Return on the pitch ...Originally Posted by LDG
Yeah, we only got a few pence from the sale of Fabregas and Song
Return on the pitch ...Yeah, we only got a few pence from the sale of Fabregas and Song
So we didn't get a return on the pitch from Fabregas and Song then?
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
Did we win a trophy? I must have missed that.
The purpose of our youth system is to create a conveyor belt of players we can sell on at a profit. If 1 or 2 become good enough to stick around, that is a by-product.
It's the self-sustaining work the club like to brag about.
Precisely. And it has been a success. Quite obviously.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
You said we wasted our resources. We haven't as we have more than recouped any outlay.
So it hasn't hit us financially, yes?
I said in my original post that only a few players make it. That are what reserves are for.
Did we do that? Yes.
I said in my reply to Zimm that we failed by not recruiting experience to compliment the youth, AND the younger players we bought in. Hence we didn't win anything, but should have, WITH a young team.
So in summary, we haven't lost money, we have produed a number of good players, but we haven't supplimented it with experience and quality.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
Yep, we've done the complete opposite and after years of this strategy we can't even look forward to the prospect of being competitive for the foreseeable future.
You used to be cool.
Well, less whiny, at least.
How can a mod on a dying piece of shit forum with 90% of it's posts being made by manic wum depressives be anything other than cool?
Fair point, I take that back.
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