lancs blue said:
hallstreetblue said:
Why not go and talk to countries like Spain and Germany and ask them how they do it and ask what they did to change things. It's all about the grassroots. We've forgotten about it over the years. Been doing it the british way instead of looking to our european counterparts. We need to recognise more local talent and stop goin abroad for it. Our academies are full of foreign kids. Fook me, it's not rocket science.
No it isn't rocket science and it's also cheaper than flying overseas so it's quite likely that most top clubs have looked on their doorstep and found very little talent there.
On the club v country thing, for me it's City >> City EDS >> City U-18s >>>>>>>>>England.
Saying that I enjoy watching the big international tournaments but if truth be told they're usually more enjoyable when the media aren't working themselves into a frenzy endlessly debating England's chances to the exclusion of the other nations involved.
Well them very same clubs should be doing more to promote youth football in our country, by working closer with the local clubs. There are very few actual local clubs in the UK. By clubs, I mean organisations, with a club house, paying members and financial backing. What we have far too much of though, is pub teams that meet in the pub, have no actual address and most players have beer bellies. All these pub teams in a certain area, should amalgamate and form a youth structure from U7's-U18's. Then a first team and reserves, along with a vets team for all those that are passed it. They should be getting sponsors from local firms, who will quite happily back them. I know this is happening, but on a very small scale. Whereas, in Germany, France, Holland, Belgium, Spain etc. this is a regular occurrence. It's NORMAL.
It's all fooked up in the UK. So again, till somethin is sorted, I'm a CITY fan, but I refuse to support the F.A. apart from Trevor Brooking, coz I know he shares my views.
