I'll believe it when it happens!

It's not just a case of improving methods for gifted young players with opportunities, but stopping widespread idiot sunday youth football coaches from training the natural skill out of enthusiastic players.

The FA will have to spread their net far and wide for this to even come close to working. You can't just rely on a small group of players coming through.

For example: Rio Ferdinand, arguably England's best centre half in the last decade wasn't even in an adademy system until 15! but he was fortunate enough to not be ruined by idiots trying to live out their failed football management dreams before he signed up for an actually decent academy at West Ham.

The FA needs to give the best opportunity to ALL young footballers, not just a select few. They need to concentrate on changing the entire football culture for that, forcing all youth coaches to take specific tests to earn licenses before being able to destroy the potential of young players in a quest to be a sunday league Jose Mourinho.

Posted By: Common Sense Police, Jun 25, 00:05:56