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Harrison Miles 23:13 - Sep 27 with 2576 views

Sigh.

This is depressing.

🔵✨ Manchester City have completed the signing of England U16 captain Harrison Miles from Southampton.

Long term deal sealed following conclusion of PL’s 5-step process. pic.twitter.com/svsfpkzd8J
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 27, 2024

Poll:

When will Martin be sacked?

Harrison Miles on 07:16 - Sep 28 with 2389 views

cocklebreath

Agreed

Poll:

Who is the biggest c*nt?

Harrison Miles on 07:47 - Sep 28 with 2362 views

SalisburySaint

Sums up everything that’s wrong with football, when the big clubs come along and scoop up all the good talent just before they sign the first professional contract for peanuts, from clubs who’ve had those players in their Academies for years.

Hope the lad doesn’t regret being a pawn in the City set up, rather than a potential King in ours

[Post edited 28 Sep 10:07]

Harrison Miles on 07:49 - Sep 28 with 2355 views

PatfromPoole

Alfred House from the local press claims we are receiving a 7-figure fee now, with future sell-on clauses.

Hopefully he will do a Dibling and return to us.

He also mentions that we sold defender Max Alleyne to City in 2021 for £1.5 million.

Whatever became of him??!??

[Post edited 28 Sep 8:14]

Poll:

When will Martin be sacked?

Harrison Miles on 08:14 - Sep 28 with 2310 views

saintwizzler

Harrison Miles on 07:49 - Sep 28 by PatfromPoole
Alfred House from the local press claims we are receiving a 7-figure fee now, with future sell-on clauses. Hopefully he will do a Dibling and return to us. He also mentions that we sold defender Max Alleyne to City in 2021 for £1.5 million. Whatever became of him??!?? [Post edited 28 Sep 8:14]

Wouldn’t of happened if Ralph would of still been manager.

We thought that we had the answers, It was the questions we had wrong.

Harrison Miles on 08:25 - Sep 28 with 2300 views

Joiedevivre

Disappointing, but not much we could've done. Dibling showcases our path to the first team is open from an early age. This will give us more intakes and positives than the negatives exhibited in this case - Man City are simply top of the food chain.

Harrison Miles on 11:34 - Sep 28 with 2059 views

Ifonly

Dibling is a complete one-off that's unlikely to be repeated. By rights he should be at Chelsea now with Jimmy Jay. The only reason he isn't is because he got homesick. That's hardly a basis to build your youth policy around.

The reality is that it isn't worth developing these kids these days. The good ones will be pinched, leaving you with basically nothing. Brentford did the smart thing and scrapped their academy. They switched to bringing in 16 to 18 year olds who didn't quite make the very top or those who are attracted by an early chance at the first team (like we did with Sam Amo, Meghoma or Nathan Tella). It hasn't done Brentford any harm. If you lose them at least you get a decent fee and you haven't wasted years developing them.

Harrison Miles on 13:11 - Sep 28 with 1944 views

mushinexile

Sadly, I think you're right but if nobody had academies, where would the talent come from. Prerhaps it is time for indentured apprenticeships - a commitment to stay for three years perhaps. The trouble is if you support a child in the academy and before he turns sixteen, you can get a million for him before he breaks something, it looks like good business.