Time for one of the Academy lads?

[WTF11]

Bielsa's way of doing things WTF he likes a 'small' group....not something I agree with to be honest but on this occasion there may just be a chance for the boy we got from Celtic to come in and take his chance..perhaps?

Small group maybe and not actually something I'd disagree with in our situation (we don't have the organisational infrastructure to deal with squads like those at Scum, Pool, Schitty etc), but a graduation PLAN is what I'm suggesting might be a good idea, given all the guff (which is increasingly what it looks like), spouted about how we're investing in home grown players etc, rather than being forced (as we have numerous times previously) into playing U23s "in extremis" rather than because its the right thing for player and team

If Bielsa judges it never to be the right time (as appears always to be the case), why the f00k do we have an Academy (other than as a secondary revenue earner for players we have metaphorically "fattened up" before sending them off to market again)?

[ozleeds]

Small group maybe and not actually something I'd disagree with in our situation (we don't have the organisational infrastructure to deal with squads like those at Scum, Pool, Schitty etc), but a graduation PLAN is what I'm suggesting might be a good idea, given all the guff (which is increasingly what it looks like), spouted about how we're investing in home grown players etc, rather than being forced (as we have numerous times previously) into playing U23s "in extremis" rather than because its the right thing for player and team

If Bielsa judges it never to be the right time (as appears always to be the case), why the f00k do we have an Academy (other than as a secondary revenue earner for players we have metaphorically "fattened up" before sending them off to market again)?

It's an Academy and works this way.
1st you get rid of all the local kids
2nd you bring in ones from all over the world
3rd you loan them out and move them on for nothing.
The only time you see kids in the first team is when their arses are getting sore sitting on the bench all game.

[Billyni]

Ayling will go to centre half and Dallas to right back.
No new blood.

[Tichi1]

it's an academy and works this way.
1st you get rid of all the local kids
2nd you bring in ones from all over the world
3rd you loan them out and move them on for nothing.
The only time you see kids in the first team is when their arses are getting sore sitting on the bench all game.

wow!!