Will Morrison's Career UnRavel At Upton Park?

Sorry about the headline but the pun was irresistible. On paper it looks a fantastic deal. £650,000 upfront is chicken feed in the big scheme of things, and apparently the wages are not that huge if the "wonderkid" doesn't perform to expectations. If the fee does rise to closer to £3m then great, that means the boy has developed and has international caps to his name.

But there is a but of course. First off, Ferguson doesn't make many mistakes when all is said and done. Name me a player who has gone on to greater things after Fergie waved him goodbye. Luke Chadwick? Nicky Butt? Carlos Tevez? Chris Eagles? It's difficult isn't it? I suppose Beckham may claim to have proved a point after moving to Real Madrid. And regret was expressed over the sale of Jaap Stam. And Phil Neville has prospered at Everton. And I bet Ferguson would rather have Howard between the sticks. But has he let any young nuggets go? I'm struggling to think of any. Most are retained too long, just in case, like Gibson. Ferguson is a Scot when all is said and done, and Scots don't give anything away, apart from university education and prescription medication at a cost to the English taxpayer!

Then there is Ravel himself. This boy isn't just bad, he is nasty. Let's face it, there's been a few footballers done for knocking the wife or girlfriend about, but I've never known one to lay in to his own mother. How screwed up in the head do you have to be to do that?

And now he is down in London, with a Manc accent presumably, and staying in a hotel in East London. It's a bloody recipe for disaster if you think about it! How long before he bumps into a John Terry, gets called a f*****g black c**t, and takes immediate retribution? How long before an Essex tart sells her story "How Ravel Ravished Me?" to the Sunday Mirror? How long before a girl is blazoned all over the front page of The Sun with two black eyes? Let's face it, there's a lot of money to be made from a loony young footballer. More reasons to shop at Morrisons as they say on the adverts!

I'm not criticising the deal itself, but I think it wise to exercise caution. Yes, we could reflect back in years to come with the same level of amazement as we felt when it was announced that Tevez and Mascherano had joined us. But that deal didn't exactly go to plan, did it?

One for the future, perhaps. Or one for the rubbish heap. Only time will tell. And meantime, Allardyce is looking to "develop" him! "OK son, so I've seen all the fancy stuff and you can cut that out for a start. See that ball? Now show me just how hard and far you can kick it!"