Well Yes-In That Case...

If they aren't good enough, then why hold onto this "Academy" status?

We've still got the facilities to tempt any young player-if we left that system, we could, once again, comb all of the UK for decent youngsters and get a decent scouting network up and running throughout the country.

As I see it, the drawback to that includes not having the fixtures against top level sides, but plenty of clubs do without academy status and have no problem getting a good youth side and prospects together.

I know its probably not an option but if we're chucking hundreds of thousands of pounds at the Academy and the goods are not being realised, then you have to question it, if anything, because of the ridiculous ruling over the geographical influence it can have-lots of players out in the North Sea after all-yet look at Crewe, no wonder they have a great system, look at the area they have to call upon.

Posted By: Martin Peters on August 24th 2005 at 10:14:41

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Learn From Ipswich (NCFC) - Martin Peters, Aug 24, 10:01:36
- Worthy never gives youth a chance - fact (n/m) (NCFC) - fond, Aug 24, 10:19:44
- Ultimately you can't polish a turd... (NCFC) - Delveg, Aug 24, 10:08:50
  - Well Yes-In That Case... (NCFC) - Martin Peters, Aug 24, 10:14:41
    - You're not going to get immediate results though... (NCFC) - Delveg, Aug 24, 10:18:11
      - The academy has been going a good 6 years now at least (n/m) (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 24, 10:20:34
        
        Are you sure, I thought that we didn't get... (NCFC) - Delveg, Aug 24, 10:25:33
        
        That was a requirement (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 24, 10:28:43
        
        Fair enough, but even still... (NCFC) - Delveg, Aug 24, 10:33:56
        
        Yeah thats fair enough (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 24, 10:37:48
        
        It could be a number of factors I think... (NCFC) - Delveg, Aug 24, 10:41:34
        
        agreed, i think (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 24, 10:46:26
  - How come we (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 24, 10:11:32
    - We used to be able to get players from all over the country... (NCFC) - Brom, Aug 24, 10:15:05
      - surely Sutton was local? (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 24, 10:16:44
      - Sutton from wales? i think not (n/m) (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 24, 10:15:45
    - Perhaps I didn't explain it... (NCFC) - Delveg, Aug 24, 10:13:03
      - it's true, not many were local. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 24, 10:14:22
        
        wasn't Daryl Sutch loc ... oh! (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 24, 10:23:30
        
        Was Sutton local? (NCFC) - Delveg, Aug 24, 10:15:34
        
        went to heartsease didn't he? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 24, 10:16:31
        
        Sprowston High, wunt it? (NCFC) - roywallerslovechild, Aug 24, 10:20:04
        
        wussit? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 24, 10:22:57
        
        Wasn't Sprowston. I was wrong. (NCFC) - roywallerslovechild, Aug 24, 10:24:06
        
        Hellesdon High?? (NCFC) - Basil Wrathbone, Aug 24, 10:27:47
        
        hellesdon rather than heartsease. that might be right actually. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 24, 10:32:02
        
        Fucking Gorleston (n/m) (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Aug 24, 10:34:57
        
        All of it? (NCFC) - roywallerslovechild, Aug 24, 10:38:21
        
        See post above... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Aug 24, 10:45:50
        
        he may well have been, but I think he went to hellesdon. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 24, 10:36:22
        
        no, that was Danny Mills (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 24, 10:21:34
        
        Ah yeah. It was n'all. (NCFC) - roywallerslovechild, Aug 24, 10:23:22
        
        Fair enough (n/m) (NCFC) - Delveg, Aug 24, 10:19:07
        
        I thought he was from Gorleston (sp?)... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Aug 24, 10:17:37
- could not agree more (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 24, 10:05:38
- On the subject of young players (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Aug 24, 10:04:02
  - Russell was a good player (NCFC) - pants, Aug 24, 10:18:29
  - CC would disagree with you there Mr C... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Aug 24, 10:11:04
    - I do.. (NCFC) - camcan, Aug 24, 10:43:45
      - Silly hair though (n/m) (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Aug 24, 10:47:09
  - Worthy's lack of faith in our youth... (NCFC) - Basil Wrathbone, Aug 24, 10:10:20
    - Couldn't Worthy's wealth of midfielders comments be due to the (NCFC) - Swiss Yellow, Aug 24, 10:16:25
      - Micky Spillane... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Aug 24, 10:19:00
      - Prob not (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 24, 10:18:19
        
        "its like giving a monkey a machine gun" (NCFC) - roywallerslovechild, Aug 24, 10:21:10
    - point taken. but we're not going to get morrison, are we? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 24, 10:12:11
  - Absolutely-Agree Re.Russell (NCFC) - Martin Peters, Aug 24, 10:10:04
    - Russell thought he was Maradona though... (NCFC) - Delveg, Aug 24, 10:14:27

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