It's Quiet - a new dawn

[SilverFox2]

The brief has always been to produce 3 players, at least, a season from the academy.
1) to challenge the first team spots.
2) good enough to sell at a high profit who has potential at a large club but not good enough for City.
3) good enough to sell to a lower league team & make a few bob.
If you think about it, it's exactly what we're starting to see happen more or less. It's exactly how Barça did/do it.

I am sure you are correct however I am suggesting Mr K´s words indicate he thinks it is time for the first of those objectives to happen rather than it be just an objective.

 

[almir]

Khaldoon would obviously like that but half of his talk is usual corporate PR stuff.

 

[SilverFox2]

Khaldoon would obviously like that but half of his talk is usual corporate PR stuff.

Perhaps but maybe Pep should be the first manager to actually do it or should he just ignore this and tell him that he decides who plays and stick to telling lies to the media.

 

[almir]

Perhaps but maybe Pep should be the first manager to actually do it or should he just ignore this and tell him that he decides who plays and stick to telling lies to the media.

I'm fairly sure Pep is completely independent manager and won't allow anyone to tell him who to play.

 

[shak]

I'm fairly sure Pep is completely independent manager and won't allow anyone to tell him who to play.

You only need to look at the budget Pep has been given to sign his targets to know he is in complete. I think the only situation in which K-dawg and the T-Meister would refuse him is if the Arse wanted something silly like £100 million for Sanchez. They're certainly not going to force him to play the kids just because.

 

[BusterPhillips]

My god, we're potentially going to get rid of a lot of deadwood permanently.. could be a turning point

 

[Dobsy]

You only need to look at the budget Pep has been given to sign his targets to know he is in complete. I think the only situation in which K-dawg and the T-Meister would refuse him is if the Arse wanted something silly like £100 million for Sanchez. They're certainly not going to force him to play the kids just because.

Arsenal have accepted a bid of £35 million. We should not offer more. Whatever game of poker they want to play is fine, they've already shown their hand. They can say whatever they like about it being the same league, we know that the bottom line is they'll sell at that price.

 

[TFC]

Arsenal have accepted a bid of £35 million. We should not offer more. Whatever game of poker they want to play is fine, they've already shown their hand. They can say whatever they like about it being the same league, we know that the bottom line is they'll sell at that price.

They'll probably squeeze another 25 mil out of Txiki.

 

[SilverFox2]

I'm fairly sure Pep is completely independent manager and won't allow anyone to tell him who to play.

I see your point but do you feel there is any time that our academy will actually produce the goods or must our budget always be spent irrespective of homegrown talent ?

 

[Dobsy]

They'll probably squeeze another 25 mil out of Txiki.

I imagine we'll get raised a bit with the domestic competitor angle. 60 million would be ridiculous though.