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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • May 9, 2024
  • #36
Hobo said:
They need their own fixtures and if you have very good under 18's they need under 23 fixtures to develop If you want to attract good youngsters the right framework has to be there to attract them. We are still spring cleaning the under investment of SISU. It won't all happen overnight.
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Don't need U23 fixtures. Just a reserve team made up of youngsters, out of favour first teamers and those coming back from injury.

Would learn a lot more from than that than spending the next 3-5 years playing against the same group of people they've played against since they were in the academy.
 

CovLad94

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  • May 10, 2024
  • #37
Offhegoes said:
Is Isaac Moore fit yet? Highly rated
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Hasn't he done his ACL again?
 
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procdoc

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  • May 10, 2024
  • #38
Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
Don't need U23 fixtures. Just a reserve team made up of youngsters, out of favour first teamers and those coming back from injury.

Would learn a lot more from than that than spending the next 3-5 years playing against the same group of people they've played against since they were in the academy.
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There are no reserve leagues though
 
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stevefloyd

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  • May 10, 2024
  • #39
Evo1883 said:
Liam kelly to Northampton the word on twitter
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I bet he's thinking "Not again"
 
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Nick

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  • May 10, 2024
  • #40
Otis said:
Wait, what? Lusala? The Lusala that a number of posters on here were calling on Robins to play and moaned when he didn't play him? That Lusala?

Just goes to show how short on numbers we were, because Robins clearly didn't rate Lusala or Stretton, but kept putting them on the bench, obviously just to make up the numbers.
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Yeah, the one when we had already won the game against Maidstone.

Not against Man Utd at Wembley.

Context is key when trying to have digs......
 

Skyblue_CP

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  • May 10, 2024
  • #41
shmmeee said:
Frankly if by 20 you aren’t on loan at a league club it breaking through to get some minutes why are you even here?
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You say this but some players develop later than others. You just have to look at 2 of our most recent “top stars” to come out of the academy.. James Maddison was 18 when he broke through, Callum Wilson on the other hand was still on loan at Tamworth at 20 and didn’t break through into our team suddenly until he was thrown in at 21 and we all know how that ended up.
 

Otis

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  • May 10, 2024
  • #42
Nick said:
Yeah, the one when we had already won the game against Maidstone.

Not against Man Utd at Wembley.

Context is key when trying to have digs......
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Well the context is that clearly Robins doesn't think they are at all good enough and has let them go.

Let's see where they end up and then see if you still think they should have come on in that game.
 
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larry_david

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  • May 10, 2024
  • #43
CovLad94 said:
Hasn't he done his ACL again?
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Has he? he signed a new deal in March I think
 

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • May 10, 2024
  • #44
procdoc said:
There are no reserve leagues though
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Then we start talking to other teams about whether they want one. If teams would prefer a reserve team at the expense of sacking off the U21/23, then it would happen.
 

Balli001

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  • May 11, 2024
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
Then we start talking to other teams about whether they want one. If teams would prefer a reserve team at the expense of sacking off the U21/23, then it would happen.
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Most teams care about their academy so wouldn't bother.
 

shmmeee

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  • May 11, 2024
  • #46
Skyblue_CP said:
You say this but some players develop later than others. You just have to look at 2 of our most recent “top stars” to come out of the academy.. James Maddison was 18 when he broke through, Callum Wilson on the other hand was still on loan at Tamworth at 20 and didn’t break through into our team suddenly until he was thrown in at 21 and we all know how that ended up.
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OK then, 21. Point is we’ve got too many players just around to make up the numbers who won’t ever play league football in their career.
 
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Otis

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  • May 11, 2024
  • #47
shmmeee said:
OK then, 21. Point is we’ve got too many players just around to make up the numbers who won’t ever play league football in their career.
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Yes, sadly I think that is the case.
 

Samo

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  • May 11, 2024
  • #48
shmmeee said:
OK then, 21. Point is we’ve got too many players just around to make up the numbers who won’t ever play league football in their career.
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Yes that's the sad truth.
The special ones can't play on their own, they need a team to play in.
Which means that thousands of youngsters live in false hope of fulfilling their dreams when their coaches probably already know its never going to happen.
 
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wingy

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  • May 11, 2024
  • #49
What do we expect when they all get hoovered up by Çhelsea and the like!
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • May 11, 2024
  • #50
Balli001 said:
Most teams care about their academy so wouldn't bother.
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Which is why the U18's exist. That is the academy.

Once that's over with then you should be testing yourself against more experienced pro's as well.
 
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