Coventry City lose top youngster as Manchester City swoop in (5 Viewers)

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Coventry City lose top youngster as Manchester City swoop in

Coventry City have lost young star Marlow Barrett with Manchester City swooping to complete a deal, as per Fabrizio Romano.

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[lord_garrincha]

Sadly, it's accompanied by a roll of the eyes & shrug of shoulders... just commonplace now.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Sadly, it's accompanied by a roll of the eyes & shrug of shoulders... just commonplace now.

Hope his parents are proud
Took their lads development back years

 

[CovInEssex]

To be sold to someone else for a massive profit, allowing city to sign another international

 

[lord_garrincha]

Hope his parents are proud

Probably have a new house as a result.

 

[hill83]

Annoying. We do it as well though.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Hope his parents are proud
Took their lads development back years

Says who

 

[Torquay Sky Blue]

Good players go to good teams shock

 

[CJ_covblaze]

Hope his parents are proud
Took their lads development back years

Moving from a Cat 2 to one of the best academies in the world. It’s a no brainer.

 

[shmmeee]

Moving from a Cat 2 to one of the best academies in the world. It’s a no brainer.

Is sitting on the bench until 27 then moving to a L1 club a no brainer?

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Is sitting on the bench until 27 then moving to a L1 club a no brainer?

valid comment for chelsea but rarely happens at City

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

It's stockpiling . Buy a player with big potential as much as anything else just to stop your rivals buying him. They can afford it.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Good players go to good teams shock

Not at 14 it’s just mad

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

valid comment for chelsea but rarely happens at City

Really?
who has come through the academy
Foden?

 

[Alkhen]

Really?
who has come through the academy
Foden?

Foden, Rico Lewis both in the main squad

Then you have loads of players that have moved to good clubs like Cole Palmer, Callum Doyle, Liam Delap, Jadon Sancho, James Trafford... Even our own Elis Simms

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Foden, Rico Lewis both in the main squad

Then you have loads of players that have moved to good clubs like Cole Palmer, Callum Doyle, Liam Delap, Jason Sancho, James Trafford... Even our own Elis Simms

Cole palmer absolutely
The others would they have been better at a smaller club working their way up? Who knows

 

[Perryccfc]

Some of these takes are ridiculous! Take your sky blue glasses off, it's a top move for him - and his parents have absolutely done the right thing for him. Irrespective of whether they're supporters of Cov or not. If any of our children were in an academy at a championship club, and one of the biggest clubs in the world, who despite some arguments from some, are known for producing top level academy talent, comes in to sign your child, you grab it with both hands! He has a much better chance at forging out a professional career growing in Man City's academy than he does in ours.

 

[Alkhen]

Cole palmer absolutely
The others would they have been better at a smaller club working their way up? Who knows

Impossible to tell but I'm sure the coaching and facilities at Man City are top notch, couple that with money no young player will turn it down.

Sucks for teams like us, I feel like there needs to be bigger sell ons attached to anyone poached from another academy

 

[SkyB]

Makes complete sense for City and for the young lad. They probably take about 10/15 a year of these players for a combined outlay of less than £10million. Just a quick glance on Transfer Markt and they've made £80million selling youth players over the last 13 months. The young lad gets access to the best facilities in the country and the best coaching set up.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Makes complete sense for City and for the young lad. They probably take about 10/15 a year of these players for a combined outlay of less than £10million. Just a quick glance on Transfer Markt and they've made £80million selling youth players over the last 13 months. The young lad gets access to the best facilities in the country and the best coaching set up.

And no Avenue to the first team and disappointment potentially meaning he gives up on the game
Anyway I’m sure I’d have made the same decision as a player and dad if I’d had to have made it so I don’t know why I’m arguing really

 

[alexccfc99]

Becoming pointless a club like ours even having an academy anymore, you are either not up to the grade or poached by a bigger club before you are 16

 

[Ccfcisparks]

And no Avenue to the first team and disappointment potentially meaning he gives up on the game
Anyway I’m sure I’d have made the same decision as a player and dad if I’d had to have made it so I don’t know why I’m arguing really

Pete you make me laugh sometimes haha

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Becoming pointless a club like ours even having an academy anymore, you are either not up to the grade or poached by a bigger club before you are 16

I think that’s correct
It needs some managing - probably limiting numbers is how to do it
The whole game is set up to reward the mega clubs and allow them to monopolise the money and opportunities for ever

 

[Legia Sky Blue]

Becoming pointless a club like ours even having an academy anymore, you are either not up to the grade or poached by a bigger club before you are 16

This is the point really. The higher up the leagues we go the harder it is to blood young players into your team, particularly so if our better youngsters get snapped up by others. For the academy to be cost effective we need to sell players we have developed at a decent price. I guess we could sell Eccles for a nice amount which I suppose justifies it at the moment, but I'm not sure where the next homegrown player is that will become a first tem regular.

 

[Tea & Busquets]

Foden, Rico Lewis both in the main squad

Then you have loads of players that have moved to good clubs like Cole Palmer, Callum Doyle, Liam Delap, Jason Sancho, James Trafford... Even our own Elis Simms

Forgetting SBT legend Oscar Bobb

 

[procdoc]

Lati was also at Man city

 

[Grendel]

And no Avenue to the first team and disappointment potentially meaning he gives up on the game
Anyway I’m sure I’d have made the same decision as a player and dad if I’d had to have made it so I don’t know why I’m arguing really

Its the same with all Acadamies - in reality how many of our players over recent years have broken through?

 

[procdoc]

Its the same with all Acadamies - in reality how many of our players over recent years have broken through?

part of the problem was we had an academy set up for leagues 1 & 2. We outgrew our own academy, so the players we signed when they were kids were not going to be good enough to develop for this league

 

[shmmeee]

valid comment for chelsea but rarely happens at City

Other than Foden who is a graduate in their squad? (Genuine Q I don’t know their squad)

The odds of making significant first team appearances is surely better outside the big clubs. I suppose the question is what’s the value of that vs better coaching/nicer facilities.

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

Can’t blame him or the parents to be honest. Sure city Will provide him with a higher quality of training and will probably of filled their heads about future opportunities. Just wish we could sort out a fairer model for this possibly including mandated sell on fees. But as others have said we do it as well

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

Other than Foden who is a graduate in their squad? (Genuine Q I don’t know their squad)

The odds of making significant first team appearances is surely better outside the big clubs. I suppose the question is what’s the value of that vs better coaching/nicer facilities.

They've made a huge profit on the academy players they have sold. Current academy players I think are Rico Lewis , Oscar Bobb and there are a couple more in the current match day squad.

 

[Winny the Bish]

I love the City but if I had a 16yo academy player and Man City came calling offering the best coaching and facilities in the country, a free house, and private schooling for all your kids it’s a no brainer.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Its the same with all Acadamies - in reality how many of our players over recent years have broken through?

Eccles

 

[Potbellypig]

If he does do well then the line will be ''he came through Man City's youth set up''

 

[The watchmaker]

I love the City but if I had a 16yo academy player and Man City came calling offering the best coaching and facilities in the country, a free house, and private schooling for all your kids it’s a no brainer.

Yeah... better coaching - if he doesn't quite make it there we might have him back, if he doesn't make it here he is looking right down the pyramid, if he falls out of football entirely at least he has a nice house. I don't like it, but what can you do?