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MadMackem77 said:
Xhaka supposedly flying in from Dusseldorf with KLD also on board landing at 8:40 tonight on aircraft OH-WIX. Flight not on flight radar but from the lad OTR who gets flight info
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No flight plan logged on either ADS-B or Airnav Radar, where it says it's blocked. Some lad is KLD. The aircraft is currently flying right past Dusseldorf.
 
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J Flash said:
I think it's important that one of our identities is playing lads from the academy. They have to be good enough though, and thats where it gets difficult. In League One and the Championship, the levels are so much lower and its a lot easier to ease these lads in, especially in the last 4 years when we've had one of the better teams in those respective divisions.

With the current lads, Patto has potential to be good enough imo but is unproven and needs good competition. He hasnt had any real competition since he made that position his own, its up to him to earn it in the Prem.

Neil is a really weird one for me because I just dont understand how we havent come to an agreement on a new deal. Im not sure where he could go that is better than us and where he will get a load of minutes. If its a wage thing from his side, the club just arent going to put him with the likes of ELF, Xhaka or Diarra because those lads have proven themselves at way higher levels than Neil has. As with Patto, I want him to stay and crack on trying to get into the 11, its a tough but not even close to impossible ask if they play at their best levels.

I have no worries with Rigg personally. He's way ahead of schedule at his age imo and was probably overplayed last year. As it stands, he only has ELF in the 10 ahead of him imo and still has the potential to play a bit deeper if needed. He will need to be managed well and brought up to speed at this level and I think we all believe he will get there sooner than later.

Its a tough one for the club to get right but I do think after the next couple of years, after hopefully solidifying in the prem, will be when we start to see the reintroduction of the academy lads into the senior squad.
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great post mate
 
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Scout73 said:
Burnley losing Brownhill, that'll be 3 huge players for them leaving and 2 of them they got zero for. With PSR you need to be selling players to boost how much you can spend and losing 2 key players for nothing is shocking from them
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Been training alone for a while. Has he finally announced he isnt going back? To be fair to Parker I think he moved on a while ago.
 
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rowley said:
Are you saying that there is an alternative approach to that being taken which would give us a chance?

Clearly, the team which got us up could not have survived. No one can seriously think that, such a thing has not happened for a long, long time.

We either have a serious go, within the means we have and by our own methods, or we do what many have done, wait for relegation and use the cash to try and get back up. We are trying to miss a step, and that in my view should be applauded.

This does not at all mean that the Academy set up is being either ignored or given up on. Players coming through will get a chance here, that much has been said. But if we are in this league, and stay there, the bar is higher. A lot is asked of our young players, and a lot of support is given. Some will make it. Some will not and it was ever thus.

This is the way I hoped we would approach it if we got up, but it was a wild hope. For it to be actually happening is an outstanding testament to the people running this club.

Don't worry, these are serious people.
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Like everything on this board, it is merely speculation. Nobody here has direct knowledge of the inside of the club. However, do I think there’s a world where the club could get this wrong? Absolutely there is. KLD getting directly involved could be a massive positive, yes. However it could easily also herald a complete change from what has made us successful and could lead to failure. If he gets too giddy or rushes to jump too many steps he could easily miscalculate and leave us in trouble.

There’s tonnes of stuff to like in what we’re doing so far this summer. However, amongst all of it, there are questions of process, of culture, of risk, of cohesion. Nothing is guaranteed and we already know that nobody at the club is perfect.
 
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