Youth Players
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2023 10:08 am
One away & another younger sold without an appearance for the first team.Don’t get the point of a youth academy if the first team get no benefit.
Likelihood is these young boys will disappear into EPL youth set ups never to be heard of again. Any money brought in will no doubt be reinvested in youth academy to produce more players to sell before they make an impact.
Depressing.
These two players will no doubt see their earnings increase 10 fold in the short term, but I would love to have seen them and their advisers back their own talent and really prove themselves in men’s football before they move on.
I’ve always been a big supporter of our youth teams and go to games when I can. I also take great satisfaction from seeing our boys make a good career after they move on.
I raised this at the fans forum at the start of the season, and made the point that it can’t always just be about the players. The club have to come first at some point.
For the first time in a few seasons the feel good factor at the club was returning and we have made some excellent signings. It looked like we were keeping our best players and possibly strengthening further, whereas I am now feeling slightly deflated at the end of the window.
I really hope we don’t lose today on the back of this as that could see us lose the momentum and feel good factor we have built.
Likelihood is these young boys will disappear into EPL youth set ups never to be heard of again. Any money brought in will no doubt be reinvested in youth academy to produce more players to sell before they make an impact.
Depressing.
These two players will no doubt see their earnings increase 10 fold in the short term, but I would love to have seen them and their advisers back their own talent and really prove themselves in men’s football before they move on.
I’ve always been a big supporter of our youth teams and go to games when I can. I also take great satisfaction from seeing our boys make a good career after they move on.
I raised this at the fans forum at the start of the season, and made the point that it can’t always just be about the players. The club have to come first at some point.
For the first time in a few seasons the feel good factor at the club was returning and we have made some excellent signings. It looked like we were keeping our best players and possibly strengthening further, whereas I am now feeling slightly deflated at the end of the window.
I really hope we don’t lose today on the back of this as that could see us lose the momentum and feel good factor we have built.