Brooks

[JosteinTime]

It just shows how crazy the system is. It would appear that the only way that a boy who is in one of the big 5 clubs academies can succeed if they “fail” and are released and are taken in by a smaller club. Then when the smaller club has developed them into good footballers, a big clubs then rebuys them. It is hard to think of one player who has remained at the club and has made it through to the first team in the last 5 years. There must be loads of players who are seen as a lot better than the ones released, but are lost within their academies, whilst the “rejects” in the same year are now playing for England.

There's certainly some rejects playing for England!

On the other hand, it's possibly a good way of some of the smaller clubs earning extra revenue from developing these forgotten players?

[bulmer1889]

The only way to stop this madness Mansfield is to put a min quota of home grown players onto the clubs so they would have to encourage players through the ranks,I think they've let the horse bolt though it should have been done yrs ago but the FA and premier league can't see past their own greed

[Mansfield_Blade]

My idea is that you should change the academy system, still keep Cat 1-4 and that Cat 1 can pick up players from the lower cat academies for a pittance, but base it on results rather than money, say if you have a player who played 10 games in League 2, the club who brought him through their academy gets 1 point, 2 points for league 1, 4 for the Championship, 8 for Premier League, and 16 if they play for England. The top 10 clubs have Cat 1 status, I think this will force the big clubs to play their own youngsters rather than hoover up the talent from other clubs.

[blades58]

Goodbye Mr Brooks

McCabe:


“In many ways [promotion has eased pressure of selling youngsters]. But the truth is until you are back in the Premier League, if a Premier League club comes along and wants one of your players... if someone can give me the answer of how you keep them. I think most supporters realise that our desire is not to sell a David Brooks - obviously a youngster with immense talent - or a Dominic Calvert-Lewin. But when the big dog comes knocking...”

[rodcurrie]

Goodbye Mr Brooks

McCabe:


“In many ways [promotion has eased pressure of selling youngsters]. But the truth is until you are back in the Premier League, if a Premier League club comes along and wants one of your players... if someone can give me the answer of how you keep them. I think most supporters realise that our desire is not to sell a David Brooks - obviously a youngster with immense talent - or a Dominic Calvert-Lewin. But when the big dog comes knocking...”

You're not shocked by this 58 are ya? I've commented abart it on the fans forum thread but it's the way the football world is.I will be disapointed when Brooksy goes but not suprised.UTCB

[RavBlade]

You're not shocked by this 58 are ya? I've commented abart it on the fans forum thread but it's the way the football world is.I will be disapointed when Brooksy goes but not suprised.UTCB

Me neither unfortunately Rodders. A huge fee would ease the pain a bit though instead of 1m.

[blades58]

You're not shocked by this 58 are ya? I've commented abart it on the fans forum thread but it's the way the football world is.I will be disapointed when Brooksy goes but not suprised.UTCB

I have repeatedly said that when the big clubs come calling it's game over, it just irks me when our owner actually says it without at least explaining the process he goes through as an owner to convince the said player to stay. No mention of anything positive about the fact we are on the up. That we have a top manager. That said young player, if he continues to improve has more chance of playing in the Championship than at a Prem club. That we would offer said player a competitive salary despite his age. Nothing, not a glimmer. It's almost as if he wants to sell the player, if you get my drift and of course keeping that talented player ought to mean his stock rises.

[GrayBlade]

I have repeatedly said that when the big clubs come calling it's game over, it just irks me when our owner actually says it without at least explaining the process he goes through as an owner to convince the said player to stay. No mention of anything positive about the fact we are on the up. That we have a top manager. That said young player, if he continues to improve has more chance of playing in the Championship than at a Prem club. That we would offer said player a competitive salary despite his age. Nothing, not a glimmer. It's almost as if he wants to sell the player, if you get my drift and of course keeping that talented player ought to mean his stock rises.

King Kev's changed his stance. It's no longer 'when the big clubs come calling' it's gone to the knocking dogs...

“I think most supporters realise that our desire is not to sell a David Brooks - obviously a youngster with immense talent - or a Dominic Calvert-Lewin. But when the big dog comes knocking...”

Read more at: http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/footb...tial-1-8658586

[bulmer1889]

And then you sell him !

[bulmer1889]

You tell them to do one and then take the lad to one side and explain how we took him on when he was down and we've built him back up again and how contracts are supposed to work etc a bit like southends chairman has done with leonard