Originally Posted by
MikeSB
Apologies for this but Dale and Lowery have clearly demonstrated the error and weakness of our academy where millions of pounds have been spent and players possibly spend one or two seasons giving something to the club and then off with nothing in transfer fees, We may as well not bother and do what Port Vale and 90% of other clubs do at our level and just sign players for one or two seasons...Of course it could be and possibly more likely is the PL and FA are providing most of the running costs of the academy and as Dario used to say its cost neutral.
Players are leaving on no transfer fees and posssibly getting ten times the money they were on here and unfortunately that is how the real world operates. I read that Ronaldo was on 500,000 pounds PER WEEK at ManU at aged 38....The world has gone mad!...