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Read this Watch the video This has to be our ambition now This has to be the way to go Invest in coaching talent Invest in youth Invest in youth training facilities Invest in a playing stye from kids to first team Connect the training, philosophy and coaching from kids to first team Accept that every year you will lose talent but sell at good prices to keep the machine above working to bring the next crop through again and again Reject the British way of doing it and be more Dutch! Even post Brexit!
Approach Ajax Send a team to study their ways Officially partner with Ajax Exchange young players to gain cultural experience Exchange young players to get U18/U23 and first team experience Play some show-piece games at their stadium to gain a new fanbase and revenue opportunities
Main thing is learn from them They are quite unique We need to be as smart
100%. Seem to remember that Dave Sexton did a similar thing and look what happened there. Tbf I do think that Les, Hoos & Co are trying to do that. Not yet there by a long chalk, but the direction is right.
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Can we be London's Ajax? on 10:51 - Feb 1 with 1500 views
All except with academy rules big clubs can just poach any of our kids for nothing so all that investment is wasted.
We need great coaches etc., but we need to take the best released 17 and 18 year olds and polish them up with a loan network and in our first team, on professional contracts. Just like we’ve done with eze, lumley, chair etc.
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Can we be London's Ajax? on 14:06 - Feb 1 with 1319 views
Can we be London's Ajax? on 14:00 - Feb 1 by dannyblue
All except with academy rules big clubs can just poach any of our kids for nothing so all that investment is wasted.
We need great coaches etc., but we need to take the best released 17 and 18 year olds and polish them up with a loan network and in our first team, on professional contracts. Just like we’ve done with eze, lumley, chair etc.
Ah yes I think someone did a brilliant piece on this problem a couple of years ago - not written by Clive - possibly Simon someone or other?
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Can we be London's Ajax? on 14:19 - Feb 1 with 1297 views