[Archived] Jason Banton

[den]

This must be worth it's own topic.

Jason Banton.

[Hughesy]

Welcome to the club lad.

15 year old, England under 16 international, a strong & pacey striker according to the arsenal site. Hopefully he goes on to reach his potential.

[47er]

"now firmly settled" at Arsenal!!!!!!!!!!!Arsenal,Spurs,trial at West Ham,Arsenal,Rovers and he's 15 years old! Anyway welcome to him.

[DingleBaiter]

He'd been at Arsenal for eight years, so it's helluva coup for Rovers - especially as they were actively looking for strikers at his age.

He has a Shearer-like record of scoring on his debut ;-)

Still, he's only 15 and no matter how highly rated he is, optimism needs to be tempered with realism. Talk from the 'media' alluding his move here with Bentley's is a tad excessive.

[1864roverite]

Could simply be another JAY BOTHROYD

[JAL]

Poor lad, 15 yeaRS OLD completely overhyped with the highest of expectations placed on his shoulders to deliver, why o why couldnt he just come in quietly allowed time to settle and no extraordinary expectations placed on him.

Why?

[ABBEY]

I thought jenson button was a f1 driver?

[DingleBaiter]

Poor lad, 15 yeaRS OLD completely overhyped with the highest of expectations placed on his shoulders to deliver why o why couldnt he just come in quietly allowed time to settle and no extaordinary expectations placed on him.

Why?

Ask the journos JAL Maybe Nicko needed to earn some corn?

[tchocky]

Pretty sure he's 16. That profile page is from january.

[Hughesy]

15 or 16 doesnt really matter - the fact that he has made it to the top of his level for his age is a good sign.

I like how Ince & his team are looking for young quality players to progress, aswell as trying to find other gems from trials etc like Hughes did.

[philipl]

Has he actually signed?

Just read kamy in the Ecclestone thread and he has. Exciting development.

So are we going to put the Academy side on ther field at Sunderland in the League Cup tie?

[1864roverite]

Has he actually signed?

Just read kamy in the Ecclestone thread and he has. Exciting development.

So are we going to put the Academy side on ther field at Sunderland in the League Cup tie?

Yes he has signed for the academy it appeared in the LET earlier on today.

[CrazyIvan]

Has he actually signed?

Just read kamy in the Ecclestone thread and he has. Exciting development.

So are we going to put the Academy side on ther field at Sunderland in the League Cup tie?

Yeah he's signed.

[T4E]

He must admit he was a clown to be messing around, but that didn't mean that he had to leave town.

[Bennisfromheaven]

I like how Ince & his team are looking for young quality players to progress, aswell as trying to find other gems from trials etc like Hughes did.

.....He's not got much choice to be honest!?!

[Hughesy]

Well I cant remember too many 15 year olds thats Hughes & Co went taking off the likes of Arsenal and Liverpool. I can remember older players, but not youth players.

[Sparky Marky]

He can't be upto much if Wenger's let him go at 15....either that or he's no bottle to compete with the big boys

[Bennisfromheaven]

Well I cant remember too many 15 year olds thats Hughes & Co went taking off the likes of Arsenal and Liverpool. I can remember older players, but not youth players.

You are right & its great it would also great if we had the luxury of jumping to the top of the queue for every player out there, young & old! but you cant have it all!?! We have to be looking at rough diamonds, otherwise i cant see us with any excitement in our team for a long time as we cannot afford them!

[DingleBaiter]

He can't be upto much if Wenger's let him go at 15....either that or he's no bottle to compete with the big boys

Tad presumptuous and fatalistic comment there; or is it just good ole Blackburn cynicism?

Clearly, the fact Wenger kept him there for 8 years and the decision to leave was taken by the player is lost on you.

[Derby Blue]

I presume there's some sort of sell on clause in his contract?

[Hughesy]

Dont think so because I dont think he had signed his professional contract and left them. We didnt poach him and he isnt 17 so surely cant be contracted?

[DingleBaiter]

Dont think so because I dont think he had signed his professional contract and left them. We didnt poach him and he isnt 17 so surely cant be contracted?

He'll be a first year scholar, on Academy terms, until he's second year/17 when he'll go on a pro contract I'd suggest.

[RoverRich]

We didn't actually agree anything with Arsenal as far as I can see, the lad just severed ties with the club, therefore, there can be no sell on clause.

[Derby Blue]

We didn't actually agree anything with Arsenal as far as I can see, the lad just severed ties with the club, therefore, there can be no sell on clause.

That makes sense - cheers for that.

[alexanders]

"Arsenal star snubs City for Blackburn"

Love it!