| Is there any point.... 12:15 - May 1 with 6814 views | chicoazul |
.....in having an Academy now?
Given the amount of money that swims around the game now surely, if the young players we build are any good, they will do a Charlie Brown or a Ben Knight? People will say, well we have lots of young players coming through now. Well, we just got relegated. So what does that say about those young players?
However many millions the Academy costs might we be better in investing that into a scouting network?
Worth a think boyos. |  |
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| Is there any point.... on 15:15 - May 1 with 684 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Is there any point.... on 13:58 - May 1 by ITFC_Forever |
Osborne didn't scout Mings.
Osman did. |
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| Is there any point.... on 15:18 - May 1 with 687 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Is there any point.... on 13:01 - May 1 by maccyd9 |
The only one of those we are doing is squad fillers which I'm absolutely certain is in no way what the club will be hoping to produce from the Academy.
Of course it's important to try and be in the community and produce your own players but we are a sitting duck.
Brentford have abandoned their academy for the very same reasons and I'm sure many more will follow. |
If the academy isnt producing any decent players, I can assume that you would be happy if Bishop, Lankester, Downes, Dozzell, Nydam and El Mizouni are all released this summer on free's? | |
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| Is there any point.... on 15:28 - May 1 with 674 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Is there any point.... on 14:07 - May 1 by ElephantintheRoom |
You could have Pope in goal - good enough for England - just not good enough for Ipswich |
Ryan Bennett too! | |
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| Is there any point.... on 16:07 - May 1 with 646 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Is there any point.... on 13:03 - May 1 by Guthrum |
The Academy is a scouting network, for potential future talent. It's at least as reliable as any other type in identifying genuine talent (within the budgetary contraints we have). McCarthy was good at finding undervalued players and he still had quite a high failure rate.
We might lose those who are seen as the very top prospects (and we do get a fair bit of money for them, considering how unproven they are), but we can hang onto the pretty good (e.g. Downes, Lankester) who are certainly not to blame for our relegation this season. |
Spot on. | |
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| Is there any point.... on 16:21 - May 1 with 636 views | Guthrum |
| Is there any point.... on 14:41 - May 1 by maccyd9 |
The question was, what would the cost be, not would there be a cost.
The answer is still similar. Very little cost imo. Maybe we simply wouldn't have loaned Nydam out. |
No academy, no Nydam either.
Without an Academy, we'd have been a bit stuffed in the Cup game against Palace last season, too. |  |
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| Is there any point.... on 16:48 - May 1 with 605 views | chicoazul |
| Is there any point.... on 12:59 - May 1 by itfcjoe |
Free transfer's don't cost nothing - if they are in demand there is a big signing on fee, plus higher wages because there has been no fee. |
Come on, I am sure you know what I mean when I say "nothing" | |
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| Is there any point.... on 16:49 - May 1 with 603 views | chicoazul |
| Is there any point.... on 14:14 - May 1 by BiGDonnie |
You sound like a child with this sh!t lad. Grow up. |
Hey im just helping him out, I wouldnt want him to think I was rudely ignoring his posts. | |
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