Quote Originally Posted by Chief Arrowhead View Post
You know what, I never knew he grew up so close. Norf London! He had to have been a Gunner. He's 30 years old now. 20 years ago Arsenal was the exciting club. TH14, Freddie, Bobby Pires, etc. Think of Spurs, a sad sorry lot. Their captain even scampered over the DMZ to the red side when he had an inking of a chance.
I might have considered him with less animus if I had done my homework and knew this earlier.

Wait a sec, Wiki says he was at the Arsenal academy and we let him go!!!



Kane first played for a local club, Ridgeway Rovers, and joined the Arsenal youth academy when he was eight years old. He was released after one season for being "a bit chubby" and not "very athletic", according to Liam Brady who was then in charge of Arsenal's academy
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footb...-again-5130669