Dwight McNeil

Hedontplayforyou · Post by **Hedontplayforyou** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 6:12 pm

Heard a lot of good things about him from last night cameo.

Yes it’s one appearance before anyone goes on about it. I’m here to ask if anyone has seen him in the youth set up? What’s he been like etc? It’s always exciting to see a youngster come trough the ranks and push the first team.
Does anyone think that, in time, he’ll be able to do that?

mdd2 · Post by **mdd2** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 6:19 pm

A seasoned poster on another thread posted that if McNeil doesn't make it he poster is
A chinaman

Woodleyclaret · Post by **Woodleyclaret** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 6:37 pm

Time to use Dwight as a sub.
Before I get shot down I will explain that imo
We need hungry player with talent to play cm.
Dwight looks the part and worth a gamble

whentheballmoves · Post by **whentheballmoves** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 6:39 pm

Excellent to hear he is being considered!

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 6:39 pm

If we end up with no signings this transfer window he may well be on the bench

jrgbfc · Post by **jrgbfc** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 6:41 pm

Where did we get him from?

Cleveleys_claret · Post by **Cleveleys_claret** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 6:44 pm

As good as he may be in the future he is not ready just yet. Maybe to be on the fringes but please lets not buy into this mindframe of well we dont need to buy anyone because mcneil, dunne, and agyei all played okay in a friendly against PNE.

Hedontplayforyou · Post by **Hedontplayforyou** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 6:52 pm

I was simply enquiring into how the lad was progressing.
I didn’t expect someone to turn round and say he’s better than Mbappe

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 6:52 pm

jrgbfc wrote:Where did we get him from?

According to Wikipedia he started off at Man Utd but has been with our youths since 2014

Pearcey · Post by **Pearcey** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 7:09 pm

Saw him play once and he scored a cracker. I said on here that he had something. Hope he makes it into the first team.

karatekid · Post by **karatekid** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 7:12 pm

We're getting desperate for new blood now

CFS · Post by **CFS** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 7:16 pm

Woodleyclaret wrote:Time to use Dwight as a sub.
Before I get shot down I will explain that imo
We need hungry player with talent to play cm.
Dwight looks the part and worth a gamble

He's a winger.

Socrates · Post by **Socrates** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 7:18 pm

mdd2 wrote:A seasoned poster on another thread posted that if McNeil doesn't make it he poster is
A chinaman

I saw that. Think it was Yang Wu who posted it.

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 7:20 pm

I was going to post it was Wun Hang Lo but I won't bother now

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 7:25 pm

Weve got a Chinese chap contacting other clubs with our opening transfer bids...we tu lo

SGr · Post by **SGr** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 7:37 pm

CFS wrote:He's a winger.

Played CM last night. And in his last appearance.

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 7:45 pm

Cleveleys_claret wrote:As good as he may be in the future he is not ready just yet. Maybe to be on the fringes but please lets not buy into this mindframe of well we dont need to buy anyone because mcneil, dunne, and agyei all played okay in a friendly against PNE.

I doubt that anybody is in that mindframe.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 7:59 pm

There's a short interview with him on the BFC site. Worth a listen.

alwaysaclaret · Post by **alwaysaclaret** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 8:11 pm

Seen this lad on a few occasions at youth level, over the last two seasons, was one that stood out for me, given he is still only 18 is clearly not ready yet, but could get 1 or 2 sub appearances and may be one to look out for next season.

CFS · Post by **CFS** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 8:28 pm

SGr wrote:Played CM last night. And in his last appearance.

I know but he's a winger.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 8:30 pm

CFS wrote:I know but he's a winger.

I think he enjoys playing CM.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 8:33 pm

mdd2 wrote:A seasoned poster on another thread posted that if McNeil doesn't make it he poster is
A chinaman

They'll all remember that post when we sell him to Real Madrid for 110 million pounds.

CFS · Post by **CFS** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 11:03 pm

boatshed bill wrote:I think he enjoys playing CM.

But he's a winger.

superdimitri · Post by **superdimitri** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 11:39 pm

Looked fantastic and very comfortable on the ball vs Preston. Can play wing, centre midfield and up top.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 5:20 am

Utd didn't give Marcus Rashford a chance until they ran out of fit strikers - sink or swim like any other job

Diesel · Post by **Diesel** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 8:19 am

Woodleyclaret wrote: We need hungry player with talent to play cm.

With such emphasis on nutrition and sports science these days surely sending a player out onto the pitch who is 'hungry' is detrimental to the team, no matter how talented he is?

JTClaret · Post by **JTClaret** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 9:34 am

CFS wrote:But he's a winger.

And Bale's a left-back

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 9:52 am

Hedontplayforyou wrote:he’s better than Mbappe

Woah, woah! That's going too far!

TheOriginalLongsider · Post by **TheOriginalLongsider** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:02 am

Since when has 18 been too young? Trevor Steven anyone?

gandhisflipflop · Post by **gandhisflipflop** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:04 am

boatshed bill wrote:I think he enjoys playing CM.

Not played cm in years. Prefer FM these days.

SGr · Post by **SGr** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:28 am

CFS wrote:I know but he's a winger.

Unless of course he’s better at centre mid. In which case, he’s a centre mid.

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:29 am

He looks like Jimmy Adamson. Got to be a good start for s young footballer! Get his feet moving the same way and he has cracked it.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:08 pm

Is he a winger?

1914tyrone · Post by **1914tyrone** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:34 pm

Don’t get the ‘NOT READY’ as they are so young. If your good enough age doesn’t matter. Look at the likes of Ali and Rashdord. Trever Steven as quoted above!

Diesel · Post by **Diesel** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:39 pm

1914tyrone wrote:Don’t get the ‘NOT READY’ as they are so young. If your good enough age doesn’t matter. Look at the likes of Ali and Rashdord.!

Great examples of players that 'AREN'T READY'.

BurningBeard · Post by **BurningBeard** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:45 pm

Socrates wrote:I saw that. Think it was Yang Wu who posted it.

I thought it was Gung Ho.

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 2:04 pm

As the well known saying goes 'if you're good enough you're not too young enough.'

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Thu Aug 30, 2018 10:23 pm

mdd2 wrote:A seasoned poster on another thread posted that if McNeil doesn't make it he poster is
A chinaman

I'm still not a Chinaman.

Rick_Muller · Post by **Rick_Muller** » Thu Aug 30, 2018 10:27 pm

I thought his contribution tonight was fantastic. He still needs more experience and sometimes got caught out, but he has certainly got the ability to be a good player for us. Some of our best attacking moves came through his talent tonight. Well done lad.

Guller Bull · Post by **Guller Bull** » Thu Aug 30, 2018 10:28 pm

Is Mbappe a winger?

nyclaret · Post by **nyclaret** » Thu Aug 30, 2018 10:36 pm

Really promising performance from him tonight. I'd start him on Sunday. The "He's One Of Our Own" chant was pushing it slightly though! Hasn't he only been here for 2 seasons?

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Thu Aug 30, 2018 10:37 pm

He played very well just needs to toughen up.

bfccrazy · Post by **bfccrazy** » Thu Aug 30, 2018 10:44 pm

nyclaret wrote:Really promising performance from him tonight. I'd start him on Sunday. The "He's One Of Our Own" chant was pushing it slightly though! Hasn't he only been here for 2 seasons?

4 years - come through the youth system and put in a performance that was immense for a young lad with his experience.

We’ll save the “one of our own” chant for just Jay Rod when we play Brighton again though if that makes you happier.

Lancasterclaret · Post by **Lancasterclaret** » Thu Aug 30, 2018 10:45 pm

Considering it was his full debut, that was outstanding.

Until he tired he was superb and his set piece delivery in the first half was excellent.

Cracking bonus from the night

Socrates · Post by **Socrates** » Thu Aug 30, 2018 10:46 pm

He created three excellent chances and forced a good save from their keeper.

That’s impressive numbers from a creative player. If he fills out and retains that technique there’s real, real potential there.

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Thu Aug 30, 2018 10:49 pm

He reminded me of David Eyres. Great contribution and lots of potential. Looked like he was enjoying the occasion too!

Blackrod · Post by **Blackrod** » Thu Aug 30, 2018 11:16 pm

A great prospect with plenty of time to improve. Thought he played very confidently.

Goodclaret · Post by **Goodclaret** » Thu Aug 30, 2018 11:21 pm

Fantastic performance tonight. I was even more impressed as he gave the ball away very early on which gave them a breakaway chance. On such a big night it could have unsettled him and caused a nervy performance. He moved on, wanted the ball and contributed to a great game tonight. Let's not build him as the next Messi but he sure looks to have something about him and, with the right guidance, could turn out to be a good 'un!

Colburn_Claret · Post by **Colburn_Claret** » Thu Aug 30, 2018 11:22 pm

He isn't the finished article, but that was as outstanding performance for someone so inexperienced.
I too, think he should start on Sunday, he can only improve through experience. We need someone to pose a threat in the final third and he has the ability to make chances. He combined really well with Taylor, who I'd also start on Sunday

JohnDearyMe · Post by **JohnDearyMe** » Thu Aug 30, 2018 11:31 pm

Socrates wrote:He created three excellent chances and forced a good save from their keeper.

That’s impressive numbers from a creative player. If he fills out and retains that technique there’s real, real potential there.

Very cultured performance. Reminded me of David Beckham in that he didn't give the impression he would race past a full back but could put a lovely ball in the box