Good Achievement. Does top 10 in the country also count the Premier League teams?
Ben Stevenson is a great prospect. Would hope to see him in the first team one day.
Leicester both wanted him and Thomas when they were younger as they are Leicester lads (Oadby Owls) but this was at the time where CCFC were a better\more wealthier academy than Leicester. Leicester have invested millions in their academy set up recently so I can't see this happening again.I agree but can see him being poached from City as Maddison was.
Watched him this week in 21s and he stood out and could easily be playing first team now. There were more scouts and agents at the match than supporters.
Seems there was a lot of good work started under the academy leadership of Gregor Rioch and is being carried on and improved under the current set up.
Jason Farndon replaced RiochThat's a very good point OSB. I'm sure there was the inevitable meltdown when Gregor Rioch left and you're indeed right...it's good to see things continuing since he left.
Jason Farndon replaced Rioch
Weren't Rioch and Stevens recruited by Dowie? I think they replaced Brian Burrows and whoever was assisting him.Richard Stevens is the Academy Manager. He worked under Gregor as head of coaching before taking over a couple of years ago.
Jason Farndon is one of the under 18s coaches.
Stevens has been at our academy for around 9 years and has been influential in developing the academy players throughout this time.
Hopefully the club have him tied down on a lengthy contract!
We have always been popular with young starlets as we have been seen as giving youngsters a decent and early chance of first team action. My worry is it is also a nice little piggy bank for sisu, minimum input but raid the piggy bank every 12/18 months for a few million.
We have always been popular with young starlets as we have been seen as giving youngsters a decent and early chance of first team action. My worry is it is also a nice little piggy bank for sisu, minimum input but raid the piggy bank every 12/18 months for a few million.
We have always been popular with young starlets as we have been seen as giving youngsters a decent and early chance of first team action. My worry is it is also a nice little piggy bank for sisu, minimum input but raid the piggy bank every 12/18 months for a few million.
Like they have been doing since they got here you mean?
Are you trying to say that they have sold Maddison each year that they have been with us?
Now the spending is under control we only spend 60% max of income on a player budget. So the more income including player sales gives them a larger 40% to make a profit from. So yes selling players now will put a bit of money into the SISU pot. They should have the money back that they wasted within 50 years.
Disagree. We've been pretty good in the last few years but before that our output of young players making it in the game was shocking. Can't remember anyone coming through in the 90's, we then had McSheffrey, Kirkland and Davenport in the early 00's, and that's about it.
Happy ChristmasSomeone to be proud of. Well done all involved and responsible for the academy.
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