Man U signs a 9 year old
(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: blEnder
Kind of amazing and also makes you wonder about child labor laws. ;)
Manchester United Recruits 9-Year-Old Standout After Watching Him on YouTube
Friday , August 03, 2007
Manchester United has recruited a 9-year-old soccer prodigy based on video footage featuring his skills.
The club brought in Rhain Davis after his grandfather sent a DVD to United youth staff showing the boy playing for an under-10 team in Brisbane, Australia.
"Manchester United is proud of its history of developing talented young players, and invests considerable time and resources into trying to find the best young players of the future," the club said in a statement.
Click here to watch the YouTube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG47FDenyXw&mode=related&search=).
In Davis' case, however, United need only have invested four minutes. That is the length of a YouTube clip featuring Davis's dribbling, stepover and goal-scoring skills -- viewed more than 800,000 times on the site -- that has led fans to describe him as the next Wayne Rooney.
The club has downplayed such hype, pointing out that it recruits about 40 players of Davis' age every year, and that Davis' status with the club will be subject to the same annual review as any other youth player.
Davis has moved to England and is training with a United youth squad.
"Being here has been brilliant," The Sun newspaper quoted Davis as saying. "The best part has been meeting a lot of the players, like Wayne Rooney."
Davis was born in England and has a British passport. His grandfather lives in England.
Posted by: SpiderPig
Cool, good luck to him
Posted by: peat moss
I have a friend his son is 12 , trying out for Newcastle's youth team and hope he does well . At that age it changes so fast tho , they discover girls or hockey .
I had to watch again wow , even his passing is wonderful to watch as he's not a ball hog but sets his teammates as well . Good for him he's dad , grandad or coaches have worked very hard with him thats the best part .
Posted by: Michellin
I watched the clip on him, the kid has lots of tricks up his sleeves for someone of such a young age.
Posted by: AmpeD
impressive.
Posted by: maebach
swaw it on BBC. I tihnk thats a bit too early to sign someone. He could not want to play in the next 10 years.
Posted by: natedogg
they are that desperate to get a guy like beckem :lol:
Posted by: pazsh
fianly.
i heard about it but never got to saw the clip man.
so thank you man.....go the see it
nice man, i just finish.
i hope for him good future man.
tnx again for the clip
Posted by: direstraits
great skills, curious about what's going to be when he's 16-18...
Posted by: 4play
great skills, curious about what's going to be when he's 16-18...
he will probably be burnt out by the 24 hr parties and loose woman to actually play for man utd.
still he looks pretty nifty at the moment.
Posted by: pazsh
great skills, curious about what's going to be when he's 16-18...
i checked some other video about him.....and i think is older now....
i am interesting,
somebody can tell me please, how old he is now???
cause in the other video he look older.....something like 14-16 years old.
Posted by: 4play
Im pretty sure he has not aged 5 - 7 years in the two weeks he has been at old Trafford.
Posted by: pazsh
Im pretty sure he has not aged 5 - 7 years in the two weeks he has been at old Trafford.
tnx for the info.(i mistake with brazilian child that was before some time in the news,
i think he play on SANTOS) :D
Posted by: WhiteWizard20
Wow, that kid has alot of talent. It seems that for some people it takes longer to find their talent than others do. For this kid, it's soccer and he found it at a young age. Good luck kid.
Posted by: adirze
lol funny, maybe other clubs will do the same in the future
Posted by: t0mmy
go australia!!! :D
Posted by: GoLDeN
good luck to him
Posted by: Mrststyle
i've seen the movie a few months ago..amazing kid..good prospect for the future:D
Posted by: ChelSea
so Cool :|
Posted by: Charles Lindbergh
Hi people !!!
It's weird but I can bet that this kid will never play for Red Devils 1st team...
Worl is going crazy, so I\m not sure what will be tomorrow, not even to talk 10years in future..
Regards !!!
Posted by: Volt
quoting you on that in 10 years ;)
Posted by: necroxurius
If you would have just put "contract" at the end of the title....
Posted by: sceneuser
Thats Great Dear
Posted by: RoSsoNeRI
Wow. I think its safe to say his life is made