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Been watching a few of his goals in the SPL and can't help but feel we were a bit short changed when we sold him to Liverpool for £250k as a 16 year old! The boy is class, 6ft 6 and still only 20 years old. The scousers absolutely rave about him and I can see why. Anyone know anymore details about the deal? Further payments based on first team appearences/sell on clause etc?
I know we have a decent(ish) reputation at our level for youth players, with the likes of Femi Orenuga, Medi Abalimba, Moussa, Ngoo, Lyle Della-Verde and Ferdinand, but it's always bugged me that we don't do more. I have a huge amount of respect for Crewe Alexandra, probably one of the only lower league teams to have a proper academy. Their first team is full of decent talent and they've made millions off the sales of these youngsters, Nick Powell being the latest for £6mil!
How feasible would it be to replicate their set up and how much roughly? Maybe not possible now but in the Championship when we were happily spending £200k each on the likes of Billy Paynter and Ritchie Foran, surely this should have been looked into as a better investment?!
I know we have a decent(ish) reputation at our level for youth players, with the likes of Femi Orenuga, Medi Abalimba, Moussa, Ngoo, Lyle Della-Verde and Ferdinand, but it's always bugged me that we don't do more. I have a huge amount of respect for Crewe Alexandra, probably one of the only lower league teams to have a proper academy. Their first team is full of decent talent and they've made millions off the sales of these youngsters, Nick Powell being the latest for £6mil!
How feasible would it be to replicate their set up and how much roughly? Maybe not possible now but in the Championship when we were happily spending £200k each on the likes of Billy Paynter and Ritchie Foran, surely this should have been looked into as a better investment?!