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Development Centre Suspended

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Development Centre Suspended

This is where I really don’t get Ridsdale. For a guy who is constantly at war with the fans of this fine club and claiming his hands are tied etc. he allows this PR (pun intended) disaster to happen. Not only that, he allows it to be done in such an abrupt and shameful manner. As “Company Director” he is the man who has allowed this to happen. So Robert; when you sit down in your comfy seat on Saturday there will be even more eyes staring up and down at you willing you to get out of our club……parents of the young players you have let down, most of whom will be lifetime supporters, the young players themselves who could not be blamed for taking their allegiance elsewhere.
Not only is it a PR (pun again intended) disaster, it demonstrates a complete lack of ability in the running of our club. Nothing new there then!
 
One fewer source of potential talent when surely we should be having as many irons in the fire as possible.

More farcical dealings at North End under this regime.

Is the strategy to do less of our own recruitment directly and outsource as much as possible to MRKT insights? Essentially outsourcing the responsibility? Because that's a mug's game, they have no skin in the game. What is the strategy here, Peter?
 
Surely this can't be a purely cost-cutting measure? In the overall scheme of things, the savings must be chickenfeed and in any case, wouldn't the Development Centre already have been budgeted for this season?
 
Do you want the kids to have an opportunity to play and be coached possibly to a higher level or a new roof ?

Is there ever any good news PNE related ??
 
Loweball said:
There is literally zero signs of evolution at this club and it hurts a lot. When i try to look at what exactly PR and co are trying to do with the club its just a cloudy unclear mess, just like looking into a deep abyss.
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Definitely the club is going backwards and has been been for years.
 
I do think more focus should be made at picking up EPL rejects U11s and above so, if it’s not working for us, get rid.

Not great from a PR perspective though as it looks like the club is cutting everything at the minute. Which questions how professional this professional football club is.
 
My son plays in the top division of u12's in the central lancs league(which is the 1st year into the academy intake).I have heard of players going for trials at pnes academy but have yet to see any pne scouts at any games....have seen united scouts and others but never any pne scouts????..
 
Schemer said:
Surely this can't be a purely cost-cutting measure? In the overall scheme of things, the savings must be chickenfeed and in any case, wouldn't the Development Centre already have been budgeted for this season?
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When Lowe last talked about new contracts, he said it was March/April when the following season's budget is set by the owners - maybe this change is part of that process?
 
Seems a very strange move. Surely won't save much money in the grand scheme of things, makes me wonder just how much cost cutting is actually going on.
 
The development centre is separate to the academy. North End still have academy age groups from u9-11. The development centre was used to keep an eye on lads deemed not quite good enough at the present time.

My lad was there for about 3years and if I am honest it wasn’t very good. Not sure it is purely a cost cutting exercise as when my lad first started going it was free, but in his last year they started charging £5 to attend.

My lad then got scouted for Rovers and I must say the facilities and coaching are at a different level, so I stopped taking him to North End. Which pains me to say as a lifelong North Ender.

I think different business model is needed for the academy in order for it to produce players. Competition is too high in our area, maybe focus on the released 16yr olds from the big clubs and create a u23s team with the cost saving from the academy
 
mightywhites said:
The development centre is separate to the academy. North End still have academy age groups from u9-11. The development centre was used to keep an eye on lads deemed not quite good enough at the present time.

My lad was there for about 3years and if I am honest it wasn’t very good. Not sure it is purely a cost cutting exercise as when my lad first started going it was free, but in his last year they started charging £5 to attend.

My lad then got scouted for Rovers and I must say the facilities and coaching are at a different level, so I stopped taking him to North End. Which pains me to say as a lifelong North Ender.

I think different business model is needed for the academy in order for it to produce players. Competition is too high in our area, maybe focus on the released 16yr olds from the big clubs and create a u23s team with the cost saving from the academy
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100%. We need a USP.
 
Thracia said:
For clarification, I have this poster on Ignore, principally because of moronic trolling comments like these - I highly recommend it.

My question is basically asking how we can comply with e.g. rule 151 of the EFL Youth Development Rules without the U9 to U11 age groups - and if we can't, does that affect our Categorisation.
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Lets be honest here, you put people on ignore who dont agree with you.

Its basically called not having a counter argument.

Your definition of trolling is very weak, BTW.
 
Mashimbo said:
Club are trigger happy when it comes to firing out statements that suit an individuals egotistical agenda, but very coy when it comes to explaining this decision. Another strike against the owners and their minions.
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It's just a pity that they apparently have no-one on staff who can come up with something a little more well-written and grammatically correct.
 
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