Ethan Ampadu

[Oldsmobile-88]

"Natty Dreadlocks"!!
What a wonderful stage name for the front man in a "two tone" label ska band back in the 80s.
Far better than "Buster Blood vessels"!

I had never heard of or seen Buster until he turned up as support band for The Ruts(their last ever gig)at Plymouth Poly around Feb 1980...What a assault that was on the senses..Everyone thought who the fkcu are they !
After the first song the place went nuts..

 

[exeter-loyal]

I wonder if he paid him for that cut? If he had gone to the Exeter barbers it would have cost him 100+ quid for that chop off I reckon!

 

[John William]

I wonder if he paid him for that cut? If he had gone to the Exeter barbers it would have cost him 100+ quid for that chop off I reckon!

A tenner in Crediton. But probably not as tidy a cut.

 

[Spoonz Red E]

There are three mattress companies in Leipzig so he may have got a quid pro quo discount.

 

[exeter-loyal]

A tenner in Crediton. But probably not as tidy a cut.

Crediton may be busy now this weekend!

 

[John William]

There are three mattress companies in Leipzig so he may have got a quid pro quo discount.

Euro pro quo, surely?

 

[SEA Grecian]

Ethan is mentioned in this article on problems with the loan system:

Leeds experience shows Nketiah should leave Arsenal for good

The 20-year-old is just the latest promising youngster to be caught in the loan system's sticky web and his career could suffer as a result, writes Daniel Storey.

inews.co.uk

 

[IndoMike]

Goo

Ethan is mentioned in this article on problems with the loan system:

Leeds experience shows Nketiah should leave Arsenal for good

The 20-year-old is just the latest promising youngster to be caught in the loan system's sticky web and his career could suffer as a result, writes Daniel Storey.

inews.co.uk

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Interesting article, SEA.
It will always be a risk for a very young lad to sign for a high-flying club : to make the grade between 17-21 years of age is so difficult. Yes, I'm sure it's money in the bank for Ethan, but as the article suggests his football development might be stunted.
Clubs like Chelsea vacuum up as much young talent as they can relatively risk-free. Its true that Abraham's and Mount's loans worked out well, but sending Ethan off to Germany and the bench, hardly ever playing? I don't know. Again, I'm sure the coaching is good in Germany and it will be a good life experience for him, but you feel he's out on a limb.
In my opinion the better step would have been a loan out to a Championship club. If he excelled there Chelsea would be able to evaluate his progress better. I can only imagine that indeed they thought he could be better coached at Leipzig. But being coached and not playing : can.that be a good thing?

 

[ryancooper327]

Nearly 3 years since this article was published. Ampadu gone on to do best, Sparkes first team starter and Dyer and Dean playing today.

Player profiles: The nine Exeter City players who have been offered scholarship forms

Ampadu, Belsten, Dean, Dodd, Dyer, Gardner, Simpson, Sparkes and Williams

www.exetercityfc.co.uk

 

[SEA Grecian]

Nearly 3 years since this article was published. Ampadu gone on to do best, Sparkes first team starter and Dyer and Dean playing today.

Player profiles: The nine Exeter City players who have been offered scholarship forms

Ampadu, Belsten, Dean, Dodd, Dyer, Gardner, Simpson, Sparkes and Williams

www.exetercityfc.co.uk

Interesting link. Of the others Dodds is still at City but has been injured, Simpson scored his first goal on loan for Bideford yesterday and the other three appear to have left the club.