Academy status meant rules have changed...

Can no longer get talent from anywhere in the country, has to come from within an hour and a half-drive of Colney

Posted By: Brom on December 2nd 2005 at 14:13:00

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our best manager ever (NCFC) - twonildownathalftime, Dec 2, 13:57:27
- Worthy... (NCFC) - Troy McClure, Dec 2, 14:11:21
  - You might remember me... (NCFC) - mr carra, Dec 2, 14:18:16
  - GET OUT!!! (n/m) (NCFC) - jonah3000, Dec 2, 14:11:37
    - Nope (NCFC) - Troy McClure, Dec 2, 14:17:19
      - No wind up (NCFC) - Troy McClure, Dec 2, 14:33:19
      - 'denying' not 'deigning' (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Dec 2, 14:24:24
      - worthy's tactics and teamn selection are that of... (NCFC) - jonah3000, Dec 2, 14:21:58
      - You have got to be kidding me (NCFC) - mr carra, Dec 2, 14:20:55
      - is finishing 19th in the premiership (NCFC) - Remmuby AG, Dec 2, 14:18:38
- I'd go with Stringer. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Dec 2, 14:09:13
  - Stringer for me, loved the style of play as well. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Dec 2, 14:15:00
  - That reminds of when we were always known as a selling club, (NCFC) - tudders, Dec 2, 14:11:45
    - Post Chase we have sold for big money the following.... (NCFC) - oh arr, Dec 2, 17:14:03
    - Didn't the bottom fall out of it during the Chase era? (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Dec 2, 14:18:05
    - I hated Chase, but his policy early days was to sell 1 big player & replace with an up & (NCFC) - lovely old job, Dec 2, 14:16:49
    - Academy status meant rules have changed... (NCFC) - Brom, Dec 2, 14:13:00
      - but in practice... (NCFC) - mr carra, Dec 2, 14:24:59
        
        Ipswich's catchment area includes London and much of Essex... (NCFC) - Brom, Dec 2, 14:26:04
        
        but how many of their young players.. (NCFC) - mr carra, Dec 2, 14:29:53
        
        Bent, Ambrose and Westlake are all... (NCFC) - Delveg, Dec 2, 14:34:49
        
        Really we can get players from London as its only a 90 minute train ride (n/m) (NCFC) - WorthysYellaBirdFlu, Dec 2, 14:36:54
        
        Not if you include the travel from the station to Colney... (NCFC) - Brom, Dec 2, 14:37:29
        
        are you allowed to fly? (NCFC) - mr carra, Dec 2, 14:41:09
        
        It was changed to 'by road' after Mafia stole Kalam Moonariuck off us. (n/m) (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Dec 2, 14:42:56
        
        He did nothing in the game... (NCFC) - Delveg, Dec 2, 14:45:09
      - Wasn't that supposed to give advantage to smaller clubs, like us? (n/m) (NCFC) - tudders, Dec 2, 14:16:15
        
        We're not really a small club though... (NCFC) - Brom, Dec 2, 14:25:18
        
        What's one and a half hours from Torquay? Sidmouth? (n/m) (NCFC) - tudders, Dec 2, 14:28:59
        
        Under the new Academy rules, wouldn't Nigel Martyn have been screwed? (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Dec 2, 14:32:30
        
        Le Tissier? (NCFC) - mr carra, Dec 2, 14:47:48
        
        Surely that decision should rest with the player? (NCFC) - Delveg, Dec 2, 14:36:58
        
        True... (NCFC) - Brom, Dec 2, 14:30:07
        
        Although big clubs bend the rules by using aircraft transport (NCFC) - WorthysYellaBirdFlu, Dec 2, 14:34:37
        
        Except as the rule is 90 minutes TRAVEL, the big clubs helicopter talent in. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Dec 2, 14:32:48
        
        how does it work with the foreign players (NCFC) - camcan, Dec 2, 14:32:00
        
        They move the players and families to the area (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Dec 2, 14:37:04
        
        Good point. (NCFC) - tudders, Dec 2, 14:35:34
        
        That's true - how does Asmat el Ouargui qualify for us? (n/m) (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Dec 2, 14:32:59
        
        I don't think it applies to over 16s (n/m) (NCFC) - Delveg, Dec 2, 14:46:14
        
        He's at college or the UEA... (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Dec 2, 14:36:45
    - we release them (NCFC) - camcan, Dec 2, 14:12:54
      - How come the scum seem to get so much good young talent coming through (NCFC) - WorthysYellaBirdFlu, Dec 2, 14:17:53
        
        Because they're closer to London and have a decent road network. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Dec 2, 14:19:30
        
        Along with a good reputation (n/m) (NCFC) - Delveg, Dec 2, 14:23:25
    - Worthy.... (NCFC) - jonah3000, Dec 2, 14:12:54
- Dave STringer (NCFC) - romayellow, Dec 2, 14:05:26
- Nah. Just got lucky. (n/m) (NCFC) - tudders, Dec 2, 14:02:44
  - Dave Stringer in my life time (n/m) (NCFC) - jonah3000, Dec 2, 14:05:42
    - I always liked Ken Brown. He was a nice feller. (n/m) (NCFC) - tudders, Dec 2, 14:06:51
      - so is worthy... (NCFC) - jonah3000, Dec 2, 14:07:56

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