Chris James (Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat)

It was him or Greenie, that said that in most teams in the A-League there is 1 player that could possibly play in the EPL. 2-3 that could play in Champ etc etc.

Yet no-one has named anyone.  And I don't think it applies to the youth either.

In the interview Ifill gave to Fox Sports FC recently he said the ability varied between Championship and the Conference. Didn't mention the Premiership.

I reckon if Hernandez got into amazing condition, lost 10kg (maybe more), he wouldn't be the worst player in the premier league.

I agree. Also Culina, Ifill could manage in the EPL.  Off topic though...

so yeah chris james......any word on clearance to play for barnet?

Barnet have sent an application for international clearance/work permits.

International clearance can sometimes take a while to come through but hopefully he'll be up and running shortly. He won't need a work permit though as he has a British passport.

I, for one, am looking forward to seeing how Chris gets on at Underhill.

In the squad for their game tonight hopefully they start him since their season is pritty much over.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_3/8598663.stm

sounds promising for the next game.

Mentions him as a winger in that article, although I'm pretty sure he's a central #10 style midfielder, and he seems like that sort of player from the odd game I've seen him play for the All Whites. Can anyone who may have seen/observed him more elaborate on his style, characteristics and position?

Think he's played wide for the AW's most of the time - guess he'll play anywhere to get a game at the moment

An 89th minute sub in their 3-1 home win v Chesterfield.
That's a start i suppose.
Hmmm 7 and a half minutes of added time so nearly 10 minutes on the park.
sanday2010-04-06 04:09:14

Yes it's just a start he can still play 8 games until the end of the season:

An unused substitute on today s game:

More splinters for James and Barnet lost 4-1.

He's running out of time to make the world cup squad.. needs to get on the park.

But - if he's training with them.. and fit, how's that different to Mulligan?
hockeycam2010-04-15 13:35:57

And Oughton

+1

+2

On the pine for the full 90 this morning

Only 4 games to play and still no playing time for Chris James. Not sure that Herbert will call him up if it continues like that

But even if he dosn't get any game time... will he come down to the camp in NZ? 

I love that phrase

Oi oi Jase - just your Missus eh!

Well the positive thing is he training day in day out, hopefully he will get some game time in the last 4 games for barnet as there are now pretty much mathematically safe from relegation and have nothing to lose by playing him. It seems his intention was to be at a club and training everyday which is quite honestly more than what some others All Whites or Potential AW's are doing at the moment from either the A-League or NZFC. Cant knock someone at a professional club in UK no matter what league it is.

The Bees, yes, 10 years in Norrf London split between Arsenal and Barnet, dabbling in Tottenham on the side.  Thank goodness for Fullers brew.

+1 

Unused sub again this morning.  Barnet lost 1-0 at home to Rotherham and side 4 points above relegation zone.

really not looking good for him. Needs gametime to make some late head waves. It's not a great season for him and since he left Fulham, it's been tough. Would have been better for him to stay at Fulham and get reserve game time and possible break into the first team considering the league level they are at now.

How could he possibly break into the Fulham first team when he cant make the first team of a Lower table League Two club?

If he plays well, he gets his chance. In Fulham, they had a very good reserve team which he had a number of games beforehand. He was offered an one year extension with Fulham in 2007 which means he is reasonably in good standing with them at an age of 19 and he personally had a cracker 2008 season with Tampere United and had an injury which mean he didn't have a look in from then on.

If he had the same season in the Fulham Reserve team, he would have broke in the first team for an appearance at least.

Part of the problem is he has to wait for the incumbants to fail before getting a look in. But sometimes the manager is not sure whether he should take shot or not even when the players that he has fielded doesn't do the job. It's hard for any new player that has come in after most of the season is gone to get a start even when everything is not going to plan.AllWhitebelievr2010-04-25 19:11:06

or perhaps he's just not that great

Trust you to be negative . . . again.

I did use the word "If" and have said "part of the problem. . ." I had assumed that he may have not up to it with injuries being a problem for fitness.

However, I recalled that a number of Fulham fans at the time, suggested that he was a team player and does his role well and thinks he has a decent future and enough potential to crack into the first team squad nab a few games.

It can be one of those "better the devil you know than the devil you don't know" thinking that you get with selections. Still having him on the bench and not playing in the reserves after so many matches definitely means he is in the big grey area of selection.

I go to fulham about twice a month and the fans I have spoken to barely remember him as a first team prospect. 

A reserve prem league team plays alot tougher opposition than many leagues around the world Dean so if he did well there arguebly he'd do well in a lot of places.

No it doesn't.

El,

I'm not saying it's poor - but it's going way over the top to say that it's better than many leagues around the world.

Only a small percentage of players in those teams ever get to have prolonged professional careers, most sink ito obscurity within a year or two.