The Academy.

[happypig]

How long before the academy starts producing championship quality players?

 

[ferring seagull]

How long is a piece of string !

 

[Barrel of Fun]

We've done that already.

How long until we produce an attacking player of note, is a different kettle of fish.

 

[jamie the seagull]

Never, with the current conservative and negative management.
They will be loaned out to L1/L2 until suitable offers are received.

 

[Cloughie]

Solly March?

 

[Norman Baker suck my lozenge]

How long before the academy starts producing championship quality players?

Cook?Elphick?
Those two look like Prem quality to Me.

 

[brightonmark1234]

how long before we produce a championship forward from the academy

 

[Ernest]

We haven't produced a home grown striker who is Championship + standard for over 50 years

 

[GreersElbow]

how long before we produce a championship forward from the academy

12 years, 7 months, 23 days and 19 hours.

 

[Ferring Marine]

How long before the academy starts producing championship quality players?

Three to five years is realistic.
Rome can't be built in a day as they say.

 

[andy1980]

Anyone know whats happening to Ragnar Mar-Laurusson? He scored twice against Liverpool on saturday for the U18s. and has been making the subs bench for the U21s. I think hes contract is up in the summer, or has he signed a new one?

 

[spence]

We haven't produced a home grown striker who is Championship + standard for over 50 years

What about Virgo who converted to a striker while in the Championship?

 

[BensGrandad]

Some time probably 5 - 8 years. Recently they had a chance to sign 4 x9 year old but turned them down. 1 signed for Villa, 1 for WBA 1 for Arsenal 1 for Man U. Which is not looking good. I sent them details of a 15 year old striker who is probably joining Bournemouth lives in Guildford not sure if they have followed it up but not even the courtesy of an e mail of acknowledgement of receipt.

 

[Bry Nylon]

I sent them details of a 15 year old striker who is probably joining Bournemouth.

Can't blame the lad if he wants to try his chances at a big club.

 

[ferring seagull]

Cook?Elphick?
Those two look like Prem quality to Me.

There you go then - perhaps this goes back to players who have not been utilised to best effect ( 'even' considering where their best qualities lay)

That seems to have been an ongoing issue given those we have allowed to leave - perhaps It makes one wonder about the board / mangement !

 

[Cloughie]

Some time probably 5 - 8 years. Recently they had a chance to sign 4 x9 year old but turned them down. 1 signed for Villa, 1 for WBA 1 for Arsenal 1 for Man U. Which is not looking good. I sent them details of a 15 year old striker who is probably joining Bournemouth lives in Guildford not sure if they have followed it up but not even the courtesy of an e mail of acknowledgement of receipt.

I suspect they receive plenty of recommendations from fans regarding recruitment. I remeber the 'ask the club' section on this board was inundated with them too. Without being rude, you can't expect the club to follow them all up. It's unplausable. If they've had those players at the club training with them and decided to let them go, then that's a different issue. As a professional from the club would have cast his eyes on them and judged them inadequate at this particular moment etc.

 

[nwgull]

About 20 minus the age of the youngest group of youth players.

If the youngst group is 10 then it will be a decade.

This is pessimistic. The fact that it is a Cat 1 Academy means that we'll be able to attract and sign the best players at all ages up to U21 level. They don't have to start at U10.

 

[BensGrandad]

To the best of my knowledge they never even sent a scout t o have a look. Our chief scout is based in The Midlands. My beef is that as you say they must get many recommendations so why not have a computerised acknowledgement for a junior to send.

 

[AZ Gull]

Anyone know whats happening to Ragnar Mar-Laurusson? He scored twice against Liverpool on saturday for the U18s. and has been making the subs bench for the U21s. I think hes contract is up in the summer, or has he signed a new one?

He initially joined us as a scholar (at the start of the 2013-14 season, his clearance came through in October that year). The FA Monthly Registration bulletin shows that a new contract was registered on January 1 this year, which I assume was a professional contract. Unfortunately the bulletin gives no indication of length, but I would assume he has been tied up at least until the end of the 2015-16 season.

It is a pity that the club can't be a little more forthcoming with these details. Oh well, you will have to get your updates from NSC instead.

 

[nwgull]

Some time probably 5 - 8 years. Recently they had a chance to sign 4 x9 year old but turned them down. 1 signed for Villa, 1 for WBA 1 for Arsenal 1 for Man U. Which is not looking good. I sent them details of a 15 year old striker who is probably joining Bournemouth lives in Guildford not sure if they have followed it up but not even the courtesy of an e mail of acknowledgement of receipt.

Maybe he's just not good enough. Bournemouth's academy is category 3; if he was anything special, he'd have had he choice of going to a club with at least a Cat 2 academy if not a Cat 1. This is why getting Cat 1 status was so important. Not only are the facilities much better, but the teams also play in higher standard of competition. Where would you want to be developed (or want for your son) if you had the chance?