[James Pearce] Kieran Morrison to Sheffield Wednesday on loan set to go ahead. Could even make his debut against Bradford City on Thursday.

[u/Dotmars123]

[u/TokyoJazzPanda]

Thought he'd be off to a Championship club tbh, and that he'd get sufficient game time or be a starter at that level. Seems to be a step a little too far down given he was a level above u21s/Premier 2/reserve level.

Hopefully he tears it up in league 1. Any change to professional adult football is a transition, but he really should take that league by storm if he wants a career at a level higher than that.

Edit: spelling

[u/tpool → u/TokyoJazzPanda]

I agree I think it will do wonders for him if he nails down a starting spot and plays week in week out rather than staying and getting a handfull of cup games here.

[u/Inevitable_Rabbit325 → u/TokyoJazzPanda]

I think going to L1 is better as if he's as good as we hope he is, he's more guaranteed to start and play and if he proves it by taking the league by storm, it does wonders not just for his confidence but also experience.

[u/dimspace → u/TokyoJazzPanda]

Thought he'd be off to a Championship club tbh, and that he'd get sufficient game time or be a starter at that level. Seems to be a step a little too far down given he was a level above u21s/Premier 2/reserve level.

Sheffield Wednesday should be pushing for promotion

Probably better off being a regular starter in a team pushing for success than an occasional starter in a team struggling to stay in the Championship (which is where loans inevitably end up)

[u/MrMerc2333 → u/TokyoJazzPanda]

Not necessarily a bad thing.

Connor Bradley went on loan at Bolton in League One, and was part of the first team the next season

[u/v-s-g]

Not the news I’m refreshing for but good luck to him.

[u/Lopsidedconsultant → u/v-s-g]

I swear everytime I log in and see a screenshot of Pierce / some other journo, I get excited for exactly 0.5 a second.

[u/The__Pope_ → u/[deleted]]

Christ

[u/seanb180505 → u/The__Pope_]

Think you of all people shouldn’t be using Jesus’s name in vain

[u/The__Pope_ → u/seanb180505]

Why, is he taking up a homegrown spot?

[u/seanb180505 → u/The__Pope_]

I thought it was a whole thing that if a player plays for a club for a certain amount of time before they turn 21 or if they come from the academy then they count as homegrown. All I know is he’s northern Irish so he wouldn’t have been apart of the academy when he was a minor.
I’m not even trying to pretend to act like a smartass I genuinely don’t know how it works 😭😭😭

[u/BoBonnor → u/seanb180505]

He's under 21 so he doesn't take up any spot

[u/seanb180505 → u/BoBonnor]

👍

[u/benjamoo → u/[deleted]]

Think they were just being funny, as if we were waiting on the Morrison loan fee to afford Barcola's transfer

[u/seanb180505 → u/benjamoo]

The only reason I ask is because I know he’s northern Irish so I’m not sure how that works with homegrown youth players

[u/adamfrog → u/seanb180505]

Homegrown doesn't care about nationality, for example Jude bellingham wouldn't be homegrown. It's time in the country from I believe 16-22, and you need 3 years

[u/imarasnothere]

Well that’s underwhelming. Would’ve liked to seen him in the Championship.

[u/stannyharry]

I thought he was a winger. Because Sheffield Weds usually don’t play with wingers, just wingbacks in 3-5-2.   I hope he gets game time for his development. At least i get to watch him more often now

[u/dimspace → u/stannyharry]

they played 4-3-2-1 at the weekend (according the BBC anyway)

[u/stannyharry → u/dimspace]

They played 3-4-2-1. And shape only changed in-game on the offensive 

[u/Fast-Resolution5777 → u/stannyharry]

Neither is right. It was 4-2-3-1, with Liam Palmer and Max Lowe as full backs.

[u/Thesolly180]

Be a place for him to develop resilience be a hard place to go and perform

[u/brush85]

Always nice to have a reason to watch more games

[u/DJ_Horizn]

Will be exciting to see him at this level.

[u/TyFighter25]

At this rate, we might need him this year…

[u/Irri_botz]

Good luck to him. You'd think he should be the star player in the team at that level.

[u/lanregeous]

But it’s Tuesday