Cambridge

[ShropshireAlex]

I hesitate to inject a note of reality into this thread but the Head of Coaching position is an Academy one, that's why there was the idea of appointing one of the under 18 managment team to it. His job is to recruit coaches for the various age groups and oversee them getting their various badges, particularly ex-players where possible. Didn't kow that Billy Paynter (don't mention Vale!), who has managed in Wales and the North West Counties, and Regan Griffiths (part-time, still playing, as others like Lee Bell began) were among our newer age group coaches.

[MikeSB]

I hesitate to inject a note of reality into this thread but the Head of Coaching position is an Academy one, that's why there was the idea of appointing one of the under 18 managment team to it. His job is to recruit coaches for the various age groups and oversee them getting their various badges, particularly ex-players where possible. Didn't kow that Billy Paynter (don't mention Vale!), who has managed in Wales and the North West Counties, and Regan Griffiths (part-time, still playing, as others like Lee Bell began) were among our newer age group coaches.

Who the hell came up with this academy idea and all the millions being spent on ex players and coaches that don't know how to play and possibly not intelligent enough to realise what is going on. The FA are useless imo at least.

Professional footballers do NOT need coaching and its detrimental to natural ability and I know cos I have played this game to a decent level and seen thousands of professional matches where not one of those players saw an academy or were coached. OK you are bored with the same answer but its as true as day and that's for sure. I had the same opinion for 60 odd years and you support the academy and coaching but its to our detriment.

[CreweBorn]

Substitutions

Who the hell came up with this academy idea and all the millions being spent on ex players and coaches that don't know how to play and possibly not intelligent enough to realise what is going on. The FA are useless imo at least.

Professional footballers do NOT need coaching and its detrimental to natural ability and I know cos I have played this game to a decent level and seen thousands of professional matches where not one of those players saw an academy or were coached. OK you are bored with the same answer but its as true as day and that's for sure. I had the same opinion for 60 odd years and you support the academy and coaching but its to our detriment.

Is anyone else mystified by Lee Bell's substitutions? Golding is injured after 25 minutes so the obvious move is to move Billington to centre half and bring on Mingi at right back. Instead he brings on Louis Moult. Can anyone else explain the logic of this?

[lukcour]

Crewborn I do not think anyone can explain the logic of that decision.

But why the decision was made is quite simple to explain . LB and RD have not got a clue how to tun or coach a league2 side.