sign him up

***J-C*** · 08-08-2014 06:43 PM

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only 8 years old ffs

**edwards** · 08-08-2014 07:18 PM

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only 8 years old ffs

Good natural football player for his age good close skills as well. Hibs do train youngsters this age as my grandson is eight and attends EM.

**Ozyhibby** · 08-08-2014 07:32 PM

All you can really say about a good 8 year old footballer is that he is a good 8 year old footballer.

**edwards** · 08-08-2014 07:40 PM

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All you can really say about a good 8 year old footballer is that he is a good 8 year old footballer.

Nope when you have a young boy with that confidence at this age you nurture him how do you think Messi ended up with the skills he had. It certainly wasn't from runnin up and down sand dunes down at Gullane.

**SmashinGlass** · 08-08-2014 07:51 PM

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Nope when you have a young boy with that confidence at this age you nurture him how do you think Messi ended up with the skills he had. It certainly wasn't from runnin up and down sand dunes down at Gullane.

Professional clubs pick kids up and drop them regularly at that age. I have personal experience with kids at my own club. It's true that with the right nurturing, kids can improve, but equally a lot of care is required as they can burn out. Indeed, a lot of kids that end up pro don't actually get noticed until 14/15 years old. So realistically, all we can say is that this kid is a good 8 year old footballer, with potential to be better, given the correct coaching

**iwasthere1972** · 08-08-2014 08:02 PM

He reminds me of myself when I was five.

***Stonewall*** · 08-08-2014 08:12 PM

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Professional clubs pick kids up and drop them regularly at that age. I have personal experience with kids at my own club. It's true that with the right nurturing, kids can improve, but equally a lot of care is required as they can burn out. Indeed, a lot of kids that end up pro don't actually get noticed until 14/15 years old. So realistically, all we can say is that this kid is a good 8 year old footballer, with potential to be better, given the correct coaching

and being allowed to enjoy and express himself.

**Stax** · 08-08-2014 08:59 PM

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and being allowed to enjoy and express himself.

This is what's forgotten most IMO, my son's not even played 11 a-side yet and been told among other things to calm the goal celebrations down... He's 11 ffs.

**Wilson** · 08-08-2014 09:14 PM

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This is what's forgotten most IMO, my son's not even played 11 a-side yet and been told among other things to calm the goal celebrations down... He's 11 ffs.

Too young to be doing the 'dentist chair' right enough.