18-09-2017, 17:37
i'm not bothered in all honesty, for all the money that has been pumped into it, it hasnt delivered, one reason or another, it could be the people coaching the kids, the kids not having the talent or scouts looking for the wrong things or in the wrong places, plus other teams snapping up the better youth players, although I think that is a kop out factor.
Thing is, it is probably broken from top to bottom with all those factors playing a part and we've gone through numerous heads of the academy and seen no better results, so end of the day this is probably both a quick fix and a long term solution, shut it down immediately, everyone goes, proper review on everything to do with it, keep an eye out on things at other clubs and if the FA bring in some more rules on academies or things change then reopen it.
personally I can see it reopening once the powers that be can really look into why things havent worked out, without the distraction of it running whilst you are looking at it. the club could do with looking at other academies that have been successful and see what they do different. They needed to wipe the slate clean to try and identify the real problems, again personally I think it is to do with the scouts and the coaching, but it can only be truly addressed with the doors firmly shut. I think they teach the wrong stuff and look for the wrong stuff. Technique should be the first thing that is looked for, not physical traits. Technique is what gives players that upper hand.
maybe the FA have to look at making things easier for clubs with their youth recruitment, say for example anyone in a HD post code can only be signed up by huddersfield until 16, same for all the other clubs, whereas someone in a WF post code is a free for all in surrounding postcodes so hudds leeds bradford and barnsley ect
Thing is, it is probably broken from top to bottom with all those factors playing a part and we've gone through numerous heads of the academy and seen no better results, so end of the day this is probably both a quick fix and a long term solution, shut it down immediately, everyone goes, proper review on everything to do with it, keep an eye out on things at other clubs and if the FA bring in some more rules on academies or things change then reopen it.
personally I can see it reopening once the powers that be can really look into why things havent worked out, without the distraction of it running whilst you are looking at it. the club could do with looking at other academies that have been successful and see what they do different. They needed to wipe the slate clean to try and identify the real problems, again personally I think it is to do with the scouts and the coaching, but it can only be truly addressed with the doors firmly shut. I think they teach the wrong stuff and look for the wrong stuff. Technique should be the first thing that is looked for, not physical traits. Technique is what gives players that upper hand.
maybe the FA have to look at making things easier for clubs with their youth recruitment, say for example anyone in a HD post code can only be signed up by huddersfield until 16, same for all the other clubs, whereas someone in a WF post code is a free for all in surrounding postcodes so hudds leeds bradford and barnsley ect