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Re: The Academy - Is it worth the money?
Kerr Smith was on loan for Barrow 1st half of the season, played only once ("looked like Bambi" according to one punter on Barrow's FB page and was punted back to Villa in January.
Too much commotion
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Re: The Academy - Is it worth the money?
Kai Hutchison away to Everton.
The Academy only exists to bring through 2nd rate players.
Harsh? Maybe, but it's also true.
We never see the best kids play for United. Lorenzo Sassetti will be next.
We need a massive, massive rethink about how we best bring through young players to play for United.
I'm now sadly at the point i'd scrap the Academy and instead concentrate on using the money instead to sign the best young Scottish/English/Irish players from lower league teams.
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Agreed
Too much commotion
- RogerTheAlien
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I like Brentford’s idea, sign the released talents from Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs and other top flight teams on 1 year deals for their under 23’s team.
We could look at similar from teams up here and down south. Anything’s better than what we’re churning up now.
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Also agree.
Goodwin has no interest in developing our young players or giving them chances.
Add to that England having so, so much money and hoovering up anyone that takes one good free kick or heads a ball clear and it is utterly pointless. Even happening to Old Firm these days.
I would much rather spend the money taking gambles on later developers in the lower leagues of Scotland - something we have actually been very good at over the last 20 years.
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Yeah agree with Tek and Slotbadger, totally dissolutioned with the academy and lack of talent coming into the first team just now.
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Two things are definitely going to happen here.
1 Hutchinson (& his parents) will have far more money and financial assets to their names in 3 years time than they would if he has signed a contract at Tannadice.
2 The player has reduced his chances of making it in the professional game.
From the times I’ve watched him he does have a lot of potential but that’s what it is just potential. He stands out atm because he is big and strong however IMO he doesn’t have a good first touch and awareness .
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Stillliving wrote:
Two things are definitely going to happen here.
1 Hutchinson (& his parents) will have far more money and financial assets to their names in 3 years time than they would if he has signed a contract at Tannadice.
2 The player has reduced his chances of making it in the professional game.
From the times I’ve watched him he does have a lot of potential but that’s what it is just potential. He stands out atm because he is big and strong however IMO he doesn’t have a good first touch and awareness .
His attitude is also questionable.
Other laddies will catch up size-wise too. If he's got genuine quality he will make it. If all he's got is pace and power he'll be found out down there.
Too much commotion