Re: Contract offers
16I would think that if we have this development squad then Collins,Evans,Longe King would be part of that along with academy lads like Woodiwiss and Twamley.
With regards to the development squad it would be interesting to see whether someone starting their Managerial career would be charged with running it or someone within the existing training team or player pool for next season. Mark O'Brien would be helpful in coaching players such as Farky, LK and Woodiwiss whereas if Ellison were still on the books as impact sub/forwards coach then he'd be helpful with the younger strikers.Percy plunkett wrote:I would think that if we have this development squad then Collins,Evans,Longe King would be part of that along with academy lads like Woodiwiss and Twamley.
Yes I have Pembspembsexile wrote:I take it you have already accepted that King and Josh will be leaving then? I’d like to retain them.SULLY34 wrote:So who would you like to retain???
For me....
Townsend
Lewis
Haynes
Farky
Dolan
Demetriou
Labs
Amond
Ellison
Gambin
Bennett
If we don't offer then other clubs can pinch them that's whycountymadbel wrote:Really don't understand how we can offer players a new contract as don't know what league we are in? Can't think of many players in our team good enough for league 1 if and a big if we go up
But it's the same every season if you are going for promotion.countymadbel wrote:Really don't understand how we can offer players a new contract as don't know what league we are in? Can't think of many players in our team good enough for league 1 if and a big if we go up
The 18-21 year olds are exactly the players that Flynn ignores and will be getting rid of in the close season. Why develop players when you can buy in...ajs wrote:It's the age of those offered that concerns me. As far I'm concern keep the youngsters, look for the 18--21 year olds being released and commit to developing the strenght of the club for the future. Not many of the established members of the squad are good enough for league one. Exeter City, a fan owned club, are doing very nicely have not wasted money trying to get promotion at all cost. Read the article posted
Hopefully,the SD will change that policy.wattsville_boy wrote:The 18-21 year olds are exactly the players that Flynn ignores and will be getting rid of in the close season. Why develop players when you can buy in...ajs wrote:It's the age of those offered that concerns me. As far I'm concern keep the youngsters, look for the 18--21 year olds being released and commit to developing the strenght of the club for the future. Not many of the established members of the squad are good enough for league one. Exeter City, a fan owned club, are doing very nicely have not wasted money trying to get promotion at all cost. Read the article posted
I was merely stating the facts about Flynn's managerial career - he simply does not give youngsters the opportunity to play, make mistakes and prove that they can learn from those mistakes. My opinion is that we have had some youngsters that could have been developed into decent lower league players that would have saved the club quite a bit of money.ajs wrote:Don't understand the logic of buy in, we do not have a money man!!!. Developing and selling is the way to establish a financially secure club while retaining fan ownership. Exeter City are in a much better position than us read the article. We have wasted a lot of money on loan and buy-ins this season, we have no home, no ground, and no way of raising monies through investments, spending money on players who are past their best in my opinion is poor. Percy I agree with you hopefully the new SD will make a change, in fact I believe the board has done this because of Flynn's poor record in loan and permanent signings.
There's no chance that would get past the LMA, never mind any manager accepting it. Shoehorning kids into a team just for the sake of it won't help them develop. If they aren't ready, throwing them into the first 11 won't get them there. Players need to earn their spots. The jump from youth football to the first team is incredible.wattsville_boy wrote:I was merely stating the facts about Flynn's managerial career - he simply does not give youngsters the opportunity to play, make mistakes and prove that they can learn from those mistakes. My opinion is that we have had some youngsters that could have been developed into decent lower league players that would have saved the club quite a bit of money.
My personal opinion is that only way to change the attitude to bringing the youngsters through would be write into the Managers contract that every starting eleven contains one teenage player and that a teenage player needs to be on the pitch for the duration of the game (injuries excepted). Fine them for not complying...