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Good to see the academy doing well, however anyone who thinks a 6/7/8 year old should be groomed towards being a footballer is sad, kids should be allowed to grow up and enjoy their youth without pressures.
 
Saints_Alive:7241979 said:
You do realise that you are only pandering to our sense of local superiority over poor old Pompey, don't you PL?. It gladdens the heart of Saints fans to know that our success is greeted with the green eyed monster amongst Pompey fans.....<monster>
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Speak for yourself mate. Doesn't gladden my heart. I'd prefer it if every south coast club could be in the Premier League.
 
OddRiverOakWizards said:
Good to see the academy doing well, however anyone who thinks a 6/7/8 year old should be groomed towards being a footballer is sad, kids should be allowed to grow up and enjoy their youth without pressures.
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He does say that he wants them to come out smiling. I think the character development side is very good...even if you don't make it as a player, it could do them good in other areas of their life. Patience, hard work, team work, and self control are great assets to have.
 
Lff said:
Great article as has been said. Just one small caveat though, there are currently zero academy graduates in the first team and to be honest I can't see any forcing their way in in the immediate future.

Its interesting that Shaw only started playing because Fox basically wasn't good enough. All summer we tried to sign a decent left back and it didn't happen so Shaw got his chance and took it. This summer we got Bertrand and he's been exceptional but it has stopped Targett from getting a regular starting place.

It is incredibly difficult getting the youngsters through to the 1st team especially in the Premier League. I know the situation we have now was forced on us but at this moment in time, we actually have a pretty expensive, bought-in team.

That said I am delighted that it is still our stated aim to have 50% of our starting 11 come through the ranks. For the youngsters themselves, they are all getting a tremendous football education so they will get a job somewhere even if its not at Saints (and hopefully with a hefty price tag).
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True but JWP will be back soon. Gallagher, Reed and Targett would all be regular squad members.
 
PompeyLapras said:
Hence fair and reasonable. I'd expect a league 1 or 2 club to get much less coverage than the Premiership, that's not a problem. When coverage goes from limited to non-existent, that's when we have a problem. It's the same in women's football to be fair.
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I know not everyone has Sky, but because they have so many channels to fill, they do cover minority sports and are putting a big effort into women's sport...having daily sections and monthly awards. They also have Sky Academy, which provides grants for youngsters in various sports (able and disabled) to enable them to train. Although football gets most coverage (with declining coverage as you go down the leagues) it is not totally EPL orientated. They did cover Pompey's announcement about their finances for example.
 
St Godders said:
And Reading.
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Go on then, plus both the Bristol teams. And Exeter and Plymouth. That makes half the Premier League up with teams from the South and South West. If we throw in Eastleigh, Totton, and Sholing, plus Paulton Rovers, that leaves space for one club from each of Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, and Newcastle and two from London. Sorted.
 
lambayama said:
True but JWP will be back soon. Gallagher, Reed and Targett would all be regular squad members.
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Yes, but none of them starters because they aren't better than what we have. Do they have the potential to become better? I don't know. If we were still in the lower leagues we'd have found out by now. As I said, its much harder to bring players through at tho level. Shaw was forced on us to a degree. Chambers admittedly, did manage to do it.
 
OddRiverOakWizards said:
Good to see the academy doing well, however anyone who thinks a 6/7/8 year old should be groomed towards being a footballer is sad, kids should be allowed to grow up and enjoy their youth without pressures.
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In a couple of decades we'll be looking back at this strategy as being the norm. The big clubs by then will be selecting parents with intelligence, athleticism and spacial awareness who can be bred to produce future academy stars!!
 
ChilcoSaint said:
Go on then, plus both the Bristol teams. And Exeter and Plymouth. That makes half the Premier League up with teams from the South and South West. If we throw in Eastleigh, Totton, and Sholing, plus Paulton Rovers, that leaves space for one club from each of Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, and Newcastle and two from London. Sorted.
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Spot on.
 
PompeyLapras said:
Gosh, the telegraph are in love with you guys, aren't they? And they can't even be bothered to write about us paying off all our debts, or the fans chipping in to fund a new training ground, or the new kit commemorating the Portsmouth pals (and memorial outside of Fratton Park) or any manner of positive stories to come out of Portsmouth recently (off the pitch mostly). Poor form.
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Ouch!
 
mowgli said:
In a couple of decades we'll be looking back at this strategy as being the norm. The big clubs by then will be selecting parents with intelligence, athleticism and spacial awareness who can be bred to produce future academy stars!!
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Pretty much already happening (in the advanced clubs) as it is!
 
PompeyLapras said:
Gosh, the telegraph are in love with you guys, aren't they? And they can't even be bothered to write about us paying off all our debts, or the fans chipping in to fund a new training ground, or the new kit commemorating the Portsmouth pals (and memorial outside of Fratton Park) or any manner of positive stories to come out of Portsmouth recently (off the pitch mostly). Poor form.
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Nobody cares about Pompey.
 
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