ccfc1234
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Agree with you, now we are higher up the leagues the development players we are signing hopefully will have more ability for the coaching team to improve.
Agree with you, now we are higher up the leagues the development players we are signing hopefully will have more ability for the coaching team to improve.Most of them were brought from non-league with the odd one plucked out of League 2, whereas we have taken 1 from spurs and 1 from Wigan (newly promoted to championship)
Perhaps Gregor has spoke to him saying how good he can become.
No worries. Can you offer an apology or at least, some form of explanation for the lack of space after a full stop?
Bit gutted we haven't seen a first team signing today ..
Everyone enjoys scoring goalsHe enjoys scoring them that’s always a good start…
Sorry I did not know the grammer police were on tonight.When you get to my age "lack of space after a full stop" is the least of my worries
When the accounts come out it's all lumped together. When we have to borrow money off the owners at extortionate rates it's not split into first team and development. Given we seem to always have a low budget and last year had a small squad I don't think it's unreasonable to want to heavily skew that budget towards the first team.Can't some of our fans get their heads round this:
1. We have to make signings to improve the first team squad.
2. We have to make signings to improve the under 23's and development squad.
There is a budget for both. They are strategies that run in parallel to improve the club overall.
I like building up the u23’s with players we could assess and loan out / develop / bring into first team.
I got dogs abuse from the usual eye rollers on here when I dare suggest signing a 21 year old local “basketball player” to bring in and develop. As it happens, he signed for a similar-sized team in the Championship yesterday. I wish him well and hope he succeeds and the eye rollers and laughing emoji gang show some style if I’m proved right. If he bombs, then they can do the same to me and I’ll accept I got it wrong.
The success and the future (and has been in the past in many ways) of this club does include having a great academy and developing young players. For every McCallum there have been many Dexter Walters and that Dutch guy who’s name escapes me.
I’m pleased with these signings today.
Checked earlier, something on Twitter said he had and Insta link said “Striker…something something….Huddersfield B”Did he sign? Can’t see it on HTAFC site
The Dutch player was Bouwe Bosma, strange signing, was effectively written off a month after signing and loaned out until his contract expired
Prerty sure he was scouser! Loads of people on here make out like he was signed as potential as future first team player. We had a load of small technical young lads at the time. Pretty sure the club signed him just because he was about 6ft 4in and to protect some of the technical lads.Did he sign? Can’t see it on HTAFC site
The Dutch player was Bouwe Bosma, strange signing, was effectively written off a month after signing and loaned out until his contract expired
Prerty sure he was scouser! Loads of people on here make out like he was signed as potential as future first team player. We had a load of small technical young lads at the time. Pretty sure the club signed him just because he was about 6ft 4in and to protect some of the technical lads.
It’s the way he does it.Period.No worries. Can you offer an apology or at least, some form of explanation for the lack of space after a full stop?
Apology accepted. This is skybluetalk i'm on ? We are being too polite.
Agree, I hardly got any sleep last night, worrying about it, I mean, why would you not leave a space after a full stop? It's totally crazy! Sometimes I even leave two spaces (amazingly) just to make sure I've spaced my sentences sufficiently.No worries. Can you offer an apology or at least, some form of explanation for the lack of space after a full stop?
No we're not you illiterate c**tApology accepted. This is skybluetalk i'm on ? We are being too polite.
Do you not think they have seen him play before. He will initially be in peanuts so why not offer him a 2 year contract. One of the main reasons the youngest come is that they believe they may be given a chance if they perform. What’s the point of putting him under loads of pressure with a 1 year contract.From what i see he was released by Wigan.He wasn't even offered a contract.I know I normally back MR judgement but to give the guy a 2year contract this soon .Would it not have been better to give him a shorter 1 .They could assess him and if he looks good sign him up on a longer 1.I hope MR judgement is spot on otherwise we could have another bit of deadwood .Sorry to be so negative.
When the accounts come out it's all lumped together. When we have to borrow money off the owners at extortionate rates it's not split into first team and development. Given we seem to always have a low budget and last year had a small squad I don't think it's unreasonable to want to heavily skew that budget towards the first team.
Of course I'm not adverse to investing in the youth and development as it can prove lucrative for us if we find a gem. But that's the point for me. They should be considered an absolute gem where we'd be disappointed if they didn't make it rather than happily surprised if they do.
U23 - use it to test the final year scholars to see if they're worthy of a pro contract, learning from playing alongside out of favour first teamers or those coming back from injury to keep their fitness up, give them a chance to play themselves into form and work their way back into the first team picture. Signing U23's just to make up the numbers without any real expectation of them is just a waste.
Checked earlier, something on Twitter said he had and Insta link said “Striker…something something….Huddersfield B”
Can’t find now. Who knows. Might be wrong. Not the first time.
uWhen the accounts come out it's all lumped together. When we have to borrow money off the owners at extortionate rates it's not split into first team and development. Given we seem to always have a low budget and last year had a small squad I don't think it's unreasonable to want to heavily skew that budget towards the first team.
Of course I'm not adverse to investing in the youth and development as it can prove lucrative for us if we find a gem. But that's the point for me. They should be considered an absolute gem where we'd be disappointed if they didn't make it rather than happily surprised if they do.
U23 - use it to test the final year scholars to see if they're worthy of a pro contract, learning from playing alongside out of favour first teamers or those coming back from injury to keep their fitness up, give them a chance to play themselves into form and work their way back into the first team picture. Signing U23's just to make up the numbers without any real expectation of them is just a waste.
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Snoopy taking a sabbatical?He will initially be in peanuts so why not offer him a 2 year contract.
Thats more like it.No we're not you illiterate c**t
;-)Thats more like it.
Wtf is going on, neither of today's signings have ever played for Chelsea, and neither has ever done their ACL, this is quite a diversion from our normal recruitment strategy.
They have their own budget, but it all ultimately comes from the same pot. If you have, say, £20m to spend you could say £19m to 1st team, £1m to development. Or £18m and £2m. It still adds up to £20m and every £ spent on that development squad is a £ that can't be spent on the first team.u
1. Robins said a couple of weeks ago they were looking to sign players to bolster the U23's
2. Robins said in interview last season the U23's have their own budget to sign players they feel can be developed.
3. The U23's and development squad is about developing young talent. Ideally for our first team but not always.
There are numerous players who barely got near our first team but are having reasonable careers at League 1, League 2 and even Non League. That is good because it encourahes young talent to sign for us.
If you have two 18 year olds who you really think can make it at the top level, you cam't really develope them by surrounding them by rubbish.
There comes a time when certain players may need to be loaned out to develope. The squad left behind still needs to be of a sufficient standard to give the rest a chance of continued development.
Running a development squad is almost a seperate entity which the first team may and hopefully will benefit from. But to run it properly and to get a return you have to invest in it, players, coaches, facilities etc,. It is not cheap, but produce one class player and the rewards can be huge.
But I would say the biggest remit of the development squad is to give young talent a pathway into professional football. That may not be with us and it may not be at our level. But ultimately that is its remit and what it is judged on. But as we have already seen it has and does on occassions benefit our first team.
J
Like any budget there is a split.
But you really just seem one eyed on the first team and lets pile everything into that?
What would the picture look like with no development squad or under 23's.
I bet 4 youth prospects would barely cover one average Championship player.
An average Championship player offers no return really on investment. Where as the return on rare gems like Wilson and Maddison has kept us tickong over as a club.
we didn’t sign Maddison or Wilson the only success has been McCallum
It doesm't matter. We are moving forward as a club and trying to progress talent.we didn’t sign Maddison or Wilson the only success has been McCallum
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