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So be it. If a kid is stellar, he'll get chances.

Who's our alternative? Stewart is crocked.

I'm all for giving the kids minutes, but it'd be madness to bring kids on with half an hour to go when we're only 2 nil up. If we then concede a goal, we'd be in trouble. Promotion is the key this season, not promoting kids to the first team.

We don't know that yet. If he's gone to Brighton to play kids football, then I'd agree. If he's gone with (I think unlikely) assurances that he'll be around the first team then it's very different, ditto if he's gone to get half a season on loan in a proper league, them return to a pathway at a PL club. What's obvious from all the replies is that nobody has a clue whether promises here weren't met, and what's on offer elsewhere. All I see is a promising kid nearly out of contract, who's not been given a chance here, going to a PL club. Seems like a no brainer for the lad.

Ability and attitude are different things.

Yep. I struggle with the "poor attitude" comments towards a young player who wants to play football, and has the confidence to uproot himself to play elsewhere. Self belief, a will too play, and a willingness to go to any lengths to succeed, strikes me as a cracking attitude.

Yep. And Small came from Everton as the next best thing, but can't get a kick here. There are countless other examples. Good luck to the kid.

Someone like him would be nice, but I don't think we need him. We're not struggling to score, and Sulemana is on his way back.

This is a great site with some info re impact of adhd, assessment, myths etc. We spent half a day with the Dr, who had previously received lots of info from us, our daughter, school reports, and some other stuff. A lot of time was spent watching and observing behaviour, as well as talking and listening. Impact of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | Adult ADHD Clinic What's striking is that the condition is usually progressive into adulthood where it can be especially problematic, hence me seeing it as a good thing that it's being picked up early.

Lose nobody. Another striker ready to hit the ground running would be a bonus.

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Get this window right, and I'd agree with them.

There's boredom, and then there's boredom in the context of someone with ADHD - 2 different things. As to your other points, I think it's dangerous for us to attach labels to people or dispute them. I've got an autistic nephew. For whatever reason his mum bangs on about loads, but if they've been told that he's autistic then I ain't gonna doubt that he is. Re anxiety. Clinical anxiety is a thing. The impact of it is horrendous. Expecting someone to be more resilient is a bit like telling someone with a broken leg to run it off.

I'm the same. I'm in according to the online test. I don't want or need a diagnosis, ditto medication. I like the fact that I can operate at 100 miles an hour when I want or need to, and have various tabs open in my brain.

Psychologically

Some people feel that some parents are quick to want to label their kids, some others believe that parents with problematic kids want some help for them and/or their kids. Nobody wants their kid to be impacted by mental health or neuro divergence issues. Our youngest had the same upbringing but was an angel. That's because she was/is wired differently. It's easy to point at the environment without appreciating that sometimes there's an underlying issue. Re anxiety. There's a world of difference between actual anxiety and a bit of natural worry. None of us truly know how someone else feels inside, and a brave face can be just that.

You're confusing a kid hyped up by caffeine and sugar with a kid with ADHD.

Interesting topic. One of my kids was diagnosed in her late teens with ADHD. She's always been a handful - disruptive, chaotic/disorganised, impulsive, aggressive, lacking focus, and many other things that. Schools just ruled her a naughty kid and things got worse for her, and us. When she was diagnosed it became an eye opener that her behaviour was never through choice, and as the consultant succinctly put it, she behaved as she did cos she was bored. What caused it? Nothing. It's neither caused, caught, bought or stolen. It's something that just happens. The trick is spotting it and addressing it. Had we known what it could have been and/or the school identified it, her life will have been very different. I'm glad there's more awareness now and kids are getting the help early. That for me is the simple reason for a spike in numbers - awareness and action. The reduction in stigma also helps. It's not just kids. I know of many adults diagnosed with autism and ADHD in recent years. They'd all previously been diagnosed with other conditions - ADHD has very similar traits with both types of BPD and there's often misdiagnosis (my daughter being a case in point). As to football. Whelk hit the nail on the head. I couldn't think of a worse sport for a kid with ADHD or autism. Trampolining, gymnastics, boxing or swimming are more structured, and in my experience are sports where kids with neuro divergence can have an outlet and a chance to succeed. Whitey's point is spot on too. Lock down took structure away from these kids, and increased boredom. Their parents spent more time with them, and the environment will have made their ADHD and autism more obvious.

Ok. You win!

Golf is more debatable than the other 2 that's for sure. I'm swayed to it being a pastime as I know a fat bastard who plays off 3 and regards walking to a buffet as excercise. I don't know any actual sports people who can be so out of shape but be that good.

Nobody will ever convince me that a darts player, snooker player, golfer, or anyone skilled in doing something where a 50 year old can compete at the highest level with a 20 year old, is a better sportsman/woman than a Daley Thompson, Jessica Ennis, Usain Bolt, etc. As you say though, no harm in having a different view.

Agreed. Great sportsmen, imo, have to do something that involves real physical effort.

It was junk food, but he bought himself an air fryer and a smoothie maker and all was well in the world. I'd hazard a guess that no other sportsman will ever mention buying a smoothie maker in his celebration interview.

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Are you in any way surprised? Previous 2 state solutions fell apart not because Palestinians rejected the proposals as such, but because their states were not truly autonomous. Israel won't give a monkeys what the USA think or say with a Trump re election on the cards.