Burnley Sign Arsenal Youngster

Burnley Sign Arsenal Youngster

PLAYS ON THE WING ALSO IN THE CENTER OF MIDFIELD, 6 FEET TALL 18 YEARS OLD, COULD BE A GOOD LITTLE SIGNING THIS UNTIL THE END OF THE SEASON.

Just need a left sided midfielder now. Shame it seems the Carrusca deal will not go ahead.

Think he goes to the same hairdresser as Steve Jones.
Great signing though.

PC, any chance of merging my thread into this one?

Mark Randall from Arsenal, 18 years old, midfielder



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2008:01:31:17:00:17 by Longsiders1882®.

Hooray a signing!!

From arsenal.com

Quote:

Mark Randall
Highly-regarded midfielder Mark has already had a taste of first-team football after replacing Denilson in last season’s Carling Cup win over West Bromwich Albion.

Creative, composed and with remarkable vision, Mark was an integral part of both the Under-18s and Reserves last season. The talented youngster was the only player to start all 18 games for the second string and also scored four goals in 17 youth-team games.

His performances throughout the 2006/07 campaign earned him a place in the first-team squad for the final day trip to Portsmouth and also saw him sign professional terms with the Club. Although he did not make it off the bench at Fratton Park, Mark was handed a starting role in Arsenal’s first friendly of the 2007/08 season - a 2-0 win at Barnet.

The youngster will be hoping he has forced his way into Arsène Wenger’s Carling Cup thoughts after orchestrating proceedings in the first half at Underhill.

He's a good player!

I saw him come on as a sub when Arsenal beat Blackburn in the cup. He seemed very lively and skillfull, good signing!

Superb, very happy with this.

Where in midfield does he play?

Centre.

Thats one iron out of the fire, lets hope for a few more before midnight.

How long is the loan?

This player looked good playing against the young Clarets in the FA youth cup tie at Accy, Saying that all the Arsenal players looked head and shoulders above the young Clarets. He must have made a big impression on Coyle that night.

played for arsenal youth v burnley youth at accy the other week when they beat us 6-1.

looked a good prospect.

Did he play in their Carling Cup games with the other youngsters?

Have a read at the link

Arsenal.com

From the Official site

Mark Randall
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'Randall has special feeling about him'
By Matt Fortune

Mark Randall’s involvement with the first-team in recent months has not just helped him but has also had a positive effect on those around him.

Speaking after Arsenal’s comprehensive defeat of Burnley in the FA Youth Cup Third Round, defender Paul Rodgers heaped praise on his 18-year-old team-mate.

“His Carling Cup experiences and his first-team involvement has helped him so much,” Rodgers told Arsenal.com “His confidence has gone up and up.

“You can tell when he is on the pitch that he has a special feeling about him."

Having suffered an early set-back against the Clarets, Randall orchestrated Arsenal’s victory with a sumptuous performance, capped by a stunning 20-yard strike.

“When you see him so confident and composed on the ball, the way he seems so relaxed, it’s good for all of us,” said Rodgers.

“At times when the game is a bit hectic, he will calm it down and that can certainly rub off on the rest of the players.”

[ Tuesday, January 15, 2008]

I am happy but we really needed a left sided player.


Anyway.........

He got injured at the start of the season and came back in November.

A piece about him playing at Blackburn

More Arsenal.com

At least there is hope we may yet see some activity on that front bedfords

Sounds interesting and should be a good player, friends who watch the youth stuff rate him very highly.

I wonder though if he's been a target for a while or it's a mass panic to get bodies in?

I've known about this for ages SaxDamo....

lol TUF

Were you sworn to secrecy?

A third player on loan from Arsenal is a matter of pride . No matter we have increased our squad for the final onslaught .

Absolutely secrecy, it was on the PM Chorley set out weeks ago.

That's a fair point Davemanu2000.

Ohhh, he's been given the number 10 shirt

I am very impressed with this signing.

A very good player, and played really well against B'sturds

Yep just noticed that! Say no more

One pleasing aspect is, if we handle it well and he enjoys his time with us then it may set us up for future business with Arsenal - assuming he is as good as the reviews suggest of course.

An interesting piece here

young guns

Seems he can/has played on the left

Excellent.

He started against bburn and provided the assist for diaby's goal

Have you seen any more of him ArsenalForever?

He comes highly rated by the sound of things?

That sounds very good news. Either way lose McCann in the middle for him or use him on the left.

Ive seen highlights and match reports on him and thus far he has not done anything wrong and has been on fine form

most of the young lads look up to him (like paul rodgers) and that is a huge thingfor an 18 year old

he is one of the new crop of youngsters produced by Arsenal and I bet you'll see alot of him next season if he is successful at burnley

Good Luck to him hope he is a success at Burnley




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He's 18 years old and Wenger rates him good enough to be on the fringes of the Arsenal first team squad.

That's all I need to know, he'll do for me.

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I saw him in the ticket office today.




"The King Will Rise Again."

yes i knew about this in 1988 but i couldnt say anything until now

Brendan told me.




"The King Will Rise Again."

I don't think Brendan is speaking to you after you left those "Objects" in the office when he fired you.

Listen....me shitti.ng on the carpet is not a big deal.

You fire me after a day....I drop a Mr.Whippy on your carpet.

It's how I roll.




"The King Will Rise Again."

Fired? I thought you turned the job down?

And so did he when Showing OC around his new office.His Ede and Ravonscroft suit still bears the stain.

merged

Truth is, I thought it mattered. I thought that music mattered. But does it bollocks. Not compared to how people matter.

Randall has been training with the Arsenal first team since he was 16 as Wenger rates him very highly. He is a talented lad but he is not a work horse type, he is attack minded and can seem lazy as he is calm and cool on the ball, he is not strongly built but will not hide from tackles but its his eye for a pass and for scoring that you will enjoy most.

Can he operate on the left wing do you think eduardo?

We are seriously lacking in that area.

Sounds like the same mould as Henry.
If it benefits the Clarets, it will benefit Arsenal as well I would think!

I think this is a great signing for us and I am confident the squad is good enough to get us into the play-offs.