Davies rated top young prospect in the Premier League

The problem starts when punters advocate him starting every week, and say we should build a side around him.

He is one of the best prospects we have in my humble opinion. Hard worker and playing with many who collectively don't have his imagination.

I remember a national paper putting Michael Branch and Darren Huckerby as the most valuable young players in the Premier League... god knows how they worked that out.

His attitude gives me great hope, because I love to watch a player who is not scared to make a mistake, which is really the only way to be creative in most sports.

I think it's easy to criticise for some, and it's just as easy to praise for others, but as I said, this game is all about learning, so let's hope he keeps improving, because he's got the type of attitude we need in our players, if we are to ever really move forward, and start competing once again.

I think you're getting Rooney mixed up with Tom.

Talking of young stars, is it likely Deli Alli will get suspended for his dive against Rochdale. Not bloody likely hey!

Doesn't matter if the team plays better when he's in it. Doesn't matter that he gives his all every time he plays. Doesn't matter that he always looks to play forward, often with a great pass. Doesn't matter that he is only 19. COYB, all together now, boo!

Hope this kid develops and retires a Blue.

Imagine our team with all the kids we brought in just before their "prime" / the local talent – had we kept a few...

Pickford
Seamus (Kenny too) Holgate Stones Baines
McCarthy (healthy)
Lookman Davies Barkley Pick-a-LMF
Lukaku

I can't be bothered to think too hard and I'm sure I'm forgetting a few, but my point is we've brought through a lot of younger kids or developed them, and we've not kept them / they've left. We'd have one exciting, dangerous team had we kept some of them, or had a manager who would play kids and let them develop.

If ifs and buts were candy and nuts...

I really hope Davies stays.

This kid from Fulham, Sessegnon, I've never seen him, read an awful lot about him, scores plenty of goals, how do fans on here rate him, Everton were linked one time with his brother, but I've never seen him either, I'll have to start getting out a lot more.

Tom changes our midfield shape. He gives it thrust and energy. If I read he ain't playing on the way to Watford come Saturday evening, I am done with Allardyce.

The mitigating factor is his age. Easy to forget just how young he is for his position.

All that said, anyone who thinks this desktop study has more credibility than people who watch him play every week is off their rocker.

The article says that Tom Davies is the only Premier League player in the top 10.

It goes on to say that there are only two other Premier League players in the top 50 (which includes Trent Alexander-Arnold from across the park).

So the city has two players in the top 50 but only one in the top 10.

While I am at it, Ademola Lookman is the other top-class player we have got. This kid is going all the way. No wonder the ever shrewd Arsene Wenger is courting him.

I would like to see them both being given prominent roles next season.

Tom is dynamic, aggressive, can finish (when given opportunities), covers a lot of ground, can dribble. Once he adds more expansive passing to his game, he will be a complete midfielder.

We should tie him down to a new contract every year, with incremental rises to his salary.

Everton's lads will progress only if they are given extended runs in the first team and I don't mean coming off the bench with ten minutes to play.

The manager is under pressure to play the big wage earners in every game so that makes things difficult for the likes of Tom Davies and Lookman etc.

They both should have the experience by next season to really stake their claims as regular starters but a lot depends on who the manager likes and doesn't like. The first priority is to get that back line sorted out.

As for this word potential - he is doing it now and last year ask Pep!!

Because he did great against City last year and not this year... does that make him a has-been?

We are great at playing the youngsters; we are head and shoulders above any team in the top 92 in England. This is another data point to show what we do in this space. Well done, EFC, Sam, Kenwright, and the rest that have created this young player conveyor belt!

Good luck, Tom.

I was a bit disappointed that Lookman decided, apparently against the Club's wishes, to go to Leipzig. However, it is looking that he is spending a lot of 'bench time' there, which presumably is why he wanted to leave us, and go there in the first place.

He made a dream start as you are probably aware, when he came 'off the bench' to score what was the only goal, and winner for Leipzig.

Concluding, although it is still early doors, I think basically the lad wanted to get away from Sam, and the first-team set-up, knowing his chances of first-team football were limited, or not being 'benched' at all.

Hopefully, he will return to an outgoing Manager, and a set-up that plays flowing football, and gives decent players a fair crack, with team selection not being solely based on 'older unadventurous players'.

I was surprised Lookman went to Germany, but I think the move will be beneficial. He will come back more mature and mentally tougher for the experience. I can see him having a few great season with us before the Qatari investment fund send a tanker full of cash down the Mersey Ship Canal.