I'm not sure TM is a fan of home produce,thus the import of three players last week.
Really get the feeling the award winning academy may go or downgrade.
Correct and yes just a feeling or sensing, largely from this season's approach.Although two of those are 'youth'.
Although yes I agree with this. I reckon we'll go for a strategy of spending some of the cash on scouting others' youth to pick up, instead of bringing it through ourselves.
But... nowt but a feeling
I'm not sure TM is a fan of home produce,thus the import of three players last week.
Really get the feeling the award winning academy may go or downgrade.
Largely for reasons I've expressed on here before.
Who is the next off the production line likely to attract a fee? RCC?
Yeah, and that would be such a travesty for an academy rated in the top 10 in the country.I think a downgrade is almost certain with the developments to the Higgs in the pipeline.
Finch? Come on! He's arse. Still can't see what all the fuss is about with the academy. Burge,Clark,Conor Thomas,Bigi,Haynes-shall I continue?finch stevenson thomas should all be in a squad before the end of the season
Finch? Come on! He's arse. Still can't see what all the fuss is about with the academy. Burge,Clark,Conor Thomas,Bigi,Haynes-shall I continue?
Funny how you omit Wilson, Madison and Christie and actually the fact we got £1m for Bigi is a success.Finch? Come on! He's arse. Still can't see what all the fuss is about with the academy. Burge,Clark,Conor Thomas,Bigi,Haynes-shall I continue?
Funny how you omit Wilson, Madison and Christie and actually the fact we got £1m for Bigi is a success.
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What's playing regularly got to do with anything? If we get paid we get paidRemind me of how many-Wilson apart-have been sold, gone onto the top level and played regularly from our Academy over the last 15-20 years?
Remind me of how many-Wilson apart-have been sold, gone onto the top level and played regularly from our Academy over the last 15-20 years?
What's playing regularly got to do with anything? If we get paid we get paid
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I can't speak for anyone else but it's been strikingly obvious through the early part of the season to me that with the change in management the model has gone a polar opposite to what Pressley was trying to do and that raised questions for me about the discussions /decisions made within the club.So, because not many academy graduates have played in the top flight regularly it means having an academy is pointless? By that logic, all but 1 or 2 clubs, should close down their academy's.
The role of the academy manager/the academy is to produce players for the first team.
I can't speak for anyone else but it's been strikingly obvious through the early part of the season to me that with the change in management the model has gone a polar opposite to what Pressley was trying to do and that raised questions for me about the discussions /decisions made within the club.
Questions that must be raised when what would have been 3-5% of turnover 4yrs ago is now 10%,or at least 20% of the playing budget.
Nothing been said yet so it may be nothing, but if a manager doesn't utilise it, it could be seen as an expensive vanity project.
Exactly. Over the last 10 years:
James Maddison - £2.5m
Callum Wilson - £3m
Gael Bigirimana - £1m
Ben Turner - £750k
Gary McSheffrey - £4m
Cyrus Christie - £300k (?)
Temi Obadeyi - £150k
Daniel Sturridge - £350k (sell on)
And numerous players in the first team.
Another point around this when weighing up pros and cons.Nope, agree. The change was arguably enacted before Pressley left howver - the sudden influx of experience in the Sixfields transfer window, and then masses of free transfer strikers suggested we were going more instant success then, too.
Another point around this when weighing up pros and cons.
There is a huge abandoned pool of talent every summer from higher league clubs.
Players from a far higher starting point than we are likely to attract,it shouldn't be beyond the realms to select some of the potential there and still make a profit from an annual or Bi-annual sale.
Is that a real question?So what you are saying is that you know that they are not good enough to play regularly, but if somebody comes in with a fee that's ok?
So what you are saying is that you know that they are not good enough to play regularly, but if somebody comes in with a fee that's ok?
I'd snap there hands off! The point is most of them are never good enough to make it long term at a high level and will drop down the leagues as we have seem all to often. Kevin Thornton another-Andrew Whing, the list goes on. Feel free to add your own at will.Yes, why wouldn't it be? If Stoke or another Premier League club offered £1m for Jack Finch (who you said was crap), you'd reject it if you was in charge because he isn't ready for the Premier League?
Exactly. Over the last 10 years:
James Maddison - £2.5m
Callum Wilson - £3m
Gael Bigirimana - £1m
Ben Turner - £750k
Gary McSheffrey - £4m
Cyrus Christie - £300k (?)
Temi Obadeyi - £150k
Daniel Sturridge - £350k (sell on)
And numerous players in the first team.
And kirkland. We also got a fee for Grandison I believe?Davenport as well was a decent pay day for the club.
And?I'd snap there hands off! The point is most of them are never good enough to make it long term at a high level and will drop down the leagues as we have seem all to often. Kevin Thornton another-Andrew Whing, the list goes on. Feel free to add your own at will.
And?
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