Edin interview in the times

All this talk about feeder Clubs remember Gill from Man Utd

 

I think edin has realised his original plan of few loanees and buying promising young players is going to be a costly exercise, especially when you're competing with the likes of Peterborough and Barnsley who have a similar model. So I think he's sacked it off until we get to the championship anyway where we're in a far better position to be doing it.

 

It works for some, not for others

 

Which measures?

 

Yeah works for some but not us we can’t afford Joe or Edin wouldn’t take the risk. We would just end up with the Gills

 

To be honest, I think its a mix of everything. Changing managers certainly hasn't helped bring on these players. We are currently seeing a mix of short termism with the loan market and long termism with dev players still coming in. This is mainly down to the fact that last season's squad was so far short it probably set the plan back somewhat.

Therefore they've had to use the loan market to quickly boost the quality of the squad with Payne, Seedorf and Miller in order to strive for promotion. But the signings of Isherwood, Colville, Wood & Clare suggest there is a still a future for the development squad. Time will tell if there's anyone of actual quality / potential there.

 

agreed. look at how many uk clubs run on a deficit / have high levels of debt and how many go close to going out of business in comparison to those in germany and further afield.

 

True, but even with a 'full price' gate of 10k (and I think it'd be nearer 12k) that's still more than most in this league. Top 6. And we can still profit more over from commercial opportunities given the bigger fan base.

 

Edin overall makes a fair point. If premier league clubs want others lower down the leagues to develop their players, they may want to look at their model. If they changed it so that they didn’t charge loan fees, high wages etc, then more clubs would probably take on more players. Everyone sort of wins.

 

Agree. This recent report https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44850888 shows how some PL clubs don't need ST revenue to make a profit. Its not ,like they are short of a bob or two is it?

Pure greed

 

Not possible in Germany. He would have to run it past members due to the 50+1 rule where members have the majority vote.

Cleverly run German football. For the fans unlike England which is now all for money.

Not sure there is anything wrong in what Edin is saying.

 

He was good enough to get into the set up and was offered a new contract based on his ability. Ferguson wouldn’t have picked up just because his dad asked. I still find it fascinating that he ditched footy to become an auditor. He could still have done all that. Fair play to him. Still people don’t want the pressure and trappings of fame. And let’s be fair you can’t do half the things a teenager would want to do if your a professional

 

It is as it is, Plenty of other clubs prepared to pay the going rate to take premiership and championship players on loan, It seems Edin is finding it hard to stomach paying the going rate like other clubs and chooses to run to the papers whining like a big kid trying to play with the grownups

 

Rahic wants to dine at the big boys table but does a runner when the bill comes.

 

I see he's becoming more Yorkshire then

 

Yorkshire men don't run, we just "forget" our wallets

 

You've been to the Box Tree, Ilkley as well then?