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Matthew Bound Still Lurks said:
We used to have a quite successful Football Combination league in this country but the creation of the PL who eventually introduced the EPPL closed the door on opportunities for smaller Clubs to develop their players by introducing them to the "Mans" game instead of playing against the same age (or less) groups . Also making it less cost effective to maintain their Academies hence why a few clubs closed theirs . One of a few problems we as a Club will have by dropping out of Cat 1 status is that we'll be left to pick up kids from the local area rather than having an attractive set up such as we had.
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The natural progression used to be - Schoolboys, Welsh League, Combination, First team.

A real pity that the Academy has been devalued.
 
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LIBERTARIAN said:
The natural progression used to be - Schoolboys, Welsh League, Combination, First team.

A real pity that the Academy has been devalued.
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The school boys are still going strong but how many these days go to progress into making a career out of the game . I wouldn't say the Academy stifled opportunities but I don't think its helped the local kids. Out of the class of 2012 when the Academy was formed there's one player left in the original age group of U8's Cameron Congreve who recently played for the U23's ( he is under 18 ) the rest either playing local league or not at all.

and as if by magic https://the72.co.uk/195871/ex-charl...-joins-barrow-following-swansea-city-release/
 
55282 said:
Fuk off....

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/footbal...ches-shown-pay-per-view-basis-via-sky-sports/
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They can shove it where the sun don't shine,I don't miss it and I have a feeling a few others feel the same way.
Henry Winter :
"£14.95 to watch a game on pay per view is disgraceful. £5, ok, but £14.95? It's disgusting. At a time when PL clubs spent £1.2bn on players. When they'll give agents £200m. When so many families are struggling. The creed of greed is in
@premierleague DNA but this truly stinks.

The @premierleague needs to be very careful here. I'm lucky to go to games behind closed doors - and full respect to players for giving everything - but games soulless without fans. PL risks alienating fans with its blatant greed. When fans can return in 6 months, will they all? "
 
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Matthew Bound Still Lurks said:
They can shove it where the sun don't shine,I don't miss it and I have a feeling a few others feel the same way.
Henry Winter :
"£14.95 to watch a game on pay per view is disgraceful. £5, ok, but £14.95? It's disgusting. At a time when PL clubs spent £1.2bn on players. When they'll give agents £200m. When so many families are struggling. The creed of greed is in
@premierleague DNA but this truly stinks.

The @premierleague needs to be very careful here. I'm lucky to go to games behind closed doors - and full respect to players for giving everything - but games soulless without fans. PL risks alienating fans with its blatant greed. When fans can return in 6 months, will they all? "
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I haven’t watched a PL game since our relegation, I’ve no interest in it.
 
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