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Argyle Statement on Youth Set-up
- Thread starter Chris Webb
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Well I'm no expert on these matters but that all seems very sensible to me. The appointment of Ian Stonebridge as Lead Sports Scientist seems particularly interesting.
EPPP Rules
http://www.footballacademytalk.com/...he-new-fa-elite-player-performance-plan-eppp/
Scrolling down that page to the catagory three that Argyle are aiming for initially. It says "Clubs in this category will not be permitted to coach youngsters until they are 11"
My lad is 9 and in the system at the moment. Have I got this right? he won't be able to train any more. I so hope I am missing something.
http://www.footballacademytalk.com/...he-new-fa-elite-player-performance-plan-eppp/
Scrolling down that page to the catagory three that Argyle are aiming for initially. It says "Clubs in this category will not be permitted to coach youngsters until they are 11"
My lad is 9 and in the system at the moment. Have I got this right? he won't be able to train any more. I so hope I am missing something.
The whole EPPP thing is a disgrace and just another nail in the coffin for all but about 10 clubs in England.
Hopefully it completly fails and they scrap the idea as soon as possible.
Hopefully it completly fails and they scrap the idea as soon as possible.
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Not to sure what this EPPP thing is all about, and who it will benefit, but Kevin Hodges heading up the youth set up seems to be a good move.
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So this is that new system where we bend over and get shafted while giving any promising players to the top ten or so clubs, is that right?
What does category 3 mean and where in the scale does that put us in terms of being poachers rather than the poached?
Speaking of which, I haven't seen a thread yet about 16 yr old Sam Gallagher who's just been taken off us by Southampton, no doubt a future class player we'll never get to see in an Argyle shirt.
What does category 3 mean and where in the scale does that put us in terms of being poachers rather than the poached?
Speaking of which, I haven't seen a thread yet about 16 yr old Sam Gallagher who's just been taken off us by Southampton, no doubt a future class player we'll never get to see in an Argyle shirt.
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Rupert
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MrP20":xsqiv033 said:
At first-team level, he is, unless I've missed something. I assume Stonebridge will only work within the youth department.
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charlee
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This new system will destroy any youth system, we will be robbed by the top teams. No more Joe Masons or Youngs.
Bad news for football.
Cat 1 and 2 teams can poach anyone in are local area. Which is annoying. Just another ploy to kill off the lower leagues.
Bad news for football.
Cat 1 and 2 teams can poach anyone in are local area. Which is annoying. Just another ploy to kill off the lower leagues.
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ming the merciless":5hv264ku said:
Not sure how the new system applies to lads already with clubs. Good question to ask. But, in practice, Argyle are it seems being forced into giving up on coaching lads below the age of 11.
To me personally it sounds like an attempt to pander to the big boys in the Premier League, in my opinion all it shows is that the FA really do only care about 20 or so clubs and the rest are just here for show.
It's good to see we are making the neccessary changes a few hours ago I was begining to worry that we could be losing our youth system all together. Obviously we aren't in light of this news but what annoys me is that no matter what we do the Premier League clubs can now just hand-pick the talent from anywhere leaving us with little to choose from in the already small market for younger players down here. What I can see happening is big clubs picking up youngsters who show any sign of promise because they can and drop them if they aren't good enough, thats how I see this new rule panning out anyway, we'll see :sigh:
It's good to see we are making the neccessary changes a few hours ago I was begining to worry that we could be losing our youth system all together. Obviously we aren't in light of this news but what annoys me is that no matter what we do the Premier League clubs can now just hand-pick the talent from anywhere leaving us with little to choose from in the already small market for younger players down here. What I can see happening is big clubs picking up youngsters who show any sign of promise because they can and drop them if they aren't good enough, thats how I see this new rule panning out anyway, we'll see :sigh:
Rupert":1izv6bba said:
It's disgusting.
I've heard that Arsenal hold events down here, in Plymouth, Newquay, etc and no doubt other top clubs do as well. They'll be able to pick up any youngster from the region and stick them on their conveyor-belts while their local clubs are handicapped. If we develop a young player over a four-year period and then a big club says "we'll take him now", as a Category 3 club we'll be "compensated" with £50,000. Meanwhile, a Category 1 club, having put the same amount of time and effort in, will receive £160,000. Ridiculous.
I know that the loss of Lloyd Jones, a Welsh youth international, to Liverpool for £20,000 (no, there isn't a zero missing), was no doubt influenced by us being in administration, but I can see it occurring regularly when the EPPP goes through. The biggest clubs gets all the benefits, the rest get shafted.
