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I would be disappointed if it is true. I would hope a match involving young kids a would have been stopped prematurely if the was such a mismatch. I actually played in such a match (rugby) when I was a kid - the game was stopped and the coaches mixed the teams up to produce more balanced sides.

Was it the under 9 cricket league?

Probably bollocks.

Not only are they not allowed to play any other football club, they can't play any other sport. It's a joke. Kids that age should be having fun, going and playing as much sport as they can manage. Sucks the soul out completely when there's 8 year old kids signing a contract saying if they injure themselves playing cricket or rugby or something they'll be kicked out of the academy.

two goals away from home isn't bad though..

Sutty said:

Not only are they not allowed to play any other football club, they can't play any other sport. It's a joke. Kids that age should be having fun, going and playing as much sport as they can manage. Sucks the soul out completely when there's 8 year old kids signing a contract saying if they injure themselves playing cricket or rugby or something they'll be kicked out of the academy.

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I didn't realise that the rules were as strict (and stupid) as that. It really is disgraceful and the FA need to something about it quickly

Same at ccfc though, if you play for the acadamy you cannot play with your mates on a Sunday morning for your local team. Considering that 99% of them will never play pro football at any level they miss out on a lot of childhood memories.
It is true that these decisions are made for the child by parents who think they have the next Messi.

We had 63% though.

The goalie was playing c/forward, Was SP the manager ?

When the grandchildren first started they were not supposed to keep score, they all did.

We could learn an awful lot from the AYSO set up in the states. Their grass roots system is really great.

think the lad next door played (i know they were playing man city away a few weeks back) i'll ask his dad tomorrow what the score was.

I took my youngest son out of the CCFC shadow academy as he wasn't enjoying it due to the clickyness that had obviously been set by the parents standards.

I wanted him to enjoy football and that wasn't going to happen there. ........Not beause he was not as good as the others just the atmosphere etc was not right for kids at 10/11 years old

Firstly, If any kids manager let a team score 57 goals against anyone then he should be charged by the FA. It would be morally wrong to allow it to happen and if it has then he should have the book thrown at him.
Secondly, academies are one of the worst things wrong with English football. Kids get taken on at 8 and never allowed to play with their mates. They are built up to be something special by the clubs and then dropped like a stone when the club change their minds at 15 or 16. Loads of lads drop out of the academy system as they find that there is more to be gained from playing on a sunday with their mates. Academies can stifle players by making them play in too rigid a way and stopping them from learning skills that they can get to try elsewhere.
Thirdly, Academies are hell bent on signing anyone they think might have even the slightest chance of doing anything to ensure that they get compo if kids get picked up by any of the bigger clubs. Even kids that are let go can still earn the academy compo if they get picked up by someone else.
Fourthly, Academies end up sticking with kids to try to justify their investment. There are loads of lads aged 14/15/16 that play on sundays and are far better than what the academies have but they wont get signed as questions will be asked as to why money has been wasted for 7 or 8 years on kids that aren't as good.
Finally, The shadow squads. In my opinion, they have been set up to increase funds for the academies. Parents have to pay for their kids to go to the shadow squad and get an hour's coaching a week and the occasional match in the hope that they'll have their kids picked up when in reality the kids will get picked up if they stand out anyhow.
Rant over.

I went to a Coventry Rugby game some 10 years ago, they played India. Score was around 107-10 and they even ended that game early.

dragging it back out but finally spoke to my neighbor he says they dont track score at that level but they scored somewhere around 30 and our lads scored at least 5 as his lad scored 3 of them. still sounds harsh to let it get that out of hand at U9's

One up & coming star scored a hat trick and got to keep the ball

Not strictly true. Under 9s Played 4x20 minutes. And 2 games at the same time. So in full that's 8 periods of 6 aside. There were goals flying in both ends. Man City have a 4.5 million pound academy with unlimited resources. My lad loves every minute representing the clubs academy, were they decent, yes they were and we all said we would be disappointed to go there and them not to be half good. The 9s have been competitive in all fixtures thorough this season. Having a great time pusb..