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Rhain Davis Manchester United

THE big question about Rhain Davis now the dust is starting to settle is whether he can make the grade at Manchester United.
The other question is whether Manchester United and his parents should have created the Rhain Davis Circus in the first place.
Both have wider implications.
Should kids like Rhain Davis be put on the front page of the Sun for 10 million to gawp at?
We are famous in this country for building people up to knock them down.  Do we want Rhain Davis to become Paul Gascoigne?  George Best?  On the skills front, yes.  But do we want to Rhain put through the torture these two went through?
It’s a difficult one.  Even making the comparisons puts Rhain under ridiculous pressure.  And he’s not even ten until October.
Let’s dismiss the mindless criticisms first.
1) Of Manchester United – the accusation that they shouldn’t be signing a kid like Rhain Davis aged just nine.
Misinformed nonsense:  Manchester United have a wonderful Academy set up that created the wonder generation of Giggs, Scholes, Beckham, Butt, the Nevilles and less lauded professionals like Robbie Savage and Keith Gillespie.
The truth is that to create these players from raw material like Rhain Davis they have to start early, but this is a positive environment where kids continue their schooling and personal development, too.
Manchester United haven’t signed Rhain Davis.  He is one of 30-40 nine-year-olds this year who has been invited to the Academy to see if he can make the grade over the next three years.  Another 30-40 will be invited next year.  Manchester United have been careful not to even comment on the Rhain Davis issue because they don’t talk about Academy Players.
2) And then there’s the criticism of Rhain Davis’ parents Mark and Leah that they are basing all their dreams on him, relocating him half way around the world to fulfil their dreams.
Are we suggesting that this isn’t in Rhain’s best interests?  This boy lives, sleeps, eats and breathes football.  Rhain Davis isn’t just about the Ronaldo stepover that features so prominently in his YouTube video.  When Rhain is tackled he stays on his feet.  When Rhain is knocked over he gets back up again.  When a team mate goes down Rhain doesn’t stop playing, he follows up and puts the ball away.  Rhain Davis epitomises many of the things about football we’ve forgotten.  Don’t ever think he doesn’t want this, and judging from what’s been said about his personality, he’s sensible and focused too.
The truth is that it is a condition of acceptance into the Manchester United Academy that players live within an hour of the Academy.  It’s a Football Association rule.  The family have no choice but to relocate Rhain and brothers Emerson and Reeve.  And it’s a far better option than sending the kid around the world on his own.
Mark Davis is a football mad dad who seems to know his stuff.  He coached Rhain’s team at Redlands United in Brisbane this year and he’s the reason Rhain Davis is where he is.  He and mum Leah know what’s best for their son.
And then the final misunderstanding to dismiss is the idea that Rhain Davis is Australian.  He was born in England, he lived in England until he was four, his grandparents are English and his passport says British.
So hands off, you whinging Aussies – this one’s ours!

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Davis was born in England, Manchester

Rhain was actually born in England to a Manchester United mad family but moved to Brisbane when he was aged four.  He has now moved back to Cheshire with his dad to be close to the Manchester United Academy and his family are due to follow.  His club in Brisbane, Redlands United, have said he will be welcome to return is things don’t work out, but mum Leah said: “He won’t be back.”

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Davis was born in England, Manchester

Rhain was actually born in England to a Manchester United mad family but moved to Brisbane when he was aged four.  He has now moved back to Cheshire with his dad to be close to the Manchester United Academy and his family are due to follow.  His club in Brisbane, Redlands United, have said he will be welcome to return is things don’t work out, but mum Leah said: “He won’t be back.”

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Rhain Davis for England?

Football fans in Australia are keeping a keen eye on their prodigy Rhain Davis after his dream move to Manchester United to make sure he remembers his Australian roots. 

Rhain will be eligible to play for the Australian national team, the Socceroos, and fans in Australia are keen to see him courted by the Football Association of Australia as quickly as possible.
That’s because the nine-year-old boy wonder also has an English passport and English grandparents on his mum’s side and there is a danger that his head could be turned by the more successful English national team. 

Football fans in Australia are worried that they’ve already seen the last of Rhain. 

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Rhain Davis News Item

Here is a video (with commentary) on the signing of the wonderkid

Rhain news item 

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Rhain Davis signs for Manchester United

Rhain Davis Aged 9

Manchester United sign Australian Wonderkid

Rhain Davis Manchester United Video

Watch this amazing kid in action, is it any wonder Man Utd. wanted to sign this player?

He is the next Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs and yes, George Best.

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