by Hound » 20 Sep 2017 21:16
by From Despair To Where? » 20 Sep 2017 21:52
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by Hound » 21 Sep 2017 06:45
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by SCIAG » 21 Sep 2017 19:53
From Despair To Where? Reading into it more some of the criteria for a Cat 1 academy, that £2.5m is just the annual running costs. To get Cat 1, among other things, you need:
A full time dedicated coach for every 8 academy players
A full sized floodlit pitch (this does not include the first team stadium)
A full size indoor pitch for all weather use.
A match analysis suite.
Etc etc etc. These are set up costs that could run into the millions before you even factor in the an running costs. It's mental. You can now begin to understand why clubs baulk at investing and just give up on their academies, they have absolutely no chance of competing. It's a policy designed to exclude and the more I read about it the more I realise just how fcuking lucky we are to be a smaller club feeding at the top table.
by The Royal Forester » 21 Sep 2017 20:32
Hound Is interesting and does make you wonder about what constitutes success for Reading out of their academy. It's obv something the club are rightfully proud of but that cost is a big burden on the club - afaik the Academy sides start at U9 level and the feeder 'Development' centres start at U7. That's a lot of coaches to pay
Must make it esp frustrating for the owners when the likes of HRK then leave on a free
by Hound » 21 Sep 2017 20:40
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