nateevs:


On another topic, selling Lewis Bate for £1.5m to me is still madness. I felt we could have got more. Livramento had not kicked a ball in any senior appearance and we got £5m. I expected Lewis to fetch similar figures.

That said, I still can't get over letting Livramento and Bate leaving. I think we need to get on top of this very quickly. These two were the absolute proper potential players to make it to the first team. Losing Lewis, Tino and Ike in one window is not a good thing even though it helps to buy Lukaku. It looks like a crisis.

olabode89:


Different policies!

Clubs like Chelsea and City operate an expensive and large youth program/facilities with the aim of earning loan fees, future sales from the few that make it, etc. Clubs like Brentford don't even bother to run an academy. Others like United and Barca run their academy with the aim of bringing up players with the club ethos and mentality.

It's all about understanding the pros and cons of each system.

nateevs:


On another topic, selling Lewis Bate for £1.5m to me is still madness. I felt we could have got more. Livramento had not kicked a ball in any senior appearance and we got £5m. I expected Lewis to fetch similar figures.

That said, I still can't get over letting Livramento and Bate leaving. I think we need to get on top of this very quickly. These two were the absolute proper potential players to make it to the first team. Losing Lewis, Tino and Ike in one window is not a good thing even though it helps to buy Lukaku. It looks like a crisis.

BlueMann:


We lost Bate, but Colwill is waiting. Livramento's gone, but Sterling is back in shape. We'll produce more talent to make up for the ones that we lost.

Though losing Livramento and Bate really pain me sha. But there was realistically no chance of either of them making it into the first team, which is what they're looking for. Most of these guys no get patience again - they want first team football, and they want it now. They'd rather go elsewhere than spend time on loan, which is the direction they wrree headed. See Gilmour and Ampadu - both are talented and both have even played for the senior team, yet they haven't broken in like the likes of Mount and James.

They don't want loans, they don't want plenty money, and they don't have patience. They believe it'll be better to go elsewhere and build a solid foundation now, instead of potentially falling into the sometimes vicious loan cycle. We just had to cash in.

And I'm not surprised Livramento fetched far more than Bate. I don't think any academy player has had more hype than him in the past season.

Thankfully the likes of Anjorin, Broja and Sterling are willing to stay and fight.

airmark:
The way Silva jammed Lukaku ehn.

BlueAngel444:
is the same training we watched where Silva was inbetween Trevor and Rudiger and they found it difficult handling Lukaku

airmark:


Maybe you slept off.

Not a fair thing to say

airmark:


Maybe you slept off.

BlueAngel444:
and how did you get the picture from a live streamed event . I recall Silva was solid but maybe that moment occured when my stream was buffering

BlueAngel444:
I recall Silva was solid but maybe that moment occured when my stream was buffering

airmark:
The way Silva jammed Lukaku ehn.

Ibime:
Ramdeuter was trolling Terry at 36, picking faults in his game. We told him to come back when Boateng is that age. Now look at Boateng, 32 and clubless.

Ibime:
Ramdeuter was trolling Terry at 36, picking faults in his game. We told him to come back when Boateng is that age. Now look at Boateng, 32 and clubless.

raumdeuter:


Boateng by 25 won everything Terry could not win in his entire career. CL and world cup title on the field

Ronaldinho at 32 was not playing top level football does not make him mates with Mark Noble

Oga Dayo, you're my man, but just use a cold bottle of Non alcoholic wine and swallow the L

Even Musa sef, despite him coming back to Kano pillars, still got a club.

A whole World cup, CL, CCL, MBBL winner still dey clubless...

E get as e be na

raumdeuter:


Boateng by 25 won everything Terry could not win in his entire career. CL and world cup title on the field

Ronaldinho at 32 was not playing top level football does not make him mates with Mark Noble

izzou:


Oga Dayo, you're my man, but just use a cold bottle of Non alcoholic wine and swallow the L

Even Musa sef, despite him coming back to Kano pillars, still got a club.

A whole World cup, CL, CCL, MBBL winner still dey clubless...

E get as e be na

airmark:


Ronaldinho at 32 was playing top level football in his country. Why can't Boathand get club in Ghana or Germany?

Great defenders are known for being great at 32, but calamitous Boathand is unattractive to even Accra heart of Oaks of Ghana.

raumdeuter:


Top level football is being played in Brazil? when he was at his peak why was he not in Brazil?

Everyone with basic football knowledge know only top players ready to retire move to Brazil

raumdeuter:


Kaka at 32 was in MLS, Ronaldinho at 32 was in Brazil while Mark Noble at 36 is in EPL

Rate them?

Where is Boateng at 32?

He should be included na

Skimpledawg:

I saw that part and laughed eeh.

Lukaku come dey imagine if na finals he dey play abi na training

BlueAngel444:

What are you talking about
Number 1. You added City
Number 2. Before Fati when was the last time Barca had a player from their academy in their XI

olabode89:


1. City operate a large academy like Chelsea and they actually made good money from selling some of their players this season. They also loan them to clubs in the City group.

2. That does not change the policy at Barca. Aldo during that period that had issues with keeping promising talents that usually got poached by English teams (e.g Arsenal and United).

BlueAngel444:

1. This season being a one off, seeing as Pep is willing to spend £150m to poach Kane after purchasing Grealish for £100m

2. Policies are BS when they ain't followed, if not for recent crises in Barca and maybe new management. Like I stated, before this period who and when was the last time. You mentioning United I didn't question it, but now stating united poached players from Barca academy make scummies no see am. I doubt if barca academy is even better than united or arsenal academy.

airmark:


Neymar was bought for how much from that same Brazil? Corinthians won club world cup twice now, they played in which league?

If you are good you are good and at 32, you will find a team in your country to play for except you are useless like Boathand.

olabode89:


1. Ofcourse it took some time for City to reap the rewards of their youth investment. You know they won the u-18 and u-21 leagues I their region right?

2. The discuss was on their youth policy and not if it's better than those of United or Assanal.

izzou:

Where is Boateng at 32?

He should be included na

raumdeuter:


If you spent your youth well winning CL and world cups early in life, you dont need to be playing till 40 to prove a non existent career
Boateng won the CL and world cup on the field in his mid 20s which Terry never achieved despite playing till 40

raumdeuter:


If you spent your youth well winning CL and world cups early in life, you dont need to be playing till 40 to prove a non existent career
Boateng won the CL and world cup on the field in his mid 20s which Terry never achieved despite playing till 40

Messi has won a lot during his youth.

Why is he still playing, sir? Or is Boateng greater than him too?

Oga Dayo, dem never microwave this L. E still dey cold. Just close eye, swallow am

raumdeuter:


Why is Neymar not playing in Brazil now at his peak. Kaka at 32 was in MLS, Dinho was in Brazil