06-07-2021, 19:55
(06-07-2021, 19:03)Lord Snooty Wrote: Heads turned, hopes smashed.........
That's how we look at Karlan Grant.
Snooty, you can say that about all transfers, especially with the bosman rule, we have had many players poached over the years, usually with a transfer fee.
The difference here is when a club picks up a raw talent 7 or 8 year old, trains them, educates them, turning that raw talent into a footballer for 8 years, only for a top six club, overseas club or Scottish club to turn their heads when they reach 16, poach them away before their parent club can get them signed to a contract and the academy club get next to nothing for their investment.
I know your message is tongue in cheek but this affects you guys as well as us.
No protection for academies, why should clubs like ours invest millions in these kids. Barcelona stole Barrie, they haven't paid our miserly 300k or so compensation, then within six months sold him on to villa.
Had he gone the direct route, not this manufactured fee dodging route, we would have received 6+ million and a sell on clause.
Snooty, Was Grant a product of your academy?