was the rising of Jesus or the parting of the Red Sea by Moses. ...
  Mike Gaynes in Dibling hints at frustrations he has endured by being overlooked
• Mike @ 44, so you have personally seen this lack of effort have you? You are supporting your statement on Moyes comments. That may well be spot on, but you definitely do not know the reasons for sure. Because, unless you were there to witness these training sessions, no one knows the reasons for him not playing for certain. You may well be right, I agree. But you don’t know for certain ...
  Annika Herbert in Dibling hints at frustrations he has endured by being overlooked