Fabrice29

It's probably as safe as assuming anyone who didn't want to be in the family area wouldn't purchase tickets there.

Yes, and it's a daft point.

I've grasped the point being made, you seem to think managers actively play a certain way to attract higher jobs and seem to think they negate getting the best out of their current players in their pursuit to do so. However the point completely fails to grasp the fact that playing a certain way is also a conduit for success, as per most successful teams in Europe. And citing Dyche and Allardyce as examples of "gets the best out of their players" isn't a particularly good retort because they quite clearly aren't very successful.

Except the team who finished 2nd didn't get it in the mixer every time and neither do most successful teams in Europe.

On the basis Souness used Allardyce as an example (according to the above) and Allardyce has had 2 relegations in his last 2 jobs and the fan base of his 3rd last job hate him, I’m actually going to conclude he was not spot on. It’s absolutely correct, normal and to be expected that managers who coach more entertaining football are more sought after than managers who don’t.

They did

You think we've sold near 35k to ST holders only?

They already have a world class midfielder to be fair and I fully expect him to replace KDB at City this summer.

That behind the scenes footage Saints uploaded today has shown him up.

They have literally rewarded loyalty

Russell has won 5 out of 6 against him including 4 for 4 when Swansea manager.

He was a ball boy again today along with other youth team players. He was one of a couple who were hobbling around I saw.

I genuinely can’t believe anyone types stuff like this and then thinks ‘yep, that’s a perfectly reasonable thing to write’ and hits post.

The funds we couldn't get last year but will definitely get this year you mean?

Suspect Lallana is looking for a coaching role more than playing tbh. Saw Chambers is allowed to leave Villa and had a good impact last night...

It’s an 8pm kick off. I’d be shocked if they are staying anywhere else other than their homes.

Or people can watch the game however they like.

We won the two times he played against West Brom this season.

Just like society, it'll be more open, more reflective and more discussion around how we treat people and in this instance young footballers. So it'll be better, but almost certainly will continue not to be enough. The idea that "can't take a bollocking so must be shit and soft" will thankfully be even more laughable but again, there'll still be far too many saying it.

This just isn't reflective at all of what an academy does. I know you think it's just hoovering up talent and churning them out but Chelsea can point to a lot of examples of developing young talented players from a very early age into top players. It's their record for this that allows them to be in a position to then pick up talents from other academies at various age groups. Anyway, I'm leaving it because it's boring and even more boring when just discussing it with someone who wants to make it as simple as "they throw money at it and therefore get all the best players blah blah blah".

At no point have I said Chelsea academy is the place to be if you want to play for Chelsea. Chelsea is consistently one of the best academies and consistently churns out top level footballers however and if I/my child wanted a top career in football, it’s one of the top places I’d be looking to get a place in. Miles ahead of us.

Again, there’s a very valid argument that being at Chelsea is better for your development and opportunities for first team football in the long run.

I bet you there’s many more Chelsea academy footballers playing top level football than Saints ones right now. You are wildly neglecting the benefits of that move just because your mind and slightly rose tinted glasses are telling you ‘left Saints and hasn’t gone straight into the first team elsewhere = bad move”

You need to learn how stories like this are really released. Clue: The Athletic weren’t the only one who ran with it.

He will start 😂 They have two quality FB’s. He’ll get more than enough game time there.