That's how I understand it too
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Two Year Academy Transfer Ban Imposed On City
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That's how I understand it too
Metalartin
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So we didn't offer any bribes or financial enticement... we only offered to take them on at our academy? Fair enough the rules are the rules but morally we haven't done much wrong in my eyes, except offer them a much better chance at making a good career for themselves with a much better academy, nothing shady about that.
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Isn't Marwood nominally in charge of the academy? **** needs to pull his finger out, he's got more resources at hand than any person in an equivalent role at another club, no excuse for this shit.
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Premier league judge jury and executioner. Isn't it amazing that the two major premier league rivals in the locality of the rags and in direct competition for local talent are the ones found guilty..,,
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So we didn't offer any bribes or financial enticement... we only offered to take them on at our academy? Fair enough the rules are the rules but morally we haven't done much wrong in my eyes, except offer them a much better chance at making a good career for themselves with a much better academy, nothing shady about that.
Big clubs can exploit parents and children by giving them false hope (deliberately, or simply because parents themselves can get carried away with dreams etc). It's dangerous, because the best interests of a young player aren't just about the biggest club with the best facilities. It's also important for smaller clubs to be able to invest in, and develop young players without the threat of big clubs cherry picking players on a seeming whim, and in large numbers - before ditching them. Giving someone a 1 in a million chance of playing for a PL club is not always a better deal than a 1 in 1000 chance of playing for a championship or lower league club.
nellyonthewing
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You just don't give these twats any excuse to come at you. Some amateurish or complacent behaviour at the Club. Heads needs to roll and arses need kicking.
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Isn't Marwood nominally in charge of the academy? **** needs to pull his finger out, he's got more resources at hand than any person in an equivalent role at another club, no excuse for this shit.
Marwood.
Not in the least suprised. Shameful. Even the most positive account of what's been going on shows It's been a game of how far you can stretch the rules. Total disrespect for the letter of the law, let alone the spirit.
We're not alone, and the rules could be better drawn up for the benefit of the kids (rather than the academies), but that doesn't excuse us.
We're not alone, and the rules could be better drawn up for the benefit of the kids (rather than the academies), but that doesn't excuse us.
ColinBellsjockstrap
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If we knowingly broken the rules, we deserve everything we get. We don't need to cheat or "bend" the rules.
£300k is a couple of weeks wages to some players.
The bad publicity will hurt more than the fine.
Having said that, I bet most other top clubs are not snow white.
£300k is a couple of weeks wages to some players.
The bad publicity will hurt more than the fine.
Having said that, I bet most other top clubs are not snow white.
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I disagree with that, I'm not defending the breaking of the rules(we know the rules or should do and we should follow them) but from a moral standpoint and the best interests of these kids the talk of "false hope" is just rubbish... we have one of, if not THE best setup around in the UK. Put it this way who'd have a better chance of making a success of themselves a player at ours or someone at a small club with less resources, worse coaches, less staff, less attention to detail, don't we have an on campus college now for our academy?Big clubs can exploit parents and children by giving them false hope (deliberately, or simply because parents themselves can get carried away with dreams etc). It's dangerous, because the best interests of a young player aren't just about the biggest club with the best facilities. It's also important for smaller clubs to be able to invest in, and develop young players with the threat of big clubs cherry picking players on a seeming whim, and in large numbers - before ditching them. Giving someone a 1 in a million chance of playing for a PL club is not always a better deal than a 1 in 1000 chance of playing for a championship or lower league club.
Also we aren't guaranteeing anything it's up to them to make the best of the opportunities they have, it's not immoral, if we were bribing parents and offering them paychecks you'd have a point but with regards to these kids themselves it's the exact opposite of we don't just dump them if they end up not being good enough either(we prepare them to be successful whether it's at our club or not, we try and find them clubs if they are being moved on) I don't know where you've got that idea from. The only people who lose out here are the smaller clubs who want a payday, that's all this is about money for smaller clubs(maybe there could be a clause when they take them on should he make it to the first team? One that all prem clubs have to agree to). I'm all for keeping smaller clubs afloat but do they really "deserve" it though? Most of the time it's just pot luck that they have them due to their location and nothing else.