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05 Aug 2020 17:18:58
ED001 and ED002 I have a question for you both if you don't mind, well more of what your opinion is really.

With Man City close to signing their 2nd player of the window and reports stating they want up to another 5 players what are your thoughts on the way this sort of stockpiling is done more and more by cash rich clubs or the bigger clubs and do you think more players will eventually get fed up of being squad players in years to come opting to go elsewhere for more game time rather than money as football continues to evolve? We're obviously seeing signs of it now with the younger players getting frustrated with lack of playing time but the age bracket above seem happy to be a squad player for decent money rather than want to play regular football. I am fully aware that it's a squad game these days and gone are the days of squads of 16 but I just feel this kind of behaviour ruins football as a whole a little bit for me. So much promise thrown by the wayside in some cases.

Obviously Liverpool have been guilty of this too and stifled some promising careers it's not me having a dig at other clubs or being envious I just think it's ridiculous and I always think that if I had been a professional footballer I would have always went where the game time was.

Squad and home grown measures are currently in force but what else do you think could be done in the game to stop this kind of thing happening so much?

I'd love an ideology that you have to produce the talent yourself with stricter restrictions on bringing in or poaching youth players from all over the world just to build your academy up and limiting the number of first team transfers a season.

Maybe I don't know enough about it all maybe I'm a dreamer but I'd love to see a world where more players come through the ranks after clubs have put so much time and effort into them and go on to have fantastic playing careers.

{Ed002's Note - Clearly you are missing something. Manchester City can only have the same size senior squad as Liverpool and the other sides - so it is hardly "stockpiling".

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05 Aug 2020 18:13:11
Chelsea did seem to buy players just so other teams couldn't sign them in the beginning of the roman days. Hence Ian we rights boy.

05 Aug 2020 18:24:00
Robbiesline the point of this question isn't to have a pop at other clubs, it's to find opinions on how squads and football in general can evolve over the next few years for more talent and local talent to make it into the first team.

Don't drag it there please because it will end up a free for all of abuse for the Eds and other posters.

Im genuinely interested in what other people's views on it.

{Ed002's Note - Clubs will take the "local" route (as used extensively by Southampton in a fan shape covering youth leagues in the South, and by some of London clubs with the likes of Senrab) as money erodes from the game, be it through a breakaway, a continued pandemic, investors drying up etc..}

05 Aug 2020 18:45:43
Yeah Ed I remember you saying something along the lines of football being more reigonalised here if a breakaway of the elite ever happend which would sort out some of the issues of my point with more locally sourced players playing for the clubs that don't break away as a whole.

Do you think the Elite are too far gone for something like that to ever happen now and even when they do break away they will just continue to cherry pick the best from around the world rather than maximising the use of their academies?

{Ed002's Note - Most of the "elite" sides have good academies that they look to supplement with better players from other clubs.

The pandemic has shown that there are too many clubs who are financially close to the edge. There remains a plan taht eventually all clubs will have to operate completely within their means, so owners will not be allowed to supplement transfers but will be able to update the infrastructure etc.. That means player recruitment will need to be organis - as it used to be.}

05 Aug 2020 19:29:05
Thats interesting, be good to see how clubs evolve going that way if the plan comes to fruition! Thanks Ed.

05 Aug 2020 21:17:15
There are only 20 clubs in the top flight. And only what? Would you call elite. If your young and amazing at football, way better than the other lads at school, and best in your wee league, you're going to dream of playing at Wembley. There aren't enough places for all the talent.
And when an exceptional young player makes it all the way to liverpool, he's not only up against the other young lads for whom this is a dream, you're up against men, professionals for whom football is a living. So unless you're the real deal, you've no chance. And even if you are the real deal, then perhaps the man in your way is a fan favourite, you hear the kop sing his name at full pelt with pride. It takes more than skill it takes mentality too.

Would a thing like some European teams have, like a Liverpool B team in the league make more room and give more exposure to the youngsters?

There's not enough room for everyone, you have to take your chances.

06 Aug 2020 07:10:43
I'm quite happy to back to the organic system of financing transfers. We didn't do too badly during the days prior to the Prem and clubs leveraging transfers on future earnings.







 

 

 
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