Development Centre Suspended

[Former user.]

Yet more strange goings on at Preston North End.

There will be some very disappointed youngsters today.

Just what is going on?

 

[frogonastick]

Another short sighted move? Well Done, Peter

 

[SF]

So we're not taking any more kids on?

 

[llanroc]

As a club, we really are moving in one direction aren’t we?

 

[Retfordpete]

If this was part of a grand master plan you’d expect some sort of statement from on high. As it is being dribbled out like this it just looks like yet another cost to cut.

Didn’t our community programme used to win awards?

 

[Many Clouds]

What is the development centre and does the club directly fund this?

 

[TomPNEFC]

Is that not the college team rather than the academy?

 

[Thracia]

Development Centres - Preston North End

www.pnefc.net

 

[Æthelstan]

Ahhh more cost-cutting - awesome stuff.

Just sack the Fat Controller - that'll save a FORTUNE in wages and please the fans immensely - that is what effective cost-cutting looks like.

Oh yeah, perhaps stop giving contracts to free-loaders also.

 

[Regardless]

Yet more strange goings on at Preston North End.

There will be some very disappointed youngsters today.

Just what is going on?

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I presume this is a shitty decision. I am certain that that is a shitty way to communicate it.

 

[Hogie4a]

He did sign off with King regards so that is nice.

Roger

 

[northender2]

i assume the development centre is a direct feeder into the youth team? if so, what does this mean for the future of the youth setup? it seems that rather than progressing to a cat2, we're more likely to drop to a cat4

 

[baysidepne]

This only affects the programme up to and including U11s doesn't it? (Pre-Academy)

 

[SF]

This only affects the programme up to and including U11s doesn't it? (Pre-Academy)

A move to phase out the youth team entirely in a few seasons?

 

[JK]

Another masterstroke in PR by North End.

There are some very upset young lads this week who only a couple of months ago where buzzing at the chance to impress for their club.

Whilst coming from CET and not the club directly that email doesnt read well.

Its just one thing after another at the moment.

 

[baysidepne]

A move to phase out the youth team entirely in a few seasons?

Difficult to say really. We get a lot of kids joining us between the ages of 11-16 that enter the Youth Team set up and we pick up some players at EFL/PL exit trials at U16 level (think Pradic was one recent example of that)

I think we'll be one of the only clubs locally without a pre-academy if that continues into 23/24 season. Not sure what the situation has been for scouts to go to the likes of Central Venue on a Saturday morning as an example (where Man United and others have a scout there every week) to watch the U7-U10s

It's not great and it'll be interesting the reasoning behind the move.

 

[JG1888]

Wonder what the people who say we aren’t massively cost cutting will say about this

 

[hulabaloo]

Another masterstroke, let's make the kids that love their home town club hate it, then go and glory support a prem team.

No amount of PR spin can justify that decision, mid season and the effect it will have on the future generation and their families.

 

[California_PNE]

This cover girls also?

 

[Garden Gnome]

Seems to undermine the bedrock of support even if we have not developed much first team talent from here in the past.