Not to mention that the young lads don't get 5 year contracts.
A few have recently haven't they? I know Barker at least did. Gunn got a four year extension. I swear someone like Diallo did too.
Not to mention that the young lads don't get 5 year contracts.
I didn't know about Barker or Diallo although Gunn isn't a surprise, I'm not sure I'd count him as one of the kids anymore anyway. I dare say the likes of Diaz has a decent length contract to keep the two likely suspects at arms length but that's a rarity I'd have thought.A few have recently haven't they? I know Barker at least did. Gunn got a four year extension. I swear someone like Diallo did too.
Wouldn't see too much of a risk in giving the likes of Brahim and Gunn longer contracts - if Gunn doesn't improve to first team level we need someone mediocre-ish to take the 3rd keeper spot (nobody decent and under 35 will take it as they never get to play) and there's been so much hype around Diaz that you'd expect he wouldn't see the contract out in any case - we'd either be looking to give him a hefty payrise and tie him down before the age of 20 or we'd have decided he wasn't making the grade in which case more than a few clubs in Spain would be happy to take him off our hands for a modest fee at his current wage. Pros definitely outweigh the cons in that regard as the last thing we'd want to happen is to have to take a tribunal fee for Diaz as he'd likely move abroad and we'd get sweet fuck all off another country's FA.I didn't know about Barker or Diallo although Gunn isn't a surprise, I'm not sure I'd count him as one of the kids anymore anyway. I dare say the likes of Diaz has a decent length contract to keep the two likely suspects at arms length but that's a rarity I'd have thought.
So all the premier league teams want B teams to play competitive football? Why don't they start their own B League? We could call them the reserves.
I don't agree with b teams being added to the pyramid.
If that are good enough they will succeed on loan at a championship club.
So you'd prefer to loan them out to an unprofessional championship club with a drinking culture and manager like Moyes or Bruce that couldn't give a shit if a player succeeds or fails rather than a professional outfit whose prime concern is making players ready for the premier league?