albion534
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By your logic are you saying those that lost 4-0 to Stoke, 2-0 to Everton and 3-0 to Derby last year are destined to achieve more ??
Let's sign some kid from Hove just to shut you up
By your logic are you saying those that lost 4-0 to Stoke, 2-0 to Everton and 3-0 to Derby last year are destined to achieve more ??
Let's sign some kid from Hove just to shut you up
Lets just agree with your absurd logic to shut you up ........
Whats early days about out youth policy, its been with us since the late 70's, just because we have new buildings doesnt follow that player recruitment is anything new.
Hardly big fella
You're saying we shouldn't sign all these players from around the world as that is why we have the academy? You say our youth team performed better before the reform
Maybe these local players are not good enough?
Stop criticising the youth system till it's had enough time to produce these players first
It is different now because the opposition is different. Before, any kids that were good enough to play top level youth games would've gone to one of the London teams rather than our centre of excellence playing games against Gillingham.
Now we can offer top level football and facilities so will be able to attract the better quality players and keep them from a young age, but as others have said it will take time for them to filter through the system. I'm sure there's plenty of Sussex lads who joined other Academys in the last 10 years who would've joined ours if it was available at the time.
Whats early days about out youth policy, its been with us since the late 70's, just because we have new buildings doesnt follow that player recruitment is anything new.
It's early days being a Category One academy, which I was under the impression is a very different thing, and being in the new academy building, which I'm sure brought with it a number of changes. If in 10-15 years our Academy hasn't produced any decent players I will acknowledge your point, and I will - I'm sure with many others - be wondering what on earth's going on and why we spent £20million odd.
Until then, I'm gonna wait.
It's a team game, you can't be suggesting that every one of our players involved in those games will fail to make it as a professional?By your logic are you saying those that lost 4-0 to Stoke, 2-0 to Everton and 3-0 to Derby last year are destined to achieve more ??
Do you turn the music down at parties?
That did make me laugh
Is it not possible to develop both, together?I have been quite clear, I wish those players the very best, but I absolutely feel that you need opportunity and policy on your side, preferably I would prefer local talent being scouted and developed ahead of others.
Is it not possible to develop both, together?
Anyone believing Sussex alone can produce an elite football team is mentals.
As is anyone who believed Sussex is incapable of producing any elite footballers.
Jnr Stat (10) has been Albion coached at school since he was 6.
I'm sure if he or any of the other prancing fairies he skips around with showed even an ounce of talent, they'll be in Lancing quicker than you could say "Welcome to Guantanamo Abdul".
As it stands though, his school isn't a hotbed of soccerball talent.
I guess not having a negative stance about all things Albion is a good place to start.Honest question Stat.How do you square your somewhat negative stance about all things Albion,when your son looks to be enjoying himself
It's a team game, you can't be suggesting that every one of our players involved in those games will fail to make it as a professional?
I'm not after a scrap [MENTION=5101]BigGully[/MENTION], but there's two points I want you to consider:
-- you say that the usual suspects cream up the top talent, which is pretty much incontrovertible, but who gets the next best? I suspect that is what our strategy is by casting our net wider.
-- you claim that those recent DS acquisitions from abroad are no better than what's available in Sussex (and hasn't been hoovered up by the usual suspects, of course). I think this is also a tad suspect.
I guess not having a negative stance about all things Albion is a good place to start.
Finally an American in the ranks!