That Kerim Frei kid looks very promising dont he?

[FatFreddysCat]

Some lovely runs leaving defenders in his wake, couple of nice shots to. If only he'd have tucked that one away just after Briggs goal instead of scuffing it. And a great run in the second half where he ghosted past loads of them, for a minute i thought he might go on to score and it would already be the goal of the season. Hope he can do it in the Prem, very exciting prospect  :Haynes The Maestro:

[finnster01]

Agree completely Mr Freddy. I can't wait to see him against Prem quality defenders where he won't get that much time with the ball. Top talent though.  :clap_hands:

[FatFreddysCat]

Agree completely Mr Freddy. I can't wait to see him against Prem quality defenders where he won't get that much time with the ball. Top talent though.  :clap_hands:

Probably not quite ready yet, but a few more Euro games and perhaps a loan to a Championship side might be in order.

[JBH]

Agree completely Mr Freddy. I can't wait to see him against Prem quality defenders where he won't get that much time with the ball. Top talent though.  :clap_hands:

Probably not quite ready yet, but a few more Euro games and perhaps a loan to a Championship side might be in order.

We should keep him with the 1st team rather than loan him out, and use him as an impact sub to see how he gets on, but he sure looks good to me :54:

[FatFreddysCat]

Agree completely Mr Freddy. I can't wait to see him against Prem quality defenders where he won't get that much time with the ball. Top talent though.  :clap_hands:

Probably not quite ready yet, but a few more Euro games and perhaps a loan to a Championship side might be in order.

We should keep him with the 1st team rather than loan him out, and use him as an impact sub to see how he gets on, but he sure looks good to me :54:

To be honest i think good Premiership defenders would have too much about them, better giving him game time rather the odd 5/10 mins here and there. Bit more experiance and strengh and we could have a real gem on our hands.

[FFCcravencottage]

Agree completely Mr Freddy. I can't wait to see him against Prem quality defenders where he won't get that much time with the ball. Top talent though.  :clap_hands:

Probably not quite ready yet, but a few more Euro games and perhaps a loan to a Championship side might be in order.

We should keep him with the 1st team rather than loan him out, and use him as an impact sub to see how he gets on, but he sure looks good to me :54:

To be honest i think good Premiership defenders would have too much about them, better giving him game time rather the odd 5/10 mins here and there. Bit more experiance and strengh and we could have a real gem on our hands.

I agree with a loan, he looked great in the first half. petered out a little in the second but send him to Leeds with Stockdale for the season, really good prospect there. I'm sure there are some beady eyes already watching him, hope we have him on a long contract.

[JBH]

If he is going on loan then it should be to Brighton, at least Poyet like to play decent football

[FatFreddysCat]

If he is going on loan then it should be to Brighton, at least Poyet like to play decent football

Good call.

[Chopper]

He looked good against AFC Wimbledon too. Be nice for him to be involved with our European & Cup games but I guess realistically he'd not play much football for us.

Maybe a bit early to be letting him off on loan, might be better keeping him under wraps with the reserves.

[FP]

Some lovely runs leaving defenders in his wake, couple of nice shots to. If only he'd have tucked that one away just after Briggs goal instead of scuffing it. And a great run in the second half where he ghosted past loads of them, for a minute i thought he might go on to score and it would already be the goal of the season. Hope he can do it in the Prem, very exciting prospect  :Haynes The Maestro:

+1

Haven't seen him before, i'm quite impressed. He's a great prospect

[FatFreddysCat]

Is he Austrian or Swiss? I thought he was Swiss, but they kept mentioning he was Austrian.

[Mr Fulham]

Is he Austrian or Swiss? I thought he was Swiss, but they kept mentioning he was Austrian.

They kept mentioning it was a soft penalty, Fred. :drums:

[FatFreddysCat]

Is he Austrian or Swiss? I thought he was Swiss, but they kept mentioning he was Austrian.

They kept mentioning it was a soft penalty, Fred. :drums:

haha yes they did, but to me it was a defo.

[Jack Fulham]

This kid looks the real deal, can't wait to see him play live next week.

[RidgeRider]

He looked good against AFC Wimbledon too. Be nice for him to be involved with our European & Cup games but I guess realistically he'd not play much football for us.

Maybe a bit early to be letting him off on loan, might be better keeping him under wraps with the reserves.

or let him run out against all the Europa League matches we have until we get to the later rounds, see what we got, then loan him out if need be.

[cebu]

I heard that he's still only 17. Does anyone know how old he really is?

Ouch - he is 17 according to this:

http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=59993

This lad seems to have a lot of potential.

[CorkedHat]

Is he Austrian or Swiss? I thought he was Swiss, but they kept mentioning he was Austrian.

Kerim Frei 
Age 17 (Born 19 Nov, 1993) 
Height 
Weight 
Place of birth Fledkirch, Austria 
Nationality  Austria 
Date Signed 01 Jul, 2011 

[TonyGilroy]

He looks the real deal to me.

The first comparison I thought of was Steed but have now moved on to Nasri. I think he can be a part of the first team squad. I wouldn't be in a hurry to loan him out.

Most kids look nervous and tentative. This boy looks like he belongs.

[dishEJtheRock!]

Hes 17 and Dembele is 23. If we can hold on to those two, Im looking forward to see how they can play together. We could be seeing some very impressive attacking play in th near future.

[TheDon]

he`s 17 and good enough giggs etc were like that were lucky to have him