I agree wholeheartedly

Although to a degree, it's easy for us to say as we're enjoying a very good spell in the clubs recent history while also investing in the academy.

If you're a midtable championship side under serious financial pressure, it's not hard to see how the short-term desire to invest in the playing squad and try to get some of those premier league riches trumps the long term view.

If things had panned out differently and we hadn't been promoted in Farke's second season and had ended up spending a few seasons in Championship midtable, I'm not sure the fans would be quite so unanimous in their praise of the long-term academy based goal, even if objectively it clearly is the correct route forward.

Posted By: SimonOTBC on May 19th 2021 at 11:26:01

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Andrew Ayew done an interview w The Athletic, boyo (Other Football) - Henclrikus, May 19, 09:40:35
- Thats what happens when you become an established PL club with (Other Football) - usacanary, May 19, 14:25:09
- Remember they have Ryan Bennett who we could not afford to keep, he must be on a (Other Football) - Malkybarneedledick, May 19, 10:58:05
- Crazy. When will the bubble burst? (n/m) (Other Football) - DH Yellow, May 19, 10:19:46
- It staggers me that that kind of wrong-headedness persists in the game (Other Football) - Old Man, May 19, 10:05:27
  - I totally agree - however (Other Football) - seminated_woolly, May 19, 13:47:18
    - Yep. I said the same (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, May 19, 16:37:41
  - I agree wholeheartedly (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, May 19, 11:26:01
  - 👍 (n/m) (Other Football) - helvegtheowl, May 19, 11:07:12
  - 100% this.In buckets. (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, May 19, 10:08:18
- He’s out of contract in summer so will want a rise of they get promoted!!! (n/m) (Other Football) - loz, May 19, 09:56:29
- £80k and he's not all that - blas me bor (n/m) (Other Football) - inutero, May 19, 09:49:22
  - He'd be a massive upgrade on what we've had in the wide positions the last 2 years (n/m) (Other Football) - trafford_canary, May 19, 09:55:16
    - Better than Emi? (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, May 19, 10:11:40
      - I was referring to Onel and Placheta really, I don't consider Emi and Todd "wide" players (n/m) (Other Football) - trafford_canary, May 19, 10:42:47
  - Where's the money gorn? (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, May 19, 09:54:18
- If he gets them back to the prem (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 19, 09:41:41
  - Almost any bet that pays off can be justified. (Other Football) - Henclrikus, May 19, 09:51:39
    - Free agent in the summer (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 19, 09:55:02
      - He'll be off to China to earn more and score twice the goals in half the games (n/m) (Other Football) - trafford_canary, May 19, 09:56:15
  - Well,weigh up how much downgrading their youth system will cost (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, May 19, 09:44:08
- That beggars belief,total short termism. (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, May 19, 09:41:40
  - Not sure "short-termism" is right given he's played for them on and off for 6 years (n/m) (Other Football) - trafford_canary, May 19, 09:46:59
    - It is if you take that post in context and take into account (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, May 19, 09:48:31
      - Maybe they figured the academy won't do as much to get them and keep them in the Prem? (Other Football) - trafford_canary, May 19, 09:52:13
        
        Valid point,I'm just really happy with how we've done things,we've invested in our future. (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, May 19, 09:53:55
        
        Now on that we can totally agree! Would much rather see Idah play in an equivalent role (n/m) (Other Football) - trafford_canary, May 19, 09:57:32

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