Harry-Kari
Vital 1st Team Regular
We keep hearing about operating in a different way....presumably that means finding the world’s best players as juniors ie: practically free, and paying them relative peanuts until they move to Utd, Madrid or Juventus. Unfortunately, clubs like Chelsea and Utd have stockpiled most of the top junior talent most of whom never see the light of day and the kids coming out of our academy show some promise but don’t look like world beaters yet.
I have seen nothing to suggest our scouting organisation have unearthed any gems other than those coveted by the clubs with the money to buy them.
The facts of life are that great players/prospects cost money both in transfer fees and wages and in spite of EX’s assurances that once the new stadium is up and running funds will flow, I have a hard time believing that given we are run by a guy who gave a contract to Mace to be in charge of building the new stadium without making them accountable.
I have seen nothing to suggest our scouting organisation have unearthed any gems other than those coveted by the clubs with the money to buy them.
The facts of life are that great players/prospects cost money both in transfer fees and wages and in spite of EX’s assurances that once the new stadium is up and running funds will flow, I have a hard time believing that given we are run by a guy who gave a contract to Mace to be in charge of building the new stadium without making them accountable.