"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. "

hmmm...

Posted By: blindasabat on July 17th 2007 at 17:24:04

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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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