The next wonder kid? (3 Viewers)

AFCCOVENTRY · Friday at 10:43 PM

Came across this today. Don’t know much about this lad but seems a talent with those G+A stats.

fernandopartridge · Friday at 10:59 PM

Fingers crossed, it's a long way from that age group to the top

LastGarrison · Friday at 11:36 PM

Randomly I was having a conversation about him the other week and as has been said it's a long way to go but he definitely has the talent and by all accounts is loving his time at Cov.

ptr · Friday at 11:47 PM

Let’s be honest, he’ll be another that is snapped up a by a bigger club before he’s turned 17.

PaulPUSB · 2026-02-07T00:42:29+0000

Based on a full 90min game thats a goal or an assist every 35 minutes!

He prob hasnt played every minute of every game so that stat will be even better!

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ccfc1234 · 2026-02-07T00:53:52+0000

Something seems structurally wrong. He can be a scholar but until he is 16 he is effectively on our books in the shop window for the premiership talent factories to hoover up and waste his potential. While i understand the financial draw, I hope he can personally see the progress george sheppard has made this season and is keen to follow that pathway into the first team. It's highly unusual but as we have seen woth rooney and more recently Max Dowman at Arsenal, if you genuinely are good enough you can get to play first team football in your mid teens, and it would be amazing to have someone with that level of potential at the club that young fans can be inspired by.

skyblue025 · 2026-02-07T01:59:36+0000

If/when we go up it's imperative we upgrade the academy to Lvl1 to stop other teams taking our best youngsters. We've lost youth players to Man City, Man Ure, Chelsea, The Vile and Incester over the past 10 years. While they still might try and take them It would cost them considerably more and be a deterrent to spend a couple of million on a youngster rather than a coup!e of 100,000.

Seymour_East · 2026-02-07T09:11:44+0000

Hope the lad continues to do well and that his parents ensure he’s nurtured and grounded well in what can be a cut throat business. Hopefully with us of course!
“Kayden Smith , he’s one of our own”

Trueskyblue20 · 2026-02-07T09:14:47+0000

He’ll be signing for Man City for about £10k compensation in the summer then

alexccfc99 · 2026-02-07T09:16:08+0000

Unfortunately if he is any good he will be off to Chelsea, Man City/United for pittance before he turns 16

colinc · 2026-02-07T09:42:05+0000

skyblue025 said:
If/when we go up it's imperative we upgrade the academy to Lvl1 to stop other teams taking our best youngsters. We've lost youth players to Man City, Man Ure, Chelsea, The Vile and Incester over the past 10 years. While they still might try and take them It would cost them considerably more and be a deterrent to spend a couple of million on a youngster rather than a coup!e of 100,000.

What are the rules regarding level 1 academies and transfers ? Does having a level 1 academy automatically mean you get a higher fee ?

skyblue025 · 2026-02-07T10:02:17+0000

It's a complicated system depending on the level the player plays at, how long they have been at an academy etc.
The article below explains it better than I can and gives some examples.

Compensation for Academy Players — Football Law

This article explains when compensation is payable in respect of academy players moving from one club to another, the role of the Professional Football Compensation Committee in respect of the same, and considers the record amount of compensation awarded recently for Harvey Elliott’s move from Fulha

www.footballlaw.co.uk

fatso · 2026-02-07T10:05:41+0000

At last some competition for Wright and Simms.

shmmeee · 2026-02-07T10:14:07+0000

Oh Kayden

CBS16 · 2026-02-07T11:41:56+0000

I would imagine it's something Doug would be keen to do. It increases the value of the club and would likely pay for itself with the talent we could play or sell

Winny the Bish · 2026-02-07T12:17:51+0000

I remember chatting with STP about Jonny Ngandu and Will Bapaga when they were 15/16 and being convinced they were both going to be superstars and our next Maddison’s.

Meanwhile Josh Eccles, who was on no one’s radar as an elite prospect, has made 184 appearances for the club.

TomRad85 · 2026-02-07T12:23:55+0000

Winny the Bish said:
I remember chatting with STP about Jonny Ngandu and Will Bapaga when they were 15/16 and being convinced they were both going to be superstars and our next Maddison’s.

Meanwhile Josh Eccles, who was on no one’s radar as an elite prospect, has made 184 appearances for the club.

Bapaga and Ngandu are cooler names than Eccles

2024/25 League 1 Champs? · 2026-02-07T18:36:55+0000

Winny the Bish said:
I remember chatting with STP about Jonny Ngandu and Will Bapaga when they were 15/16 and being convinced they were both going to be superstars and our next Maddison’s.

Meanwhile Josh Eccles, who was on no one’s radar as an elite prospect, has made 184 appearances for the club.

and still isn’t ‘elite’

next big academy player will be Kai, and I really hope he’s given a chance with us…

he will be special

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