flip side is that

more of them 'are' making it to a point where they are getting a good enough income that 'should'* give them a much bigger head start in life than their smarts and backgrounds would otherwise have given them.

(*assuming they are smart enough to think that way, which admittedly a great number wont. this is where the clubs have a massive duty of care IMO)

Posted By: CWC on August 7th 2019 at 09:20:35

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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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