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Danceswithhorses · Jan 26, 2021

I seem to remember he was a highly regarded academy manager here, brought through some excellent young players, and we were gutted when he decide to move on.
Just by chance i read an article about Wigan (where he moved to to take up their academy manager post) and wondered if he regretted the move at all.
He obviously thought he was moving up in the world by going to Wigan, but as we know now, the 2 club's trajectories couldn't be more different.
They appear to be knocking on Div 4, whilst we are currently holding our own in Div 2.

So easy to make a poor choice it seems...just ask Jordan Willis

Skybluemichael · Jan 26, 2021

Not a bad group of players, look at the hair on Burge

junglej13 · Jan 26, 2021

Danceswithhorses said:
I seem to remember he was a highly regarded academy manager here, brought through some excellent young players, and we were gutted when he decide to move on.
Just by chance i read an article about Wigan, where he moved to to take up their academy manager post, and wondered if he regretted the move at all.
He obviously thought he was moving up in the world by going to Wigan, but as we know now, the 2 club's trajectories couldn't be more different.
They appear to be knocking on Div 4, whilst we are currently holding our own in Div 2.

So easy to make a poor choice it seems...just ask Jordan Willis

Look at the number of academy players that got poached when their problems started in the summer. Believe they were a Category 1 academy and Rioch was doing an excellent job.

robbiethemole · Jan 26, 2021

Feck me Connor Thomas is fugly. saw him play at the weekend, still running away from the ball.

lordy_87 · Jan 26, 2021

Skybluemichael said:
Not a bad group of players, look at the hair on Burge
View attachment 18419

Who's bottom left?

Skyblueweeman · Jan 26, 2021

Is that Jordan Clarke next to Wilson?

speedie87 · Jan 26, 2021

lordy_87 said:
Who's bottom left?

Christie

speedie87 · Jan 26, 2021

Skyblueweeman said:
Is that Jordan Clarke next to Wilson?

Yep

fernandopartridge · Jan 26, 2021

Skyblueweeman said:
Is that Jordan Clarke next to Wilson?

Yeah. He's 29 now.

speedie87 · Jan 26, 2021

Wilson, Clarke, Cameron, burge, Jeffers
Christie Thomas bigi Ruffels

Only really Jeffers who didn’t make a career in the league

lordy_87 · Jan 26, 2021

speedie87 said:
Christie

wingy · Jan 26, 2021

Think the demise maybe related to the departure of Dave Whelan,as much as anything.
Have they also had a change of ownership?

no_loyalty · Jan 26, 2021

wingy said:
Think the demise maybe related to the departure of Dave Whelan,as much as anything.
Have they also had a change of ownership?

I don't think they have been taken over yet.

Winny the Bish · Jan 26, 2021

Danceswithhorses said:
I seem to remember he was a highly regarded academy manager here, brought through some excellent young players, and we were gutted when he decide to move on.
Just by chance i read an article about Wigan (where he moved to to take up their academy manager post) and wondered if he regretted the move at all.
He obviously thought he was moving up in the world by going to Wigan, but as we know now, the 2 club's trajectories couldn't be more different.
They appear to be knocking on Div 4, whilst we are currently holding our own in Div 2.

So easy to make a poor choice it seems...just ask Jordan Willis

He's done a sensational job at Wigan. Alfie Devine signed for Tottenham, Joe Gelhardt for Leeds, Jensen Weir to Brighton. All youth internationals sold for a tidy sum that's helped keep them afloat.

CovUpNorth · Jan 27, 2021

no_loyalty said:
I don't think they have been taken over yet.

Whelan sold the club to a Hong Kong consortium, they were lead by a leading figure in the gambling world. The story goes that a lot of money was put on Wigan to get relegated from the Championship, then a week later they were put into administration and docked a lot of points, subsequently relegating them. They were well and truly f**ked over.

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 · Jan 27, 2021

Skybluemichael said:
Not a bad group of players, look at the hair on Burge
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Lee Burge - number 69. LOL.

andrew.roberts · Jan 27, 2021

Well the fact that they named the stadium after him shows that he had some bearing

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