I am not sure that's the plan or the consequence.
Crawley can run a youth team if they want, just like Mile Oak can they needn't subscribe to the costs of running a modern Academy, I dont think Crawley ever had an Academy until recently anyways, so nothing is really missing.
For me the...
You have to firstly understand the reasoning behind the change and how the older system impacted on young players, some as young as 9 years old.
Any system should not be implemented to offer smaller clubs a cash-cow where they can trade youngsters for undeserved (in most cases) income, it must...
I am not sure if thats correct.
There can still be movement of players to other academy's of different categories, the compensation rules within the EPPP actually made it a little easier.
For our part, the facilities and status make BHA a far greater enticement for any young player, to say we...