he's gonna delegate, just like they do everywhere else. with him overseeing the whole lot.
s rafa going to get 18 under 23s in and concentrate on the first team
surely the professional he is he would have had players lined up
how do we stand if we cant field an under 23 side
will he go for local lads
or scour the continenet
are all these players going to be free
surely he cant get money from ash to spend on the under23s and 40 mill for the fis team
why take a project on like this when it is clear tha the first team needs all his resources at the present time
why get rid of so many in one go
why not over a couple of seasons
all reasonable qquestions i think
he's gonna delegate, just like they do everywhere else. with him overseeing the whole lot.
so do you think it is realistic to get 18 players in and settled in a few weeks
who is he delegating this to
he hasnt gotten rid of the majority of the coaches
and surely if he has delegated it
the people he has he mustthink are more than capable of bringing in 18 players and staff
ad etting them playing all in a matter of weeks
he has a lot of faith in his backroom staff
if my manage rsuggested such a thing i dont think i would ley him loose
as it seems a huge task to me
i wouldnt want my staff under that pressure
The under 18s move up to the under 23s (with a few signings) and the under 16s move up to the under 18s...
Natural progression.
The whole academy needs overhauling... its been rotting for 11 yrs (what started that then?)
Rafa has been a little pre-occupied getting us promoted, then staying up.... (which he has achieved despite the club being run like a warehouse)
He has looked throughout the club to see if there are any young uns who can save the club a few quid, and there is precious little. He even put some out on loan, but they are so good, they dont get games for Crewe or Gateshead etc.
Ive watched the under 23s several times over the oast couple of years and to be honest, theyve been fecking awful.
Last edited by waalsendmick; 11-06-2018 at 07:22 PM. Reason: Because my thumbs are like walls pork sausages.
well the under 18s aint all that wallsend
so getting rid of so many as there wasnt enough coming through seems pointless in taking a load of kids on not good enough for the eunder 23 s last season
i agree it needs over hauling of that their is no doubt
but to me it looks like taking your engine out and stripping it to give it an oil change
little and often
If the players in their early 20's are never going to make it, let them go somewhere else, give them another chance.
It puts the next lot onto their last chance while the overhaul continues.
Rome wasnt built in a day....
But 11 yrs of neglect are gonna take a long time to put right.
they always het rid of a high percentage of the youth/reserve players.
it's nothing new... maybe there was an extra couple this time.... but at the end of the day as long as they can fulfil obligations, playing wise then there is nowt spoiling.
as has been said this has been long time coming and should have been done years ago
youth players yes
under 23s no
a lot of youths dont get pro contracts
these all had contracts
i wonder how much it is costing the club to get these of the bpooks
Far better to get rid now than have another Collback on the books,if ya shoite you have to go..
And before anybody starts,I know sideways Jack was from THEIR academy but you know what I mean.