[SIGNED perm] Kwadwo Baah

Give him a few minutes off the bench when we're battering teams like Liverpool and United.

 

You're still the forum Nostradamus to me.

 

Yes. To Baahnsley.

 

I hope he doesnt become the black sheep of the squad..

 

Signing Ashley Young would put the average up by a least a year on his own.

 

I recommend you ignore any unsolicited emails from him...

 

It took me a moment Steve

 

Slightly OT but I made this point on the Ashley Young thread after I did a bit of reading into the subject.

Physical peak of a footballer is believed to be 27.5, now footballers can still get better beyond this of course because their physical decline beyond this age is very gradual (at first) which they can easily offset with extra experience, hence some players can seemingly get better and maybe even peak more towards 31/32 as far as stats are concerned. Physically though, they will be declining beyond 27.5 with things like recovery taking longer etc.

With that said 80% of professional footballers are aged between 21-29 years of age, which is of course for good reason and it stands to reason you don’t really want your own squad to be any different, with ideally the bulk around 24-28.

Beyond 31/32 aside from some obvious and noteable exceptions ability/contribution tends to fall of a cliff.

That’s why you don’t want too many players beyond their 30s because their ability can almost collapse at any moment, hence the concern with Ashley young at age 36.

Ideally you want a nucleus around or below 27.5 with only a couple or so over 31/32. If you’ve got more than that you’re likely to have a big and expensive headache trying to replace them at any moment.

 

Looks like I'm past it, then.

 

********. 5 year deals for all!

 

It took me a moment there Arakel

 

As long as the club factor in a mid-training nap, it should be fine