R.I.P Academy

Zin 'messiah' Zimmer

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Reading Frank Lampards comments on Monday regarding the Chelsea academy, I couldn't help but envisage the predicament our academy may be in in say 2/3 years.
I like to think were all savvy enough to have realized that with ADUG the days of churning out youth players into the first team will take a different dynamic, sure some will break through, but the idealism of the academy is to promote grass roots for 'the local lad', to nurture them from whipper snapper to fully fledged professionals. Will we take the Rag root of handing sporadic first team appearances to the youth, then cashing in at over inflated prices just because of the prestige of where they are coming from? NB Kieran Richardson. Or do we take the route, which looks increasingly more likely given the past 12 months, of buying at the top of the spectrum 'the creme de la creme' of emerging talent?

Its fantastic the position we find ourselves in, truly is, and with every positive someone can find a negative, just the appreciation we feel for 'one' of our own could soon be a distant memory, deep down we know this but our determination as fans, especially us blues, is to crave success at all costs, we've waited long enough granted, reality is though that the infrastructure of the first team squad will soon dictate it nigh on impossible to break through, British players are simply inferior technically, though academies like ours have been bridging the gap slowly, all in vain it seems however.
 
The bar will be raised and we will bring less through that is without question but if they are good enough they will still be there. I would rather bring one SWP through every 3 years than the likes of Willo Flood, Lee Croft etc year after year.
 
I'm sure if any of the kids are good enough they'll be given the chance. Most academys don't churn out too many world class players just the odd exception and the rest just reach a standard that's good enough for mid to lower prem teams or championship level.
 
Unfortunately, the demise of the Academy (certainly compared to its status of reacent years) is natural collateral damage of being in a position to buy the best players around.

Having said that, while a couple have made it biggish in the PL, i actually feel we over tout our Academy abit, a lot of the players who have made it to the 1st team have then dissapeared to the lower divisions all to quickly.
 
Forzacitizens said:
Zin 'messiah' Zimmer said:
Forzacitizens said:
whats the news down you're way Zin?

alls quiet on the western front

ahh cool, does the 'messiah' think we've gone back in for Kaka?

Honestly? no........ love to be wrong but the embarrassing nature of the last attempt has reinforced hughesys blueprint.... slowly but surely.
 
Latest news on mcfc.co.uk. Dont quite know what you're going on about Zim tbh.

Come back lean and mean, Glyn tells lads 05/06/2009 09:05

Glyn Hodges has warned his bright young reserves that their summer and pre-season training will be even tougher than the exacting programme that City's senior squad will undergo to get into shape.

Mark Hughes' preparation for a new campaign is renowned as probably the most demanding in the Premier League, although his players admitted they felt the benefit during the last weeks of their long-haul season.

But reserve coach Hodges has sent his proteges away for their summer break with strict instructions to watch their diet and fitness in readiness for an arduous build-up to the new season starting in August.

Hughes' players will be back at Carrington as early as the first week of July before heading to a training camp in Germany, but Hodges revealed: "We'll be back in two days before the first team.

"It's a big group and there's some testing to be done, then we'll be back in full training. It's important for my boys, especially the ones coming up from the Under-18s.

"They have got to bridge the gap now, from the Academy to playing with the pros. They have to work harder, and at a younger age you can improve more in the summer months than you do when you're a little bit older.

"I've not said don't have a holiday - everybody deserves that, none more so than these lads after the hard work they put in this season. But I'm hoping they come back lean and mean and hungry to do well.

"It's a very good group and I'm looking forward to working with them again. We'd like to think one or two of them will be staking a claim to getting on the first-team trips. That's what they should be aiming for now."
 
Zin

yeh i agree. I've been impressed with the nature we are going about our business, its all very 'hush hush' would you agree?
 

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