| I wonder .... 09:26 - Sep 29 with 1866 views | backwaywhen |
Does anybody know if Town have scouted the young Whitton Utd player Mydas Smalls ? apparently quite a talent for a 16 year old , hit the headlines couple weeks back as youngest ever scorer of an FA cup goal . |  | | |  |
| I wonder .... on 10:48 - Sep 29 with 410 views | clive_baker |
| I wonder .... on 10:26 - Sep 29 by BrixtonBlue |
That is pretty poor. Another of Keane's feck ups or more recent?
I mean, it's hard enough to find talent as it is but if you're missing it on your doorstep that is, as you say, criminal. |
Just the consequences of years of under investment at the club. It's hard to quantify it as it's impact isn't immediately evident, but its a similar argument to sports science set up etc, if you pay peanuts you'll probably get injuries. If you don't invest in scouting and building links in the region, then you'll miss out on talented young players. It's all been too short term.
There were a number of schools in Ipswich who the club decoupled its links from and Norwich nipped in. NCFC running sessions at schools in Ipswich, absolutely criminal. We've won some back I understand, and it's been a focus for L O'N but it shouldn't have got this far. |  |
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| I wonder .... on 11:02 - Sep 29 with 379 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| I wonder .... on 10:30 - Sep 29 by GeoffSentence |
For bringing back memories of Smallsy? What a player he was and a great scoring record for England. |
Even though he couldn’t hit the side of a Renault Espace |  |
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| I wonder .... on 11:05 - Sep 29 with 383 views | itfcjoe |
| I wonder .... on 10:44 - Sep 29 by BrixtonBlue |
It was Keane that got rid of Klug though? Things have really picked up since Klug was reappointed. |
Whilst Keane sacked Klug, Magilton took him away from the academy, and then he was replaced there - by the time Keane got there he had a nothing job at the club as effectively a senior skills coach.
Also, in academies things take so long to come to fruition - Downes joined the academy as a 9 year old in 2009, as did Dozzell, Woolfie, etc....which would have been around the time off Jim leaving and Keane being appointed.
The players we have missed out on in last 3-4 years would be in our U13s and u14s so placing blame is difficult - as SomethingBlue states it is just a general drift and lack of financing for the academy which ultimately Evans is responsible for and mostly under Klug's watch. O'Neill is trying to get things going back in the right direction but is probably only able to do so because he has Evans ear fully. |  |
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| I wonder .... on 11:35 - Sep 29 with 337 views | IpswichKnight |
We are active as far south into Essex as Canvey Island, my cousins eldest is playing for Col U 18's now he was playing down at Concord in Essex and was actively being scouted by both Town and Norwich ( Cousin turned Norwich down mainly as it was pain to drive to Norfolk and she found the Town scout way too pushy for her liking ) | | | |
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