Youth setup/scouting

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yes..
But that's not my point..
I'd like to hear how you come up with your quotes from Harry's Dad or Harry for that matter?
 
Geo's Ice Cream Van said:
In the past the coaching staff have done the best they could with the finances and facilities we had, not knocking them at all its just the fact we have been loosing kids who possibly could have gone further but due to our lack of investment they never had the opportunity.
Its still happening, talking to other coaches and parents City just don"t seem as appealing as say Scunny.
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See I'm not sure they have (or all of them have).

There's one who I've come across on a professional level, who is still involved in the set up now, who is incredibly unreliable with communication and described (by coaches who work under him who I know on a personal level) as "bone idle". Due to my experiences, they missed out on a very good goalkeeper (which they are now short of in that age bracket).
 
Just an idea but wouldn't city benefit from providing link ups with good local grassroots clubs, pretty much like hull united have done with east hull saints who have a large number of youth teams, theres plenty of clubs across the city , hessle sporting, AFC tickton, withernsea, pelican, springhead the list goes on that have multiple teams at all age groups and a large pool of local talent, seen loads of talented kids lately in the under 8's/9's leagues alone that will probably never get an eye casted over them from a scout
 
Well i can tell you that Dan James left because Swansea offered him a better deal. Not just money wise, but they gave him decent accommodation and mapped out exactly where he was heading first team wise. He'd met with TP and SB and both had requested he stay, but Danny wanted the opportunity to play elsewhere. Sometimes there's literally nothing you can do.
 
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Hutch_Tiger said:
Just an idea but wouldn't city benefit from providing link ups with good local grassroots clubs, pretty much like hull united have done with east hull saints who have a large number of youth teams, theres plenty of clubs across the city , hessle sporting, AFC tickton, withernsea, pelican, springhead the list goes on that have multiple teams at all age groups and a large pool of local talent, seen loads of talented kids lately in the under 8's/9's leagues alone that will probably never get an eye casted over them from a scout
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Absolutely. And the thing is, those sorts of teams (and schools) would probably volunteer themselves for such a link and do a lot of the work.
 
That is already in place..
They have forged links with a number of grassroots clubs and are offering free coaching sessions arranging games ect..
The biggest problem they face is the coaches not wanting to lose there best players.
 
Sterling Archer said:
Well i can tell you that Dan James left because Swansea offered him a better deal. Not just money wise, but they gave him decent accommodation and mapped out exactly where he was heading first team wise. He'd met with TP and SB and both had requested he stay, but Danny wanted the opportunity to play elsewhere. Sometimes there's literally nothing you can do.
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Scored last night on the telly, looked well chuffed.
 
originallambrettaman said:
We only started investing in the youth set up last year, we now have a clued up bloke in charge, excellent facilities at Bishop Burton and a complete change in how the lads are recruited.

It's a long term plan though, we're obviously not going to get lads into the first team, within a year of setting up our first decent youth academy.
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and to be fair, the club are currently recruiting a number of youth scouts.
I thought the club had done more than it appears to have on this front, but at least improvements are being made.
Crickey, something at least that's going in the right direction?!
 
Cardwell's made 12 appearances for Grimsby this season, but only one of them was actually a league start, they're having a **** time at the moment and I doubt he fancies risking a young kid in the starting XI.
 
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