| Category One 11:16 - Mar 18 with 2927 views | BudapestByBlimp |
The club made a big push about gaining Category One status several years back and if memory serves me correct we missed out by 0.5% (or thereabouts). Given the club's repeated assertions that we need to produce or own players does anyone know why we didn't achieve the marginal gains required to reach Category One.
Disclaimer - I know nothing of the category ratings, what they entail, their success rates etc, but I'm just curious as to why things didn't progress. |  | | |  |
| Category One on 19:20 - Mar 18 with 734 views | PhilTWTD |
| Category One on 18:57 - Mar 18 by George03 |
Do you suspect it will be back to a % of revenue type cap, rather than a set amount like this year? [Post edited 18 Mar 2021 18:58]
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Think it'll be something based on losses rather than a set amount which can be spent, but I don't think they know what yet themselves. |  | | |
| Category One on 19:23 - Mar 18 with 733 views | PhilTWTD |
| Category One on 16:42 - Mar 18 by MattinLondon |
On a similar subject Phil, do you know how the youngsters are doing who went to arsenal and Man City? |
Joe will know better than me, but Flores has been doing well at Arsenal. Not sure on Knight this season. | | | |
| Category One on 19:42 - Mar 18 with 719 views | itfcjoe |
| Category One on 19:23 - Mar 18 by PhilTWTD |
Joe will know better than me, but Flores has been doing well at Arsenal. Not sure on Knight this season. |
Knight doing ok, but nowhere near what you'd expect - Flores is flying at Arsenal and will be the better player |  |
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| Category One on 19:48 - Mar 18 with 705 views | MattinLondon |
| Category One on 19:42 - Mar 18 by itfcjoe |
Knight doing ok, but nowhere near what you'd expect - Flores is flying at Arsenal and will be the better player |
Thanks Joe
What with the big PL clubs poaching and hoovering up talented youngsters sometimes it must feel to Marcus Evans what’s the point in even having an academy.
I’m not advocating getting rid of it but must be like a kick in the teeth when a talented young player moves on. |  | | |
| Category One on 20:00 - Mar 18 with 692 views | itfcjoe |
| Category One on 19:48 - Mar 18 by MattinLondon |
Thanks Joe
What with the big PL clubs poaching and hoovering up talented youngsters sometimes it must feel to Marcus Evans what’s the point in even having an academy.
I’m not advocating getting rid of it but must be like a kick in the teeth when a talented young player moves on. |
There's a level of player that is simply too good for an academy like ours - relaistically Andre Dozzell was one of them but we kept him for one reason or another. | |
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| Category One on 21:24 - Mar 18 with 652 views | Coastalblue |
| Category One on 20:00 - Mar 18 by itfcjoe |
There's a level of player that is simply too good for an academy like ours - relaistically Andre Dozzell was one of them but we kept him for one reason or another. |
Does make you wonder what his career would be now had he chosen to swap to a Prem club. |  |
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| Category One on 22:37 - Mar 18 with 623 views | BlueyandCrazy |
| Category One on 21:24 - Mar 18 by Coastalblue |
Does make you wonder what his career would be now had he chosen to swap to a Prem club. |
On the other hand he is now getting first team action, and whilst those poached are younger, still remains to be seen as to whether they will break through....... |  |
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