RoboCCFC90
Well-Known Member
I must admit this is going to sound like a rant, but this does bring up a valid question.
Peterborough yesterday signed Alex Penny from Nuneaton, now admittedly I don't follow Nuneaton all that much and it has to be said my knowledge of the player it isn't overly spectacular, that said I had read in a newspaper (possibly the Sun??) that the player had gone off the V9 Academy trials earlier this month, along with about dozen other players from the National League..
It appears the player impressed to the point where Posh have signed the lad, on a three-year deal.
Nuneaton boss Tommy Wright when asked about the player said;
"Alex is a quality footballer and one that ticks all the boxes when it comes to the modern day player.
He is quick, he is athletic and he is someone who has so much to give. You can see straight away why so many clubs were looking at him.”
My question and overall concern is, why are players from local teams such as Nuneaton falling under our radar? Admittedly the scouting system at CCFC is not what it was , however we play Nuneaton every season (in friendlies), we send them players to develop (Kelly-Evans, Leahy, Burge, Charles-Cook and so on) and yet when they have a player who can step up to League football like Penny or Louis Moult, we seem to be nowhere?
Fair play to the player mind, Posh tend to have a record of un-earthing decent non-league talent, but if we are missing local, potentially talented players that are right under our noses it's very alarming, add to that I cannot see how we are benefitting from a connection with Nuneaton, other than being able to use a shoddy ground for one or two pre-season games a year.
Alex Penny: Peterborough United sign Nuneaton Town defender
Peterborough yesterday signed Alex Penny from Nuneaton, now admittedly I don't follow Nuneaton all that much and it has to be said my knowledge of the player it isn't overly spectacular, that said I had read in a newspaper (possibly the Sun??) that the player had gone off the V9 Academy trials earlier this month, along with about dozen other players from the National League..
It appears the player impressed to the point where Posh have signed the lad, on a three-year deal.
Nuneaton boss Tommy Wright when asked about the player said;
"Alex is a quality footballer and one that ticks all the boxes when it comes to the modern day player.
He is quick, he is athletic and he is someone who has so much to give. You can see straight away why so many clubs were looking at him.”
My question and overall concern is, why are players from local teams such as Nuneaton falling under our radar? Admittedly the scouting system at CCFC is not what it was , however we play Nuneaton every season (in friendlies), we send them players to develop (Kelly-Evans, Leahy, Burge, Charles-Cook and so on) and yet when they have a player who can step up to League football like Penny or Louis Moult, we seem to be nowhere?
Fair play to the player mind, Posh tend to have a record of un-earthing decent non-league talent, but if we are missing local, potentially talented players that are right under our noses it's very alarming, add to that I cannot see how we are benefitting from a connection with Nuneaton, other than being able to use a shoddy ground for one or two pre-season games a year.
Alex Penny: Peterborough United sign Nuneaton Town defender