Coventry City's Top Five Academy (3 Viewers)
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Calista
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There's a link on the same page about Ben Stevenson coming back well from a long lay-off:-
http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/...n-sheffield-united-coventry-city-2968336.aspx
http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/...n-sheffield-united-coventry-city-2968336.aspx
torchomatic
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Ben Stevenson is a great prospect. Would hope to see him in the first team one day.
Calista
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The article says:
"City come in fifth across all 72 Football League clubs and tenth across all clubs, including the Premier League".
It looks like the club may have cherry-picked the statistic about getting Academy players into the first-team, which is arguably a lot easier when you are languishing in the lower leagues. But it's a good indicator that the Academy is doing its job well - and we definitely need that.
Terry Gibson's perm
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There must be a few academy managers sitting pretty uncomfortably today with the millions and millions the top teams spend/waste on foreign talent.
I agree but can see him being poached from City as Maddison was.
Watched him this week in 21s and he stood out and could easily be playing first team now. There were more scouts and agents at the match than supporters.
oldskyblue58
CCFC Finance Director
Seems there was a lot of good work started under the academy leadership of Gregor Rioch and is being carried on and improved under the current set up.
Hard to believe that it has been under threat so often in the past.
Well done to our academy
Hard to believe that it has been under threat so often in the past.
Well done to our academy
dongonzalos
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Excellent news
SlowerThanPlatt
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Leicester both wanted him and Thomas when they were younger as they are Leicester lads (Oadby Owls) but this was at the time where CCFC were a better\more wealthier academy than Leicester. Leicester have invested millions in their academy set up recently so I can't see this happening again.
Skyblueweeman
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That's a very good point OSB. I'm sure there was the inevitable meltdown when Gregor Rioch left and you're indeed right...it's good to see things continuing since he left.
SlowerThanPlatt
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And yes I agree Ben could be playing now. I was also at the game and Newcastle had a scout there and plenty of other business looking men on phones.
SlowerThanPlatt
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Jason Farndon replaced Rioch
Skyblueweeman
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Well done to Jason Farndon then.
SBchimp
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Richard Stevens is the Academy Manager. He worked under Gregor as head of coaching before taking over a couple of years ago.
Jason Farndon is one of the under 18s coaches.
Stevens has been at our academy for around 9 years and has been influential in developing the academy players throughout this time.
Hopefully the club have him tied down on a lengthy contract!
Jason Farndon is one of the under 18s coaches.
Stevens has been at our academy for around 9 years and has been influential in developing the academy players throughout this time.
Hopefully the club have him tied down on a lengthy contract!
SlowerThanPlatt
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Weren't Rioch and Stevens recruited by Dowie? I think they replaced Brian Burrows and whoever was assisting him.
rupert_bear
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We have always been popular with young starlets as we have been seen as giving youngsters a decent and early chance of first team action. My worry is it is also a nice little piggy bank for sisu, minimum input but raid the piggy bank every 12/18 months for a few million.
Leamington Pete
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City have had a great record of young academy players progressing in recent years but unfortunately that is often the case with clubs who have no money to spend. The coaches are doing an amazing job though with few full time staff and very basic facilities for a Cat 2 academy.
Skyblueweeman
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So is Anderson lying when he said no money from the Maddison deal is going into SISU pockets?
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Nick
Administrator
Like they have been doing since they got here you mean?
Joy Division
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Disagree. We've been pretty good in the last few years but before that our output of young players making it in the game was shocking. Can't remember anyone coming through in the 90's, we then had McSheffrey, Kirkland and Davenport in the early 00's, and that's about it.
Astute
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Are you trying to say that they have sold Maddison each year that they have been with us?
Now the spending is under control we only spend 60% max of income on a player budget. So the more income including player sales gives them a larger 40% to make a profit from. So yes selling players now will put a bit of money into the SISU pot. They should have the money back that they wasted within 50 years.
Nick
Administrator
I thought they had been selling youth players and pocketing millions every couple of years?
Covstu
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At least we have been top 6 at something!
Its great that we have a good setup but the way some in the Telegraph are commenting is that we are selling youngster after youngster every week to fill SISU's pockets. Unfortunately we probably have to let a decent player go every season or so to bring more in, every league one club is in the same position.
Its great that we have a good setup but the way some in the Telegraph are commenting is that we are selling youngster after youngster every week to fill SISU's pockets. Unfortunately we probably have to let a decent player go every season or so to bring more in, every league one club is in the same position.
Covstu
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Wilson???? but yes your right, we are not a Southampton are we!
Skybluefaz
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If we could master the art of keeping them to make a better football team we might just get somewhere. Or sell them for big bucks like saints and reinvest. Although of course when we're in the championship next season we'll have a bigger budget thanks to the Maddison sale
dongonzalos
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Good news CA said they are trying to extend the lease at the Higgs centre ASAP
skybluetony176
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Someone to be proud of. Well done all involved and responsible for the academy.
Nick
Administrator
Happy Christmas