City EDS and Pep

[Newman Noggs]

From what I've read, the story appears to be unfortunately accurate. Maybe a good thing it's been highlighted though, as it may force our hand to get things right.

If it is true, then fuck them. Club held to ransom by 16 year old kids ? Kids that aren't up for the challenge of playing for Pep or £100k a week playing for potential champions and knowing that, even if they don't make it with us, they can earn £50k a week playing in the Championship. Smells of made up bullshit to me.

 

[twosips]

How can it be just down to pellegrini when we have a Director of Football sitting above him?

Cos Pellegrini picks the team and has the final say, as all managers will do. Not the DoF.

 

[kunaguero10]

this must be a huge part of it. Right now both the Arse and Spuds are showing a lot of faith in young 19-22 y.o. players. The positives youth bring are energy, fight and optimism, things those above us in the table show plenty of.

Leicester too.

These kids might be thinking, if no one is getting a proper chance when we are shit with only 15 fit players, what chance when Pep has us playing well with a fully fit squad?

 

[twosips]

I’m surprised you’re so clear cut in thinking toward Pellers. He has done a bit more this year than he did in the last 2 IMO.I don’t have any stats but if you assume Nacho and Roberts are EDS lads then this must be one of the best seasons for playing kids in the last 10 years (multiple cup games helps). And of those that we have released over his 3 years at the club none look like massive losses but that said some are having decent careers (Gudietti played against Barcelona last night).
However I do agree that there have been many missed opportunities. The number of times we have been comfortably leading games with kids on the bench and they have not come on is disappointing.

Roberts' inclusion is generous, considering he was a £10m signing and has made a combined total of about 60 minutes over three appearances. Nacho was an absolute no brainer - genuinely no credit from my end for getting that one right. Kid's a bona fida potential genius.

Other than that its been as poor as ever with a real lack of foresight. The main reason we have no fucking idea who, if anyone, can do it at first team level given this injury crisis as we never tried them in easier cup games or brought them on for 30 minutes here and there.

 

[unexpected item]

The better U21s should be getting more time on the pitch for the 1st team not only to show the CFA kids there is path to progress a career with us, but also to shake up the senior players to let them know they can be replaced and stop any complacency setting in.

The fact we don't have any ready to go young fullbacks for example, with the right amount of 1st team experience, is a disgrace when you consider our first choices are all over 30. Teams above us in the table can integrate home grown youngsters when needed, it's about time we started doing the same.

 

[chesterguy]

The issue is that City when competing on all four fronts have a squad and need a squad of 25 international quality players

It is then difficult to play young lads in cup games etc as there would be a seasoned international wanting to play therefore it is difficult to know whether a young player would be good enough

The answer in my opinion would be to make the EDS play competitive games against proper teams as they do in Spain. That way they become "battle hardened". Loaning players out is not the answer IMHO as whilst the player may get game time how d you knowwhether they could make the step up to the Premier league if they are playing in league 1

 

[Shirley]

According to the despicable Daily Fail, it would seem like no-one will be promoted from the academy and that a batch of our U16s are stalling on signing contracts because the arrival of Pep will mean a huge spending spree and that the kids will get pushed into obscurity. There would have been some credibility in the story if names had been mentioned, but not surprisingly there were none.

I reckon this story will be coming from the directions of swamp HQ. Simultaneously the BBC website are running an article over Butt taking over the rags academy with a banner headline reading: Since 2008, 17 rag academy graduates have made Prem debuts. Man City have had 8 in the same period.
It's so fcukin obvious the rag PR machine is in full throttle.

 

[dadnlad]

the rags only playing youth team players because of injury crisis

 

[Saddleworth2]

Cos Pellegrini picks the team and has the final say, as all managers will do. Not the DoF.

Yes, i get that but pellegrini's overall performance is the responsibility of the DoF. They made a big song and dance about taking a holistic approach which would have included integration between the academy and the first team squad. If they were serious about than then The DoF should have been holding Pellegrini to account. Clearly he hasn't.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Just a thought . . . . . . . . . I hope they still let the STs and CItyZens in for nowt!