Max Clayton

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[Teammoo]

If he does sign for the Swans, then good luck to the lad, hope all goes well.

[grestyraider7]

better than Nick Powell ??!!.

[weymouthalex]

I think this is definitely a case of not rocking the boat. A good move for Max who has a great future ahead of him.

[somersetcrewe]

better than Nick Powell ??!!.

Yeah, noticed that bit too.
I think Nick's last year here was like a noose around Max's neck the following season. But you can't blame him, an impossible act to follow.
Like Shaun, a move may do him good.
Wish him well.

[Adester]

Leaves a bitter taste in the mouth, given how much time and effort, not to mention money has been spent on his development.

Then take into account all the 1st team games he played in and didn't come even close to scoring! So if we had backed a different horse who may have scored?

Still, he's a young lad who's trying to make his way in the football world and you cant blame him for that. I would've thought his old man who advises him would've had a little more respect for the club that took the time to train him.

[Adester]

Leaves a bitter taste in the mouth, given how much time and effort, not to mention money has been spent on his development.

Then take into account all the 1st team games he played in and didn't come even close to scoring! So if we had backed a different horse who may have scored?

Still, he's a young lad who's trying to make his way in the football world and you cant blame him for that. I would've thought his old man who advises him would've had a little more respect for the club that took the time to train him.

Oh Yeh, almost forgot...Better than Powell! PMSL pull the other one!

[AlexLeicester]

The ethos of the Alex means that we will always let a player go if it is right for them and us.
In Max's case it's difficult to know. He is undoubtedly talented, but something has held back his successful jump to the first team. Then there is his injury.
In August we will look a very different side, I think. Players whose contracts are ending will be looking around and all the loanees will disappear. Unfortunately we may not even be in this division. Will/would Max find his niche in a new-look squad? Personally I don't think so: not under SD's regime and methodology.

If Max does go then I hope we have a very strong sell-on and appearance clause, plus sufficient cash to cover what we have done for the lad.

[MikeSB]

I couldn't care less what happens to MC.

He is a disgrace to the ethos of the club.

Lots of youngsters get to play for England youth teams and never seen again. In my own view and the times he played in the team, he didn't cut it and did well to get the games he did.

For anyone to argue that he is better than Powell is laughable.

Players today in the PL or even the Championship earn enough in their first contract to almost keep them for the rest of their life and how many people and occupations can say that?

How much did Tom Finney earn or Stan Matthews who were far batter players than most today?

I have to say, I am sick of these prima donnas and their mercenary actions. The problem for us is that everyone coming through the academy thinks they are better than they are. Most of the ones that did make it were happy to sign extensions to contracts as they appreciated what was done for them.

Having said all that, I hope MC recovers to get to play at a decent level but if not,

[VindePays2009]

"How you gonna keep them down on the farm / Now that they've seen Paree?"

Leave the lad alone, and hope that he gets a few games under his belt before the end of the season that might improve the price we get for him. It's frustrating, as it was with Billy Jones (pretty much a Premiership regular now), but what can be done?

I'm sure that supporters were proud of the representative honours Max gained. Unfortunately, what goes with them is the dressing-room chat that revealed the fabulous sums of money some of his team mates were getting.

By this line of reasoning, it would have been better if he'd never played for England at all.

And maybe there'll be a problem with Garratt before long. He wasn't a fixture in the England youth sides like Max, but he had some time out on the park. Will he behave in the way Crewe players are expected to, or not?

Anyway, no young internationalists coming through the Alex pipeline at the moment, so maybe we can relax a little.