Holt made a good point in recent Guardian article

Obviously biased towards his own experience but gist of it was that in the old days kids knew a lot earlier on at say 16-18 whether they were going to make it in top flight or non-league / lower leagues and would adjust their expectations and life plans accordingly. Now because of stockpiling at big academies kids get their expectations pumped up and only at 21-22 come crashing down when they realise they won’t cut it at top flight. 16-21 are formative years and will be tough for many kids to deal with a temporary high and comedown which never used to exist. Extent of the problem may be limited the academies also provide education and will depend on character of each individual but don’t think should underestimate the potential impact.

Posted By: pat_abb on August 7th 2019 at 08:11:38

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why football is not as good as it once was, part 337 (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Aug 7, 07:38:32
- What is a bit strange with this guy (Other Football) - maidstoneyellow, Aug 7, 13:57:43
- And part 338 - Rooney to Derby (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Aug 7, 08:03:54
  - Does this kind of move ever work out well? (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 7, 08:20:48
    - Channon, Peters? (n/m) (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Aug 7, 08:52:25
      - We were in the top flight when they signed (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Aug 7, 08:54:16
        
        not Peters. (n/m) (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Aug 7, 08:56:07
        
        Oh yeah, didn't know that (Other Football) - duke of york, Aug 7, 09:06:10
        
        wd he have moved on had we stayed down? (n/m) (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Aug 7, 09:16:08
        
        Yes, but if I remember they were above our level? (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Aug 7, 08:56:06
    - Hucks? (n/m) (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Aug 7, 08:22:32
      - He was still in his prime though (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Aug 7, 08:25:31
        
        And nor was he as good as Rooney (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 7, 08:29:01
        
        guess so. (n/m) (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Aug 7, 08:28:51
  - Thats clever, I did wonder why he was coaching (n/m) (Other Football) - CWC, Aug 7, 08:11:16
    - his Little Lady apparently (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Aug 7, 08:17:21
- Isn’t that down to his career choices? (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 7, 07:55:27
  - Holt made a good point in recent Guardian article (Other Football) - pat_abb, Aug 7, 08:11:38
    - the non-First Team arena has massively exploded (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Aug 7, 08:21:45
      - flip side is that (Other Football) - CWC, Aug 7, 09:20:35
      - 50 full time professionals? (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 7, 08:41:11
        
        yup. 32 in U23s plus U18s on scholarships. Plus all the staff (n/m) (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Aug 7, 08:54:02
        
        Jesus,no wonder clubs are struggling so much without premier league money. (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 7, 08:57:07
        
        ..... (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Aug 7, 09:10:26
  - yes, agreed. (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Aug 7, 08:00:01
    - Like the loyalty shown by Fleck, Sutton, Fox, Eadie? (Other Football) - Charles21, Aug 7, 09:05:03
      - Hucks by far our most loyal modern-era player (Other Football) - duke of york, Aug 7, 09:11:14
        
        and then been sacked as an academy coach (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 7, 09:45:20
        
        Almost everyone who was here before Webber, and more recently, Kensall (Other Football) - duke of york, Aug 7, 09:51:41
  - Those stats are particularly ridiculous though! (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 7, 07:56:48

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