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54 minutes ago, xLiaaamx said:

It was blatantly an Ashley PR signing because he's got the name of the Goal kid. Thought that was pretty clear at the time. 

 

Aye, and like we all know with Ashley, Charnley and public relations - even if it did suit Ashley's interests he'd screw it up. 

 

Awful idea to to start with, but when you think about it, it's laughable how badly it was carried through...

 

National media never actually caught on to it, probably was never even released to 'London media' types to even have a laugh at - Adrian Talk Sport Wanker - so never returned the attention/money that Ashley/Charnley/Bishop thought it would have. Because offices of social media under Ashley we're covered in dust, no social media hype could be achieved from it either. 

 

Probably Mike being pissed up with an idea that mini-me Charnley had to follow through with. Some poor kid has born the brunt of human trafficking, and spent last 18 months freezing his arse off kicking a ball round with the U23's. 

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5 hours ago, xLiaaamx said:

It was blatantly an Ashley PR signing because he's got the name of the Goal kid. Thought that was pretty clear at the time. 

 

You mean he's going to be total shit? Just like all these other youngster's we've unearthed before him like Vilca, El-Mhanni, Satka, Vukic and Victor Fernandez to name a few?

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  • 2 weeks later...

Desperate for an overhaul of the academy from top to bottom. Not being to critical but I watched the u18’s game last night and I’ve seen better games with better football played in the pinpoint league on a Sunday. 

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11 minutes ago, ManDoon said:

I’d like to see the percentage of players that make it out of academies. I wonder if ours is actually any worse than any other academy in that regard. 
 

They are the football equivalent of factory farming honestly. It’s all a bit grim 

I can’t remember where I read it, but lower league clubs and even non league clubs produce more players that end up having a professional career in football than all the PL clubs put together, which might seem sound given there are more clubs than the 20 in the PL, but it says a lot maybe about how being at say NUFC or Chelsea’s academy isn’t the be all and end all to have your kid attending. In fact it might be detrimental to kids’ hopes of making it!

 

 

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24 minutes ago, ManDoon said:

I’d like to see the percentage of players that make it out of academies. I wonder if ours is actually any worse than any other academy in that regard. 
 

They are the football equivalent of factory farming honestly. It’s all a bit grim 

 

We tend to never blood ours though. Many of those u23s and u18s will never make a first team appearance for us going off the recent past, places in League Cup and FA Cup matches which other PL clubs play youngsters in have went to the likes of Krafth, Hendrick and Joselu.

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On 18/01/2022 at 04:34, arnonel said:

Was also hoping we would get a flurry of young talent in this window. 

Recognise that isnt the immediate focus, but still......

Given how crazy the year has been for covid and injuries, actually a little surprised we didn't get a bunch in that could be registered by Feb 1st. 

 

Think all hands have been on trying to improve the first team. U23 and down will be overhauled one way or another in the summer.  

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1 hour ago, joeyt said:

Sure I read the U23s have won 7 in a row which is mad considering how dreadful they've been for years

Aye, mad up turn in form, means nowt though!

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1 hour ago, ManDoon said:

good knees I really like this guy 

One of the best things about the takeover for me, it’s great being able to sign top players but keeping our best young players is just as important.


Gone are the days when this club bends over for the scousers and co.

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35 minutes ago, Nucasol said:

Good move as long as he gets the sort of minutes Kelland Watts has had the last two seasons.

I hope Kelland Watts will be a part of our first team squad next season.

 

Would be good to have some young players as squad players instead of Clark, Hendrick, Gayle etc.

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