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Rampant Zebra

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An admirable sentiment, but in reality he probably would have been loaned out to the lower leagues anyway. And in the event he ever got released his CV and future prospects would look a lot better going from Man United rather than say a Peterborough.

 

Over the last 6 or 7 years very few forwards with United on there CV have gone on to make it elsewhere. There was a period 9 or 10 years ago when a lot of there alumni were playing league football but it's dried up. 7 of the current England squad started with teams outside the Premiership and quite a high proportion of the others with less fashionable sides. Considering the way the top clubs hoover the talent there conversion to top players is pretty poor. I don't think United on your CV means as much as it once did.

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Over the last 6 or 7 years very few forwards with United on there CV have gone on to make it elsewhere. There was a period 9 or 10 years ago when a lot of there alumni were playing league football but it's dried up. 7 of the current England squad started with teams outside the Premiership and quite a high proportion of the others with less fashionable sides. Considering the way the top clubs hoover the talent there conversion to top players is pretty poor. I don't think United on your CV means as much as it once did.

 

13 players loaned out last season including to clubs in the Premiership,Championship downwards plus La Liga suggests other than that.United always include a player who has been brought through the system in the first team squad in every game.Started by Matt Busby and still continues today.

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13 players loaned out last season including to clubs in the Premiership,Championship downwards plus La Liga suggests other than that.United always include a player who has been brought through the system in the first team squad in every game.Started by Matt Busby and still continues today.

 

For all the millions and players poached from other clubs there's Rashford and Lingard. Chelsea had about 40 players loaned out but for all the resources put in how many make it even at the lower levels? Busby created a team of mainly Manchester lads so it doesn't really continue today. Of all the big clubs United and Liverpool have been marginally the best at producing future stars in recent years. But they've all been given a clear advantage in national funding. The big 6 pull in all the best talent young talent and 90% don't get anywhere. The point is they take the best in at 16 and the vast majority end up nowhere, that's a massive waste of resource.

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For all the millions and players poached from other clubs there's Rashford and Lingard. Chelsea had about 40 players loaned out but for all the resources put in how many make it even at the lower levels? Busby created a team of mainly Manchester lads so it doesn't really continue today. Of all the big clubs United and Liverpool have been marginally the best at producing future stars in recent years. But they've all been given a clear advantage in national funding. The big 6 pull in all the best talent young talent and 90% don't get anywhere. The point is they take the best in at 16 and the vast majority end up nowhere, that's a massive waste of resource.

 

Just as a footnote from my paper this morning. Players in England World Cup squad from Premier League Accademies:

2006 20

2010 17

2014 13

2018 12

 

Players with lower league experience (some were on loan)

2006 8

2010 13

2014 13

2018 16

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Harry Smith has tweeted that he’s signed for a club... if he was at the club he’d possibly be one? Will Kanu even be announced yet I wonder? Vassell seems likely for the defender but didn’t think there was a solid link to him just that he was with Aspin at Gateshead?

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Harry Smith has tweeted that he’s signed for a club... if he was at the club he’d possibly be one? Will Kanu even be announced yet I wonder? Vassell seems likely for the defender but didn’t think there was a solid link to him just that he was with Aspin at Gateshead?

 

I don't think anyone knows. The only link with Harry Smith was he is tall and at some point we talked to someone tall. Vassell allegedly saw Aspin, but as a local boy who used to play for Aspin theirs every chance they had a cup of tea for half an hour to catch up. The Sentinel don't know, Unofficial Vale don't know and I'm sure I don't. The club have been good at keeping leaks out of the press for the most part this year.

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