My 2 cents

Recent sales of players points out shortcomings in our youth system. Ideally you want a young player good enough to be challenging an established player so if you have to sell you have a ready made replacement. Critical for a club like ourselves that are constantly selling. Unfortunately our youth program has been a shambles since Chase left. To me this has been the Smiths major gaffe, i.e. understanding that we have to develop our own to survive and thrive. Additionally when was the last time our scouts uncovered an overseas gem. Never? Would start scouting the States. Our under 20s fared very well lately in the WC tournament. Will probably be raked for this but would use some of the Etuhu money for a Director of Football position. Think there is some real infrastructure problems at Carrow and questionable vision.

Posted By: SeattleSounders on July 17th 2007 at 17:01:00

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My 2 cents (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Jul 17, 17:01:00
- "Unfortunately our youth program has been a shambles since Chase left." (NCFC) - blindasabat, Jul 17, 17:24:04
  - it's more to do with the introduction of the localised acadmey system. (NCFC) - beckford, Jul 17, 17:25:10
    - i was hoping someone could explain what happened to our Youth system because of Chase's (NCFC) - blindasabat, Jul 17, 17:50:13
      - Enforced catchment areas can be got round... (NCFC) - Clare, Jul 17, 18:21:23
        
        Scotland's classed as a foreign country so different rules apply (NCFC) - blindasabat, Jul 17, 21:10:28
      - FITC is huge... (NCFC) - Clare, Jul 17, 18:20:02
        
        bit in the local rag down here in Welwyn the other day (NCFC) - nixon, Jul 17, 19:15:44
        
        Was Shackel from Herts? (n/m) (NCFC) - Clare, Jul 17, 19:45:00
        
        Stevenage i think? (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Jul 17, 21:08:53
    - Is the correct answer (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Jul 17, 17:26:55
      - thought we could opt out of the academy system? (n/m) (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Jul 17, 17:28:08
        
        But then you lose out on a fair amount of funding from the FA... (NCFC) - Brom, Jul 17, 17:29:38
        
        *worth (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Jul 17, 17:29:44
        
        so in summary (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Jul 17, 17:34:17
        
        RE: point 4.... (NCFC) - Brom, Jul 17, 17:35:28
        
        i'm just blowing off steam (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Jul 17, 17:41:53
        
        But look at the change in money over the same period (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Jul 17, 17:54:24
        
        if the big clubs release their acadmey kids we can sign them (NCFC) - beckford, Jul 17, 17:40:09
        
        correction... (NCFC) - beckford, Jul 17, 17:43:35
        
        Do we actively scout (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Jul 17, 17:43:18
        
        Point of order (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Jul 17, 17:37:18
- why bother with american kids? (NCFC) - beckford, Jul 17, 17:15:27
  - cos they've got guns and flick knifes (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jul 17, 17:16:20
- work permit problem for US players though isn't there? (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jul 17, 17:05:15
  - wouldnt think so (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Jul 17, 17:10:55
    - All current full internationals (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Jul 17, 17:13:32
      - point is (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Jul 17, 17:17:06
        
        but that doesn't solve the work permit problem (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jul 17, 17:19:44
        
        do you have to be a full international? (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Jul 17, 17:21:19
        
        Have to have played in 33% of your country's last x internationals I think (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Jul 17, 17:24:53
        
        see here... (NCFC) - beckford, Jul 17, 17:23:01
        
        why don't you read it properly! (NCFC) - beckford, Jul 17, 17:28:36
        
        scanned that (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Jul 17, 17:26:58
        
        you'd be wrong (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jul 17, 17:29:54
        
        full international I believe (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jul 17, 17:22:17
        
        full regular international... (n/m) (NCFC) - beckford, Jul 17, 17:21:57
        
        for the fourth or fifth time.... (NCFC) - beckford, Jul 17, 17:18:18
      - Po (n/m) (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Jul 17, 17:14:25
        
        Doubt he'd do a job either (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jul 17, 17:15:20
        
        rofl (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jul 17, 17:15:41
        
        Tubbytronic Superdome...I think there's a stadium in the US with same name (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jul 17, 17:19:04
        
        I was already putting together my own "noo noo nutmegs him all the time" or summit, but (NCFC) - pants, Jul 17, 17:20:08

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