The Academy realties....
If you can bring through one player per season to the first team that is probably considered a success for a club of our structure.
Are you better off paying a nominal fee for a promising youngster. Thats the tricky world we live in.
It only takes one player to make it through the academy and we sell on for a huge fee to pay for itself many times over. (lots of upside little downside)
Its a risk reward scenario plus a back up plan if it all goes tits up and we head to LG1 and need a fire sale.
Posted By: usacanary on April 27th 2026 at 14:42:19
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- Youth again (NCFC) - Molmans Custard, Apr 27, 12:51:51
- The real dream is. . (NCFC) - Molmans Custard, Apr 27, 15:14:22
- The Academy realties.... (NCFC) - usacanary, Apr 27, 14:42:19
- i think the elephant in the room is (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Apr 27, 14:37:44
- In germany though (NCFC) - Molmans Custard, Apr 27, 15:11:47
- If members of our youth team were getting picked ahead of members of our 1st team (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Apr 27, 13:25:45
- Ah not if it’s one or two. If it’s lots then yes. (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Apr 27, 14:02:22
- Any gems are normally already on the radar and snaffled up by prem or big European clubs (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Apr 27, 14:16:38
- Ah not if it’s one or two. If it’s lots then yes. (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Apr 27, 14:02:22
- Are the BvB youth, bar some, never ready for the first team? (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Apr 27, 13:00:49
- Categorising Crnac, Fisher, Schwartau and Wright as from our Academy (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Apr 27, 13:25:08
- I think that’s why he talked about “youngsters, from the academy or not”. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 27, 13:56:49
- Indeed (n/m) (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Apr 27, 13:59:16
- I missed that nuance. (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Apr 27, 15:21:10
- Yes because Mahovo is always injured (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Apr 27, 15:25:07
- Facts have no place here. Away with you (n/m) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Apr 27, 15:55:30
- Yes because Mahovo is always injured (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Apr 27, 15:25:07
- I missed that nuance. (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Apr 27, 15:21:10
- Indeed (n/m) (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Apr 27, 13:59:16
- I think that’s why he talked about “youngsters, from the academy or not”. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 27, 13:56:49
- Categorising Crnac, Fisher, Schwartau and Wright as from our Academy (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Apr 27, 13:25:08
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