goughie1966
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- Aug 28, 2008
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With the news that Ante Coric could be joining Man City it got my blood boiling and I think it needs to be looked at and a limit put on the number of players a club can own. I'm getting sick of the likes of City and Chelsea buying up all the young talent in the hope that one might become the new Messi or to stop rivals from getting them.
If I represented a young player like Coric I'd advise him to avoid City like the plague. Sure he'll get good money (his agent certainly will) but will he ever get a game for them and will his career progress or will he end up being loaned out and disappearing without trace. City and Chelsea do not have a good track record in producing and bringing on young talent. Eriksen chose us because he wanted to play regularly and well done to him. Money wasn't his motive and I wonder where he'd be now if he'd joined City.
Imagine if Kane or Dele joined City or Chelsea when they were 16 or 17 years old. Would they been turning out for England at the Euro's this summer? Not a bloody chance. We'd probably not even know who Harry was as he'd still be on loan somewhere doing nothing.
What these clubs fail to realise is that it's all very well and good buying up potential, you need to coach them well and get them playing at the highest level. I look at Jack Rodwell and Scott Sinclair who made the mistake of joining City and their careers have been shot to pieces. Yes they are wealthy, but they'd still be wealthy men had they stayed where they were or joined clubs who would have played them regularly.
I'm sure these clubs buy these young prospects out of spite and to stop their rivals getting hold of a potential star. City and Chelsea will always have a first 11 playing that has been bought for millions. They'll never have players come through their system. No doubt they hope to unearth a Bale or a Kane but they never will because these lads will never get a chance at their clubs.
Limit club ownership to 25 players and make it a level playing field for all of us and scrap this nonsense loan system too.
Rant over
If I represented a young player like Coric I'd advise him to avoid City like the plague. Sure he'll get good money (his agent certainly will) but will he ever get a game for them and will his career progress or will he end up being loaned out and disappearing without trace. City and Chelsea do not have a good track record in producing and bringing on young talent. Eriksen chose us because he wanted to play regularly and well done to him. Money wasn't his motive and I wonder where he'd be now if he'd joined City.
Imagine if Kane or Dele joined City or Chelsea when they were 16 or 17 years old. Would they been turning out for England at the Euro's this summer? Not a bloody chance. We'd probably not even know who Harry was as he'd still be on loan somewhere doing nothing.
What these clubs fail to realise is that it's all very well and good buying up potential, you need to coach them well and get them playing at the highest level. I look at Jack Rodwell and Scott Sinclair who made the mistake of joining City and their careers have been shot to pieces. Yes they are wealthy, but they'd still be wealthy men had they stayed where they were or joined clubs who would have played them regularly.
I'm sure these clubs buy these young prospects out of spite and to stop their rivals getting hold of a potential star. City and Chelsea will always have a first 11 playing that has been bought for millions. They'll never have players come through their system. No doubt they hope to unearth a Bale or a Kane but they never will because these lads will never get a chance at their clubs.
Limit club ownership to 25 players and make it a level playing field for all of us and scrap this nonsense loan system too.
Rant over
