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No Niall Heaton the lad who went to Liverpool, McBurnie was part of our youth development as was Clayton Donaldson but he was deemed not good enough at 16 and was taken on by Hull City.

 

One or two players coming good pays for the failures as I say look what we have brought in without effort

 

Yeah that heaton I remember now he’s still only young we should sign him back
He’s in none league now

We should sign a few released academy players. Look at Stephen derby and players like. They can become quite decent after a few seasons in league 1 which is where we could be for some time

 

Look what we have paid out without reward
You seem incapable of comparing the two

 

Not as much as write offs for players like Anderson,Mclean, and others over the years. What we paid out in fees and wages for those two would have funded the youth policy for years

 

But we didn’t know that at the time of signing the players you mention. If your method worked nobody would pay transfer fees. And if nobody pays transfers fee then your method deosn’t work.

 

Again avoiding my point
Never mind Park I truly admire your belief in the system but as you avoid a valid reply
I will leave you to your unswerving faith

 

I think I have answered several times I think the failures are paid for the success of others

 

Who produces the players that fuel the transfer ststem

 

Why have they not been promoted?

 

Now that is 1st class sarcasm at its best:thumbsup:

 

I think that the development squad fills a gap in another way too. In giving us a through product so to speak it is also a part of community outreach for those players in the locale we can interest. It involves us in every part, or possible part, of a young players career path thereby involving us at every level of football as it pertains to the community a lack of engagement in the community I'm sure I remember some on C&B bemoaning.

Are we sure all this is just to develop these players just to sell on? I'm not convinced that's the entire picture and perhaps Riley is a good example. In the 1st division or the Championship does it not give us the facilities to give young players deemed not quite good enough for Premiership or their particular club's at the moment. We need the facilities as we look upwards to be able to challenge these sorts of players and offer them the structure to match their ambitions.

Nor can I subscribe to what seems the attitude of some that the Development Squad is there purely to treat the members as simply an added value product like some downmarket supermarket, I think many have got hold of the wrong end of the stick there. If they are deemed a valued asset it also means they are a good player and I should think we may get 1~or a few seasons out of some if sadly not all of them.

So for me it fills a gap in our engagement with the community whilst offering a structured and funded career development path attractive to players, and yes if we have any ambition then these things need addressing. Why not now?

 

Good post:thumbsup:
I see two of Coventry's goals that helped them win promotion back to league 1 this afternoon were scored by players brought through their academy.

 

Just been reading the match write up and they had 7 academy players in their team. Not sure you can aim for those numbers even at just a league above but it's certainly impressive.

 

Parents, usually.

 

Aye bottom of the chain

 

Did you listen to the interview with Martin Drury?

 

It's easier to create a League 2 play-off winning player than a Championship player (which is what we are aiming for).

The higher you go up the ladder, the harder it is to get that outstanding player.

Ask Chelsea, spent hundreds of millions on the Academy but not had a player of note since John Terry. Loftus-Cheek is just about getting to the top level.