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That’s not bad considering they’re one of the worlds top clubs and it was a massive journey to Leigh on a Friday night.
We can still have a first second and junior sides. We have always had these things. Change the name at Christopher Park to Wigan Athletic Academy and hey presto there you have one.
Question is, do we really need a fancy new money soaking academy? The idea of creating a production line of young players sounds easy on paper and for a small club like Latics an academy even in the Championship or Premier League would be a massive drain on resources. For example look at the number of young players that go through the systems at Manchester United Liverpool and Arsenal etc only for the clubs to bring in players for crazy money ahead of all the masses of youngsters. The exact same would occur at Latics as it does now,with dozens of youngsters churned out but with only ever one or two making it.
Bolton have a superb academy at Lostock and Blackburn up at Brockholes. Both state of the art, both all the facilities under the sun. These two are not exactly thriving are they and both ridden with debt.
Again I think the subject was just raised at taking a dig at how Latics are run and nothing else. State of the art training facilities for our squads are another thing and are essential but these probably exist or could easily be improved at Christopher Park so why is an academy so essential?Not being funny Egg but are we in a better financial state than before Mr Whelan? In which way? Money in the bank? Assets? Debt control?
Its up to Dave really. He owns the club and seems just as rich or richer than he was in Jewels day. Just up to Dave if he wants to gamble a tiny bit of his fortune.
A bigger headless chicken than Neil Morton but good luck to the lad for the future. All new players need to have the energy and hard work and effort he showed before January.
It is a good point Sammy and one way of going forward and that is the point really. This passing game can look fantastic when going forward and if a side has midfielders or wing backs in the side who attack the opposition defence and push forward. All too often it can work the other way with midfielders tailing off too deep and not supporting the forwards and defenders who are not of the highest quality passing for passings sake and losing possession and drawing the midfielders into defence. But yes, great if we got this right it would be fantastic but it will take an incredible effort on the training ground as well as on the field to do this.
At the moment we can all just speculate but hopefully we can do ok. All depends on Signings, pre-season, attitude, consistent team selection, playing players we sign, a strike partnership, fitness, coaching, a settled boardroom, positive football, home form and the only one of these last seasons shambles had… our support.
Would like it to be Newcastle but it looks like Hull. It shall be interesting to see next season if the three relegated clubs make a go of it or will it be like this season with only one contending. I reckon the Dingles will be in there having not frittering away the dosh on massive salaries and crazy transfer fees.Burnley must be swimming in money now.
Funny that selective memory shire that Mobbers and Egg parasites have. Mmm my recent memory tells me we have averaged cross bigger than either of them for the last ten years or so.
I detest Nob End. Not as much as I do the egg cuckoos but with 89 points they deserve a promotion but alas third placed clubs have fallen in the play offs before so let’s hope its a big fat 10 for the detestable Nob End.
