| Departures in the development squad on 08:01 - May 16 with 4227 views | mart_Goblin |
| Departures in the development squad on 23:36 - May 15 by aston_hoop |
No I think they're mostly local(ish). I was just having a bit of fun.
Ilias Chair, Sinclair Armstrong and Paul Smyth all joined our youth/reserve squads from far out though and to various degrees have become established players in our team now. Seny Dieng too albeit a little older and now sold for hard cash. Hamailainen too, they don't all work out. I don't think its a big issue. Bringing lads over from further afield under the age of 18 is also a bigger issue now for English teams after brexit. Even players from Ireland can't come which means you're seeing a lot of their top talent getting picked up by clubs in Italy or elsewhere in Europe. |
I think you make a great point regarding Brexit. I didn’t think about that to be honest |  | |  |
| Departures in the development squad on 09:19 - May 16 with 3993 views | TheChef |
| Departures in the development squad on 19:23 - May 15 by Hunterhoop |
Strong barnet game. Need to either be good or hard to get away with that in youth football, I reckon. Promising. |
To be fair, he has modelled it on yours  |  |
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| Departures in the development squad on 12:54 - May 16 with 3741 views | BrizR |
| Departures in the development squad on 23:36 - May 15 by aston_hoop |
No I think they're mostly local(ish). I was just having a bit of fun.
Ilias Chair, Sinclair Armstrong and Paul Smyth all joined our youth/reserve squads from far out though and to various degrees have become established players in our team now. Seny Dieng too albeit a little older and now sold for hard cash. Hamailainen too, they don't all work out. I don't think its a big issue. Bringing lads over from further afield under the age of 18 is also a bigger issue now for English teams after brexit. Even players from Ireland can't come which means you're seeing a lot of their top talent getting picked up by clubs in Italy or elsewhere in Europe. |
Does it impact on Ireland? I would have thought the Common Travel Area would cover that. |  | | |
| Departures in the development squad on 13:12 - May 16 with 3690 views | Hunterhoop |
| Departures in the development squad on 09:19 - May 16 by TheChef |
To be fair, he has modelled it on yours |
Ha! Maybe 1-2 decades ago! Can’t carry that off anymore. |  | | |
| Departures in the development squad on 13:23 - May 16 with 3646 views | francisbowles |
| Departures in the development squad on 23:36 - May 15 by aston_hoop |
No I think they're mostly local(ish). I was just having a bit of fun.
Ilias Chair, Sinclair Armstrong and Paul Smyth all joined our youth/reserve squads from far out though and to various degrees have become established players in our team now. Seny Dieng too albeit a little older and now sold for hard cash. Hamailainen too, they don't all work out. I don't think its a big issue. Bringing lads over from further afield under the age of 18 is also a bigger issue now for English teams after brexit. Even players from Ireland can't come which means you're seeing a lot of their top talent getting picked up by clubs in Italy or elsewhere in Europe. |
Are you sure about the Irish, aston hoop. Unless there is a specific Uefa or FIFA ruling, my understanding is there is freedom of movement between the UK and the Republic. It has been traditionally so and is unaffected by Brexit. | | | |
| Departures in the development squad on 15:19 - May 16 with 3346 views | LazyFan |
There are many clubs in scouting in London and not just the London clubs.
I seem to remember that Norwich and Southampton have academies in London, or were it some other clubs that had nothing to do with London?
What would have happened if Elliot had not been stolen by Liverpool and we had Academy top status? Would Liverpool have had to pay big money for him stealing him away? Would Liverpool have even bothered when they can fish elsewhere?
I think we have found players, but they have been taken from us, and as we can see with Eze (who was discarded, not stolen) one player can make a big pay day. |  |
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| Departures in the development squad on 15:27 - May 16 with 3329 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Departures in the development squad on 13:23 - May 16 by francisbowles |
Are you sure about the Irish, aston hoop. Unless there is a specific Uefa or FIFA ruling, my understanding is there is freedom of movement between the UK and the Republic. It has been traditionally so and is unaffected by Brexit. |
Aston is correct, fb.
Post-Brexit, players from the South are not allowed to sign for English, Welsh or Scottish clubs until they are 18. |  |
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| Departures in the development squad on 17:18 - May 16 with 3111 views | mart_Goblin |
Big part of the WLS pod is about the academy . Totally spot on and as i said previously , lots of good points made but ultimately we have to stop being making excuses for failure .
And just to re emphasise the point , the academy , not the development squad which is a different conversation so Chair, Eze and Dieng don’t count .
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/west-london-sport/id1638897966?i=100065571 [Post edited 16 May 17:21]
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| Departures in the development squad on 17:30 - May 16 with 3086 views | BklynRanger |
Meanwhile I see Henry 'The Nighthawk' Hawkins has signed a new deal.
Nice bit of Nourry-speak at the end:
“He has demonstrated his capacity in 2023/24 to be a leader in the Development Squad group. The floor is his to grab this next step with both hands.” |  | | |
| Departures in the development squad on 17:46 - May 16 with 3040 views | bosh67 |
| Departures in the development squad on 17:30 - May 16 by BklynRanger |
Meanwhile I see Henry 'The Nighthawk' Hawkins has signed a new deal.
Nice bit of Nourry-speak at the end:
“He has demonstrated his capacity in 2023/24 to be a leader in the Development Squad group. The floor is his to grab this next step with both hands.” |
Glad he is being given the chance to get to the next level. |  |
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| Departures in the development squad on 17:56 - May 16 with 3006 views | Third_Division_South |
| Departures in the development squad on 17:30 - May 16 by BklynRanger |
Meanwhile I see Henry 'The Nighthawk' Hawkins has signed a new deal.
Nice bit of Nourry-speak at the end:
“He has demonstrated his capacity in 2023/24 to be a leader in the Development Squad group. The floor is his to grab this next step with both hands.” |
Loving the Nourryspeak, best part of these announcements. Can’t wait for his take on the summer signings. Great if we could incorporate it into the players song! | | | |
| Departures in the development squad on 18:22 - May 16 with 2929 views | Hunterhoop |
| Departures in the development squad on 17:30 - May 16 by BklynRanger |
Meanwhile I see Henry 'The Nighthawk' Hawkins has signed a new deal.
Nice bit of Nourry-speak at the end:
“He has demonstrated his capacity in 2023/24 to be a leader in the Development Squad group. The floor is his to grab this next step with both hands.” |
How do you grab the floor? That is a woeful metaphor for a written piece of comms. It’s like something an old relative might say. | | | |
| Departures in the development squad on 18:46 - May 16 with 2847 views | Pdog |
| Departures in the development squad on 18:22 - May 16 by Hunterhoop |
How do you grab the floor? That is a woeful metaphor for a written piece of comms. It’s like something an old relative might say. |
“The floor is his to grab this next step with both hands.”
Grabbing the opportunity not the floor haha
Floor = Stage to shine obvs |  | | |
| Departures in the development squad on 19:01 - May 16 with 2784 views | Hunterhoop |
| Departures in the development squad on 18:46 - May 16 by Pdog |
“The floor is his to grab this next step with both hands.”
Grabbing the opportunity not the floor haha
Floor = Stage to shine obvs |
1) bad grammar, 2) grabbing the next a step is still a completely botched metaphor.
You take a next step. You can’t grab a next step. It’s a classic mixed metaphor. It’s nonsense and forgivable in spoken language but not a written press release! Just say “he has an opportunity to succeed”, or better still be specific, “he has an opportunity to break into the first team in X years”, giving us a sense of the timeframe the club have set on him reaching the standard required at QPR. | | | |
| Departures in the development squad on 19:19 - May 16 with 2732 views | Pdog |
They should have ran it by ChatGPT, or maybe that's where it came from.. | | | |
| Departures in the development squad on 19:22 - May 16 with 2718 views | aston_hoop |
| Departures in the development squad on 19:19 - May 16 by Pdog |
They should have ran it by ChatGPT, or maybe that's where it came from.. |
I've never thought about this before but Christian Nourry does't actually exist does he. He's just an avatar linked to an AI backend. It all makes sense now. |  |
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| Departures in the development squad on 19:34 - May 16 with 2675 views | BklynRanger |
| Departures in the development squad on 18:46 - May 16 by Pdog |
“The floor is his to grab this next step with both hands.”
Grabbing the opportunity not the floor haha
Floor = Stage to shine obvs |
I think he's using the step to stabilise himself, stumbling his way to the lift that will take him to the next level. He's fine once he gets to the lift. | | | |
| Departures in the development squad on 19:36 - May 16 with 2670 views | BklynRanger |
| Departures in the development squad on 18:22 - May 16 by Hunterhoop |
How do you grab the floor? That is a woeful metaphor for a written piece of comms. It’s like something an old relative might say. |
Sorry I downvoted this by accident, hit the wrong button | | | |
| Departures in the development squad on 22:43 - May 16 with 2489 views | colinallcars |
| Departures in the development squad on 18:22 - May 16 by Hunterhoop |
How do you grab the floor? That is a woeful metaphor for a written piece of comms. It’s like something an old relative might say. |
I quite like it, also he comports himself in a mannerly fashion and the ablation of players surplus to requirements enhances his potential.
Hic. |  | | |
| Departures in the development squad on 22:58 - May 16 with 2453 views | 222gers |
| Departures in the development squad on 22:43 - May 16 by colinallcars |
I quite like it, also he comports himself in a mannerly fashion and the ablation of players surplus to requirements enhances his potential.
Hic. |
Ablation eh ? Haven't heard that word since I left boarding school in 1949. They never taught me how to board anyway. |  | | |
| Departures in the development squad on 23:53 - May 16 with 2327 views | Northernr |
| Departures in the development squad on 17:30 - May 16 by BklynRanger |
Meanwhile I see Henry 'The Nighthawk' Hawkins has signed a new deal.
Nice bit of Nourry-speak at the end:
“He has demonstrated his capacity in 2023/24 to be a leader in the Development Squad group. The floor is his to grab this next step with both hands.” |
He's definitely doing this as a bet with somebody now. |  | | |
| Departures in the development squad on 00:17 - May 17 with 2294 views | 222gers |
| Departures in the development squad on 23:53 - May 16 by Northernr |
He's definitely doing this as a bet with somebody now. |
Well, you must admit you're looking forward to his next pronouncement !
I am. | | | |
| Departures in the development squad on 00:26 - May 17 with 2287 views | JamesB1979 |
| Departures in the development squad on 19:01 - May 16 by Hunterhoop |
1) bad grammar, 2) grabbing the next a step is still a completely botched metaphor.
You take a next step. You can’t grab a next step. It’s a classic mixed metaphor. It’s nonsense and forgivable in spoken language but not a written press release! Just say “he has an opportunity to succeed”, or better still be specific, “he has an opportunity to break into the first team in X years”, giving us a sense of the timeframe the club have set on him reaching the standard required at QPR. |
I like it. He’s got opportunity to pull himself up to the next level. | | | |
| Departures in the development squad on 10:13 - May 17 with 2017 views | TheChef |
| Departures in the development squad on 19:01 - May 16 by Hunterhoop |
1) bad grammar, 2) grabbing the next a step is still a completely botched metaphor.
You take a next step. You can’t grab a next step. It’s a classic mixed metaphor. It’s nonsense and forgivable in spoken language but not a written press release! Just say “he has an opportunity to succeed”, or better still be specific, “he has an opportunity to break into the first team in X years”, giving us a sense of the timeframe the club have set on him reaching the standard required at QPR. |
Public school education my arse. | |
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| Departures in the development squad on 10:23 - May 17 with 1970 views | hubble |
| Departures in the development squad on 10:13 - May 17 by TheChef |
Public school education my arse. |
Ah, so you had one too. |  |
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