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Thanks Notters, shall have a read.
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Thanks Notters, shall have a read.
Footsoldier
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Read all that and not happy that clubs can just roll up and cheery pick our best players for peanuts. Has the club given any indication on whether or not we'll be meeting these rules to become Cat 1 status?
I believe we are aiming for Cat 1. Regardless of the number of coaches, it means it'll have a running cost of at least £2.5m a season. That means you'd have to produce a £2.5m player every season for it to pay for itself. HOWEVER, if you're a Cat1, it's also about not losing the talent/getting the talent in. So even if we aren't producing that golden player every year, we might nick someone for pittance and make a decent return from his sale.
It's basically a horrid system that allows the richer clubs to cherry pick other clubs promising youngsters. Keep in mind you *could* have top coaches AND fantastic facilities but be denied Cat 1 status because you don't have the outlay.
Hotchilidog
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It does seem that being Cat 1 is essential to safeguarding your young talent, as it costs peanuts for the bigger clubs to just come an pick up players. I do however assume that the players can also choose to stay if we make a persuasive enough argument (i.e. you will actually play for us rather than rot in the reserves).
Still the facility looks absolutely superb and it is a fine example of the ambition of the club to move onward and upward. The league one set up is being left well and truly behind.
Still the facility looks absolutely superb and it is a fine example of the ambition of the club to move onward and upward. The league one set up is being left well and truly behind.
Mackenzie
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I wonder if this will be used for U21 matches?
Footsoldier
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I can't see why not, it'll bring money into the club as well as fans could pay to watch like at Lancing and more people would turn up just to see what the complex looks like.
Papa Lazarou
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Are they planning on putting some sort of terracing around one of them then, or will the spectators simply stand alongside the pitch in what is currently a quagmire?
Blue Valkyrie
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The thing is though that Lancing is so close to the training ground they may as well continue to hold dev squad matches there anyway. I'm sure this was the thinking at playing at Lancing in the first place 
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
The thing is though that Lancing is so close to the training ground they may as well continue to hold dev squad matches there anyway. I'm sure this was the thinking at playing at Lancing in the first place
With the added advantage that Lancing is setup for hosting people to watch. The training ground is by design meant to be private and dedicated for training. There's limited parking, it's miles from a station and there aren't amenities for guests.
W.C.
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Footsoldier
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You trying to be funny?
Footsoldier
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The thing is though that Lancing is so close to the training ground they may as well continue to hold dev squad matches there anyway. I'm sure this was the thinking at playing at Lancing in the first place
Surely you'd want the U21 and U18 etc to train on our pitches at the training ground to get used to the Amex pitch for when their time comes?
Papa Lazarou
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Nope - I was pointing out to the people that suggested that they could hold Dev Squad games there, and admit spectators, that there were a few logisitical problems with that plan.
portslade seagull
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Once it is up and running does that mean the current budget has to be stretched a little bit further
Thunder Bolt
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There'll be a lot more ground staff employed by the club I would imagine.
Footsoldier
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oh, ok, My fault, should have re-read your post properly. Agree about holding developing squad games there as it'll be beneficial for the whole teams that that are progressing to reach the first team.
Papa Lazarou
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I think they'll have to have a mix. There's clearly a reason for the advertising around the pitch, so they intend to have games there that require TV / Youtube coverage, so that would suggest competitive games, but they won't have the facilities for spectators; so some games will be at Lancing to allow this. Of course, 3 games (Dev) will be at the Amex as well.
AZ Gull
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Excellent stuff. 18 weeks! Not long now.
And who says the club has no ambition?
Errr....... [MENTION=22292]Mutts Nuts[/MENTION], on a fairly frequent basis.
Footsoldier
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That's my worry, it'll cost £3m to run so how does that relate to the spending on new players or are we going to have to cut even more.
bn1&bn3 Albion
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What costs comes under FFP? I remember reading somewhere certain costs don't come under FFP.