Academy Recruitment
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Academy Recruitment
We don’t need Muhrens, we need Kevin Beatties...
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I’ll raise you a Johnny Wark. Crunching tackles in midfield and bursts into the box to score. And can take a penalty.
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11 Warks would get us back in the premiership and beyond!
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....and Paul Mariner ta boot
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A Big Al would also come in handy to sort out some of those so-called hard league 1 players.
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Not to mention Matt Richards
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I quite agree. What a superb centre half he was. Soon sort out these modern nancy boys.Shed on tour wrote: ↑Sun Mar 07, 2021 10:21 amA Big Al would also come in handy to sort out some of those so-called hard league 1 players.
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And another Paul . Paul Cooper that is.
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And a few Alan Brazils. For getting the pints in, post match.
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One common theme, most of the players already mentioned were hard as nails. It just seems like many of our youngsters are light weight except for Downes maybe. And when you add the amount of injuries to many of our youngsters, it begs the question is the academy molding the right type of player?
Should the academy focus more on strength and fitness, as opposed to skills and natural ability?
Should the academy focus more on strength and fitness, as opposed to skills and natural ability?
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Yes. Get rid of Saint Kluggo and bring in Fatima Whitbread.number 9 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 07, 2021 4:15 pmOne common theme, most of the players already mentioned were hard as nails. It just seems like many of our youngsters are light weight except for Downes maybe. And when you add the amount of injuries to many of our youngsters, it begs the question is the academy molding the right type of player?
Should the academy focus more on strength and fitness, as opposed to skills and natural ability?
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I'm sure Fatima would whip them into shape in no time!tangfastic wrote: ↑Sun Mar 07, 2021 4:24 pmYes. Get rid of Saint Kluggo and bring in Fatima Whitbread.number 9 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 07, 2021 4:15 pmOne common theme, most of the players already mentioned were hard as nails. It just seems like many of our youngsters are light weight except for Downes maybe. And when you add the amount of injuries to many of our youngsters, it begs the question is the academy molding the right type of player?
Should the academy focus more on strength and fitness, as opposed to skills and natural ability?
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"A whiff of her leotard could bring a lambchop back to life!"marko69 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 07, 2021 4:33 pmOr Victoria Wood. (RIP)
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Can anyone recommend a solid resource to monitor our academy recruitment under the current regime? I’m just curious if the players we are now recruiting have distinct qualities and backgrounds different from the former…is ‘Flops’ too harsh? Cheers!