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No, the Bostock situation was far fairer under the current system than it will be under the new one. We got £750k for a 16 year old with the potential income of £3-5m had he done well. EPPP rules would have given us £130k with that rising to a maximum of £1m. Young starlets have always left...

Sadly I agree. The FL is more divided than any other organisation I can think of. There is no way we'll get close to 72 clubs uniting. I suppose all we can do is try, however.

The other galling thing (I forgot to mention) was that it is not just that you get a paltry sum - there is a maximum 5% sell on fee for future sales. Whilst the current system may see some unfair tribunal fees set (see Bostock example) there is a good sell-on fee clause. Had Bostock done the...

No - what I meant was have an academy system that is graded through varying categories (with higher categories having more 'rights') or leave it as is. Palace this week made a link between our academy and a great local school. Always strive to improve the facilities, but the system as a whole...

As I said before it is not as easy as saying - here's the money, build me a category 1 academy. It takes years of infastructure, local authority support, inter-academy education (and links to relevant and appropriate local schools) a training system that guarantees 10,000 hours of contact time...

If you took a look at exactly how expensive and how much infastructure it requires for a category 1 academy, you'd see that only the big boys will get that status (at least in the next 5 years anyway). It is like saying that anyone can join an exclusive club in London once you've paid the £1m...