I completely get that, and would do the same if it was my child. I’ve just found over the years that lower league clubs take a lot of risk on the youth, a lot don’t make it, and some of them that do are poached by prem clubs with as you put it nominal fees. I think there needs to be a rebalancing of thisWe need to become a Cat 1 Academy for starters.
As a parent if your child is flourishing in Cat 2, and Cat 1 come calling, it's likely you'll move them.
Note I think we get nominal amounts if over a certain age, but think it's like £25k at most
I 100% agree.I completely get that, and would do the same if it was my child. I’ve just found over the years that lower league clubs take a lot of risk on the youth, a lot don’t make it, and some of them that do are poached by prem clubs with as you put it nominal fees. I think there needs to be a rebalancing of this
We were very lucky with them.I 100% agree.
It makes it pointless below Cat 1.
I'm surprised looking back we managed to get Wilson and Maddison playing in League 1
I understand King is very much of the same opinionWe need to become a Cat 1 Academy for starters.
Blues just gone Cat 1 and obviously Villa, Leicester, Wolves are. So we have little chance in the West Midlands as it standsI see only 2 Prem clubs have Cat 2 academies, Brentford and Bournemouth. Plenty of Championship clubs have got Cat 1 though so we've fallen behind our direct opposition there, in fact struggling League One Reading also have a Cat 1.
Yeh that's a problem if all the other clubs in the area have Cat 1. West Brom too.Blues just gone Cat 1 and obviously Villa, Leicester, Wolves are. So we have little chance in the West Midlands as it stands
I thought they had a U23 squad instead where they take players from other clubs in London?Didn’t Brentford get rid of their academy entirely before making it to the PL? Makes a lot of sense until you can sustain one properly
I think but don't know because of the age involved but if the lad makes it I think we get something like that fee you mentioned or a lower amount for each game he plays?We need to become a Cat 1 Academy for starters.
As a parent if your child is flourishing in Cat 2, and Cat 1 come calling, it's likely you'll move them.
Note I think we get nominal amounts if over a certain age, but think it's like £25k at most
Brentford just have a "B" team... reserve's basically.I thought they had a U23 squad instead where they take players from other clubs in London?
What does the family get in these situations?I don't think we can compete, the package the whole family receives sets them up for life.
What does the family get in these situations?
That just shouldn't be allowed for kidsMy boss is an academy coach in the evenings for one of the big clubs in the Midlands, they lost a young girl (around 11-12 years old) to Man United, I'm not sure if it's a standard deal or an enhanced one as she's so highly rated but the deal the parents got was something like.
All 3 of their children would be placed in private school,
Up to something like 30k a year in housing costs.
Salary top ups if they were unable to find jobs paying the same money.
That just shouldn't be allowed for kids
I've not heard of salary top ups before but moving costs, "helping" find a house and private school for every child in the family are very common when moving to one of the big teams.My boss is an academy coach in the evenings for one of the big clubs in the Midlands, they lost a young girl (around 11-12 years old) to Man United, I'm not sure if it's a standard deal or an enhanced one as she's so highly rated but the deal the parents got was something like.
All 3 of their children would be placed in private school,
Up to something like 30k a year in housing costs.
Salary top ups if they were unable to find jobs paying the same money.
Interesting, thanks.My boss is an academy coach in the evenings for one of the big clubs in the Midlands, they lost a young girl (around 11-12 years old) to Man United, I'm not sure if it's a standard deal or an enhanced one as she's so highly rated but the deal the parents got was something like.
All 3 of their children would be placed in private school,
Up to something like 30k a year in housing costs.
Salary top ups if they were unable to find jobs paying the same money.
Up the budget from £1m to £2.5m a year, top facilities including indoor pitches, a whole bunch more staff including sport science and dedicated analysts and some other stuff I’m not sure on.Does anyone know what we need to do to move up from a Cat2 to a Cat1?
That just shouldn't be allowed for kids
Why not?No, it shouldn't, it's absolutely ludicrous the money they're willing to throw around but for those teams at the top, it's absolutely pennies.
I'm sure I saw something the other week from someone saying you need an EFL/PL quality pitch, grass or hybrid, with seating for at least 500 people.Up the budget from £1m to £2.5m a year, top facilities including indoor pitches, a whole bunch more staff including sport science and dedicated analysts and some other stuff I’m not sure on.
Why not?
The % of players likely to make it is so low, the opportunity to provide back to the community with private schooling for 3 kids and accommodation is surely a good thing.
As a club we definitely need to upgrade our youth facilities to compete in the long term. Players like Monga should be playing for us, not Leicester.
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