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I dont see it like that, there is every hope that the academy can continue , just that our owners have got to start talking and looking to move this forward. As it stands they have not given it a chance

i dont think the club is involved in any legal action isn't it the owners that are named so any awards would be to them and not the club anyway

is any of this about planning regs? seem to have lost your quotes!

he did. He set out pre conditions before any talks can take place

If Chris Anderson cannot travel from Ryton to Alard way to discuss the future of the academy then I think that says it all. He simply wants a letter so he can say that it does not fit the requirements , Blame the rest of the world , remove the funding from the academy like the club seem to want...

What total a total Horse shit waste of time that statement was. If they invested as much time talking to the other side as to producing weak "look behind you statements" then there may be some progress. Can anybody on here say that if any member of their team took this excuse to their boss...

I think that this simply sums up SISU's concern for our club and how it is run. The situation and clubs position is indefensible given their "commitment and concern" over the academy only weeks ago where we were told the world was conspiring against them. Yet again they can't even attend a...

Sandy Robertson..... was supposed to replace Chris Marsden who was fantastic for us and then we managed to let slip though our fingers! Sandy Roberston on the other hand was lauded in and ........

Glad to see the club has got its priorities right and are focussing on issues that really matter!

I don't disagree with the fact that it was exceeding the cat 3 for a long time. The academy has been excellent for many many years and I suspect that irrespective of our classification but with the excellent staff and work ethic with the academy they delivered some real talent to the first team...

It can be argued that neither of these was a product of a Cat 2 academy. By 2014 Wilson was in the first team and Maddison was 17 playing for the under 18s and under 20s and Presley was looking for him to push into the first team. Same for Bigi and the others. Cat 2 was only confirmed in...

Good summary. I am curious as to why SISU continually "fail" to be aware of issues that fundamentally alter how they can operate unless of course it suits their purpose. I am still not convinced that SISU want to continue to fund an academy to the tune of £600k despite the current...

They take them much younger than that. I know of kids from the Coventry area from the ages 10 that have been taken to both academies. Its been a number of years since I was involved in youth football but there seemed to be WBA and Leicester scouts at all the football tournaments from that had...

With respect CD you did not answer my question about how you would spend the budget..... and you are not losing the academy just spending less. The club has no money and the budgets are usually set at the beginning of the season. Any kids we currently have in the academy will most likely stay...

OK CD. Your point raises some interesting questions with me. CA has to make the decisions on how to use his available budget. Do you want a club that has a successful first team or do you want a club that has a CAT 2 academy and sells all the best young players to support an ailing club? If...

I agree with you 100% I am not advocating the reclassification as yes it is short term, but what isn't about CCFC these days. I am just putting an alternative point of view as I genuinely believe that the club want to do this to save money. With the Wasps academy they have an opportunity to do...

I get where you are coming from and I would like to retain the Cat 2 status but i really believe the club is strapped for cash and needs to save money and that is what this is all about. In order to get the £500k grant you have to spend £600k. The first team wage budget is under constraint...

No.... the point i am making is that is having a cat 2 academy requires you meet a predetermined set of prescribed criteria which costs £ . Cat 3 is more relaxed and gives the club more choices on how they spend their money. It does not meant that don't have to have access to a floodlight...

Think you have it spot on here... having a floodlight pitch and an indoor area is no guarantee of any talent coming through. Its the environment and coaching that counts.

FFS Mr Fisher what is the plan? A) Preferred choice a ground that does not exist, is too small and will be beset by planning and access difficulties? This will cost Lots!! b) A backup site out of town? This will cost lots!! or the possible long term deal at the Ricoh that is second choice? is...