mcfcdjr said:
If he does move to Barca then it sums up the useless nature of the English reserve set up. The best way for lads like Suarez etc to improve is for us to loan them out to competitive leagues for first team experience and not playing them against other 18yr olds with nothing riding on the games. He should have gone out last year rather than playing in the EDS. I really think a "B" team set up within lower leagues would improve youth players in this country its a shame the FA dont allow it.
I'm not sure B teams would work here, it's a good idea in principle and works great in Spain but it's not really fair if one club is earning money two times over in the same league system (i.e Promotion bonuses). Not sure if I was a fan of a lower league club I'd be excited about playing say, Chelsea's B team.
The problem with British footy is with have too many boffins deliberating over budgets for grass roots. Spain have implemented a magnificent system from the ground up. We seem to think over here that you can just let kids play and they'll turn into world beaters if they have it (obviously some do) but you raise the potential by implementing systems from an early age.
