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[Terrarian]

i know what you're saying but the costs are prohibitive, cheaper just to let them develop them and take them later when they leave for nothing at 19/20

That's not really how the academy should work, it is there to produce players for the first team. Preferably at a better rate than we are doing now. I go back again to say IF it starts producing players Premier League standard the costs are worth it, better than paying £30m for the Iwobis of the world. I don't get what you are not understanding?

 

[mightymoyes]

That's not really how the academy should work, it is there to produce players for the first team. Preferably at a better rate than we are doing now. I go back again to say IF it starts producing players Premier League standard the costs are worth it, better than paying £30m for the Iwobis of the world. I don't get what you are not understanding?

IF it was that easy they'd all be doing it, most academies do not produce lots of premier league players.
i don't get what you are not understanding

 

[Pat Butcher]

I'd release him, the rat.

 

[Terrarian]

IF it was that easy they'd all be doing it, most academies do not produce lots of premier league players.
i don't get what you are not understanding

ok thanks for participating, no arguing with stupid

 

[mightymoyes]

ok thanks for participating, no arguing with stupid

tell me about it

 

[Pat Butcher]

He's 17 today? So could we could lose him due to no professional contract

 

[RomanReigns]

up there with ross barkley and carlo ancelotti in the rat list

 

[Nymzee]

He's 17 today? So could we could lose him due to no professional contract

1 year left on his youth deal but yeh. I mean he's as good as gone.

 

[Bedfordblue]

He's 17 today? So could we could lose him due to no professional contract

Lose him, potentially yes, but for a fee.
What that fee might be is anyone guess between £600k and maybe £6m depending on success (upper limit is purely guess work on my part btw)

 

[Martin Alvito]

1 year left on his youth deal but yeh. I mean he's as good as gone.

Yep, and his value will leap tenfold the day we sell him and he signs a professional contract.

And I thought the business of American professional sports was weird.

 

[billyblue80]

Can't even keep a 17 year old rat

 

[boris]

Lose him, potentially yes, but for a fee.
What that fee might be is anyone guess between £600k and maybe £6m depending on success (upper limit is purely guess work on my part btw)

It’ll be a lot nearer to 600k than 6 million.

It won’t even be 7 figures in my opinion.

 

[oglop44]

It’ll be a lot nearer to 600k than 6 million.

It won’t even be 7 figures in my opinion.

Surely not even Everton could mess this up so bad that we only got less than a million for him!

1 senior appearance, multiple under 23 appearances, England youth caps, BBC wonderkids program. He's got a pedigree that should earn us at the very least £1m, surely!

 

[catcherintherye]

It’ll be a lot nearer to 600k than 6 million.

It won’t even be 7 figures in my opinion.

Why would it be under 7 figures in your view mate. There cant be many lads at just turning 17 have 1st team minutes. I can see a low 7 figure sum, with probably a hefty sell on.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Got to question what Unsworth is doing at the club