Echo News Comment: This is as bad as it's been for Southend United in 30 years

[AndyT]

You did, but it's an article full of unsubstantiated speculation, none of which has seen a conviction or even a court case, from my understanding.

Bennell was convicted, mostly on his own admission in the end and his case is well documented.

 

[Stuart W]

It's a forum mate, and almost every thread goes off topic. That will never stop. I didn't send it off topic, I merely replied, to shed more light to the posters comment.

Well may I suggest you post it somewhere more appropriate. How about a Crewe Alexandra forum to start with? Moderators obviously having the afternoon off.

 

[Napster]

Well may I suggest you post it somewhere more appropriate. How about a Crewe Alexandra forum to start with? Moderators obviously having the afternoon off.

Lol. We're literally talking about academies and Crewe's one is one we don't want to emulate.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Well may I suggest you post it somewhere more appropriate. How about a Crewe Alexandra forum to start with? Moderators obviously having the afternoon off.

So why haven't you pulled up all the other posters that mentioned Crewe before me, if it upsets you?

 

[Napster]

You did, but it's an article full of unsubstantiated speculation, none of which has seen a conviction or even a court case, from my understanding.

Bennell was convicted, mostly on his own admission in the end and his case is well documented.

here's another one

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/footbal...use-whistleblower-disbelief-dario-gradi-able/

and a different one

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43211929

why has he not spoken out to defend himself?

 

[AndyT]

The Crewe academy process is something they are proud of and is a great model for football.

Bennell was an awful case but, as mentioned previously, not the only one in the country.

His actions are nothing to do with the notion that having a successful young academy team is a risk because of those predators in and around the game at the time.

 

[AndyT]

here's another one

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/footbal...use-whistleblower-disbelief-dario-gradi-able/

and a different one

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43211929

why has he not spoken out to defend himself?

Has he been charged?

 

[Stuart W]

So why haven't you pulled up all the other posters that mentioned Crewe before me, if it upsets you?

I think the 187 lines of text might be the clincher.
Fine, if it is now open house to never be censored for going off-topic.

 

[rigsby]

Can we get back to moaning about SUFC. We don't need a rare thread like this hi-jacked with other clubs problems. If the mods don't step in, it wont be long until someone mentions Bury.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

I think the 187 lines of text might be the clincher.
Fine, if it is now open house to never be censored for going off-topic.

So you've made 835 messages up til now on Shrimperzone. Are you going to tell me you have never gone off topic, or replied to a post that's gone off topic?

 

[Ricky Otto]

Bury's future is in doubt after they defaulted on their debt repayment plan

 

[Stuart W]

So you've made 835 messages up til now on Shrimperzone. Are you going to tell me you have never gone off topic, or replied to a post that's gone off topic?

Quite possibly, but I have never written a short story as one thread.
As someone who has composed 10,536 messages to date, are you aware that there is a General Football Forum within Shrimperzone?

 

[Napster]

Bury's future is in doubt after they defaulted on their debt repayment plan

what's their academy like

 

[AndyT]

Just for orders sake, @THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK replied to my post. This was not the original one that went off-topic.

@Napster took it off topic by mentioning paedophiles for some reason when myself and @Kris were discussing the merits of how successful a good youth system can be and that maybe it's the way ahead for our club.

All threads go off-topic, but it was a bit of a leap it has to be said.

 

[Ricky Otto]

what's their academy like

Non-existent, on the plus side though no Paedos

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Quite possibly, but I have never written a short story as one thread.
As someone who has composed 10,536 messages to date, are you aware that there is a General Football Forum within Shrimperzone?

The post I replied to was on here tho?

 

[Napster]

Just for orders sake, @THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK replied to my post. This was not the original one that went off-topic.

@Napster took it off topic by mentioning paedophiles for some reason when myself and @Kris were discussing the merits of how successful a good youth system can be and that maybe it's the way ahead for our club.

All threads go off-topic, but it was a bit of a leap it has to be said.

It's not for "some reason". They're lauded as an academy but their leadership was lacking.

 

[AndyT]

We are talking about 30 years ago and one person also connected to other clubs. As @Stuart W suggested, start your own thread if you want to talk about that subject.

It's the person who is to blame, not the notion and idea of how the academy works at Crewe Alexandra.

It has nothing to do with a discussion about the merits of a youth system and how successful it can be in the modern world of cheap signings and manager rotation.

Southend are a club on the breadline, so our hand may be forced into going with the option of just bringing our own players through and selling them on if we have to.

We have tried the other alternatives and they haven't worked.