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Our brilliant youth academy

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  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
    Is that an advertorial paid for by the club?
  • johnny73
    johnny73 Posts: 4,567
    Player farm. The new Crewe.
  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 7,991
    The Standard's a rubbish paper. No awareness at all of the bigger picture.
  • WSS said:

    Is that an advertorial paid for by the club?

    This is how they did it in 1928:

    Athletic News 14 May 1928 (A Manchester based newspaper)
    Situations Vacant Column

    CHARLTON ATHLETIC FOOTBALL
    CLUB

    Invite applications from
    FIRST CLASS PLAYERS ONLY
    Invitation is also given for trials in August to
    YOUNG JUNIOR PLAYERS
    possessing height, weight, speed and ability

    A. LINDON Manager Floyd Road CHARLTON
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,386
    How do they work out it's the 6th best in the country?
  • Lookman wasn't really an academy product.
  • johnny73 said:

    Player farm. The new Crewe.

    Sad but true.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    So who are the five better ones?
  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    seth plum said:

    So who are the five better ones?

    I would say probably Southampton for one.
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    Why does EVERYTHING have to be a negative!

    Our academy is one shining light of this club so let's enjoy some positive press

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  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,052

    WSS said:

    Is that an advertorial paid for by the club?

    This is how they did it in 1928:

    Athletic News 14 May 1928 (A Manchester based newspaper)
    Situations Vacant Column

    CHARLTON ATHLETIC FOOTBALL
    CLUB

    Invite applications from
    FIRST CLASS PLAYERS ONLY
    Invitation is also given for trials in August to
    YOUNG JUNIOR PLAYERS
    possessing height, weight, speed and ability

    A. LINDON Manager Floyd Road CHARLTON
    Even then we knew what was important.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Swisdom may be right. We can see the Premiership stars of the future playing in the U23's and U18's after all.
  • for fuck sake this is the one good thing about our club that we should be proud of, let's leave the negativity off this thread please, because I have found that video inspiring and uplifting and what we as a club are about.
  • And surely the Academy is being, or soon will be, damaged with the club being in such a lowly position.
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    Nug said:

    Swisdom said:

    Why does EVERYTHING have to be a negative!

    Our academy is one shining light of this club so let's enjoy some positive press

    Of course it's a positive, the academy has been doing this for a while long before these arseholes took over. The negative is why if we have the 6th best academy in the country are we languishing 13th in League One. Ask yourself that.
    Look at Chelsea. How many players make it through the ranks?
    In the premiership we just wouldn't give these players a chance so take the rough with the smooth and enjoy the one positive of our lowly position.
    Of course I'd rather we were higher up the leagues but we are where we are and a positive is the quality youngsters who do get a chance.

  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
    Is Chelsea in the Top 6 though?

    What about Southampton - how many come through their ranks?
  • Well as if going to Charlton v Bury isn't giving my kids a big enough buzz , a quick reminder of our magnificent academy will get their juices flowing
    To quote HI "just win games"
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,483
    Nug said:

    Swisdom said:

    Why does EVERYTHING have to be a negative!

    Our academy is one shining light of this club so let's enjoy some positive press

    Of course it's a positive, the academy has been doing this for a while long before these arseholes took over. The negative is why if we have the 6th best academy in the country are we languishing 13th in League One. Ask yourself that.
    Very very begrudgingly agree.....but understand those who see the academy as something of a skewed threat to our future as things are at present anyway.
  • Swisdom said:



    Nug said:

    Swisdom said:

    Why does EVERYTHING have to be a negative!

    Our academy is one shining light of this club so let's enjoy some positive press

    Of course it's a positive, the academy has been doing this for a while long before these arseholes took over. The negative is why if we have the 6th best academy in the country are we languishing 13th in League One. Ask yourself that.
    Look at Chelsea. How many players make it through the ranks?
    In the premiership we just wouldn't give these players a chance so take the rough with the smooth and enjoy the one positive of our lowly position.
    Of course I'd rather we were higher up the leagues but we are where we are and a positive is the quality youngsters who do get a chance.

    Look at Chelsea. Yes fucking look at them you myopic tit. You will notice they are not in the bottom half of the third division getting beaten at home by teams we have hardly heard of, they are top of the Premier league. I would swop that for us having the worst academy in the universe. Wouldn't you?

    Twit.

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  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,386
    Chelsea have a very good academy. Just depends what your measuring success on. If it's players breaking into their first team then they're awful. If it's producing pro footballers I suspect you'll find they're far better than us.
  • Swisdom said:

    Why does EVERYTHING have to be a negative!

    Our academy is one shining light of this club so let's enjoy some positive press

    Partly because we'll never get to enjoy the fruits of it.

    Most kids to come through will instantly be sold the moment they're worth anything to Roland!!
  • Swisdom said:

    Why does EVERYTHING have to be a negative!

    Our academy is one shining light of this club so let's enjoy some positive press

    Completely agree, we should be proud of it.

    The sadness of it is that Duchatelet sees it more like a battery farm to fatten up and sell than a production line of talent to secure the club's future.
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977

    Swisdom said:



    Nug said:

    Swisdom said:

    Why does EVERYTHING have to be a negative!

    Our academy is one shining light of this club so let's enjoy some positive press

    Of course it's a positive, the academy has been doing this for a while long before these arseholes took over. The negative is why if we have the 6th best academy in the country are we languishing 13th in League One. Ask yourself that.
    Look at Chelsea. How many players make it through the ranks?
    In the premiership we just wouldn't give these players a chance so take the rough with the smooth and enjoy the one positive of our lowly position.
    Of course I'd rather we were higher up the leagues but we are where we are and a positive is the quality youngsters who do get a chance.

    Look at Chelsea. Yes fucking look at them you myopic tit. You will notice they are not in the bottom half of the third division getting beaten at home by teams we have hardly heard of, they are top of the Premier league. I would swop that for us having the worst academy in the universe. Wouldn't you?

    Twit.
    They aren't where they are because of their ridiculously good academy they are where they are because of a ridiculously rich owner.

    Having the sixth best academy in the country is something we should be fucking proud of. If and when we are to get anywhere again as a club then promoting younger players or selling them for a profit to keep us afloat is absolutely essential to that.



  • Swisdom said:

    Swisdom said:



    Nug said:

    Swisdom said:

    Why does EVERYTHING have to be a negative!

    Our academy is one shining light of this club so let's enjoy some positive press

    Of course it's a positive, the academy has been doing this for a while long before these arseholes took over. The negative is why if we have the 6th best academy in the country are we languishing 13th in League One. Ask yourself that.
    Look at Chelsea. How many players make it through the ranks?
    In the premiership we just wouldn't give these players a chance so take the rough with the smooth and enjoy the one positive of our lowly position.
    Of course I'd rather we were higher up the leagues but we are where we are and a positive is the quality youngsters who do get a chance.

    Look at Chelsea. Yes fucking look at them you myopic tit. You will notice they are not in the bottom half of the third division getting beaten at home by teams we have hardly heard of, they are top of the Premier league. I would swop that for us having the worst academy in the universe. Wouldn't you?

    Twit.
    They aren't where they are because of their ridiculously good academy they are where they are because of a ridiculously rich owner.

    Having the sixth best academy in the country is something we should be fucking proud of. If and when we are to get anywhere again as a club then promoting younger players or selling them for a profit to keep us afloat is absolutely essential to that.



    We also have a ridiculously rich owner, he just happens not to give a shit about my club. Chelsea have an academy just like ours, good at developing players for other clubs. What is essential is winning first team games, everything else is peripheral, if you can't see that, you are not a Charlton fan, so why not just go follow someone else and leave us alone?
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977

    Swisdom said:

    Swisdom said:



    Nug said:

    Swisdom said:

    Why does EVERYTHING have to be a negative!

    Our academy is one shining light of this club so let's enjoy some positive press

    Of course it's a positive, the academy has been doing this for a while long before these arseholes took over. The negative is why if we have the 6th best academy in the country are we languishing 13th in League One. Ask yourself that.
    Look at Chelsea. How many players make it through the ranks?
    In the premiership we just wouldn't give these players a chance so take the rough with the smooth and enjoy the one positive of our lowly position.
    Of course I'd rather we were higher up the leagues but we are where we are and a positive is the quality youngsters who do get a chance.

    Look at Chelsea. Yes fucking look at them you myopic tit. You will notice they are not in the bottom half of the third division getting beaten at home by teams we have hardly heard of, they are top of the Premier league. I would swop that for us having the worst academy in the universe. Wouldn't you?

    Twit.
    They aren't where they are because of their ridiculously good academy they are where they are because of a ridiculously rich owner.

    Having the sixth best academy in the country is something we should be fucking proud of. If and when we are to get anywhere again as a club then promoting younger players or selling them for a profit to keep us afloat is absolutely essential to that.



    We also have a ridiculously rich owner, he just happens not to give a shit about my club. Chelsea have an academy just like ours, good at developing players for other clubs. What is essential is winning first team games, everything else is peripheral, if you can't see that, you are not a Charlton fan, so why not just go follow someone else and leave us alone?
    What the fuck have this article or our academy got to do with winning first team games? Or me not being a real fan you fucking weirdo

  • Nug
    Nug Posts: 4,623
    The academy
    Swisdom said:



    Nug said:

    Swisdom said:

    Why does EVERYTHING have to be a negative!

    Our academy is one shining light of this club so let's enjoy some positive press

    Of course it's a positive, the academy has been doing this for a while long before these arseholes took over. The negative is why if we have the 6th best academy in the country are we languishing 13th in League One. Ask yourself that.
    Look at Chelsea. How many players make it through the ranks?
    In the premiership we just wouldn't give these players a chance so take the rough with the smooth and enjoy the one positive of our lowly position.
    Of course I'd rather we were higher up the leagues but we are where we are and a positive is the quality youngsters who do get a chance.

    Bit laughable to compare us with Chelsea to be honest. Surely an academy should either:

    a. Produce players that move us in an upward direction on the pitch, or

    b. Are so good they are sold for mega money upon which a significant amount can be reinvested into the squad to move us in an upward direction on the pitch.

    I ask you, are either of these things happening at Charlton or likely to with Douchebag running the place?
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    A should be happening - the players are good enough - but the coaching appears to be turnip

    B won't happen because it appears to go into his pockets before the playing squad
  • Missed It
    Missed It Posts: 2,734
    Duchatelet is transforming Charlton Athletic into a b2b enterprise. The product isn't football matches and entertainment for fans. The product is footballers, to be sold to other football companies. Our saturday afternoons are nothing more than adverts.
  • Tutt-Tutt
    Tutt-Tutt Posts: 3,275
    Missed It said:

    Duchatelet is transforming Charlton Athletic into a b2b enterprise. The product isn't football matches and entertainment for fans. The product is footballers, to be sold to other football companies. Our saturday afternoons are nothing more than adverts.

    I don't know about turning, he's already done it. The 11 mill he's getting for Lookman will encourage him to continue, at least for the next couple of windows.