Utd signing city starlet from the east lands lab ..

Originally Posted by Mr_Ed

Bitters give them all private education too... United just pay bus fare.

yeah i heard something about that as well. It's not just a football academy, it's a private school etc.

Again, easy to offer when your bank roll is unlimited.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

i'm not referring to his situation specifically.

but i do know of a family in essex who are friends of my uncle, who's son was openly courted by City and several other premier league clubs. City were prepared to move his whole family up to manchester and buy them a house.

Originally Posted by Mr_Ed

Bitters give them all private education too... United just pay bus fare.

I know of a young lad in Citys academy, he gets private school and a house. Oh and about 18k a year salary which goes to the parents obviously

Also heard of kids from down south getting houses. Think its something about having to live max 1 hour away so just buy those that dont houses

Unless i'm mistaken united have the youngest squad in the league right? And I think we've had something like 5 players from our youth academy in the team at various stages during games post-lockdown.

It's always boiled my piss when everyone was fawning over £#%&!ing Chelsea being forced to actually play some of the young players they've stockpiled for 15 years and sent out on their never ending loan merry go round.

Liverpool, City...about one youth player each in their starting 11 which is otherwise full of experienced players all at their peak...

then everyone wonders why United are all over the place with their performances.

Originally Posted by ryanMUFC

Think as a young lad you just want to play. If you can get signed by your boyhood club on whatever path your career takes you (Ipswich, etc.) then you’re going to jump at the chance.

Made me chuckle.

Originally Posted by puressence

Didn’t his gran look after him then
She passed away but still looked after him

He's not a midget btw. That was my worry. Saw a pic of him beside a keeper and he was as tall.

Originally Posted by barca99

I know of a young lad in Citys academy, he gets private school and a house. Oh and about 18k a year salary which goes to the parents obviously

Also heard of kids from down south getting houses. Think its something about having to live max 1 hour away so just buy those that dont houses

City’s lot go to St Bede’s

Whatever incentives City and Chelsea can offer an academy player and his family now is a speck compared to what United can offer in terms of opportunity. You can’t end up as a top player earning 10-15m per year unless someone gives you a chance at the first team. City going to do that?

Originally Posted by utd99

Whatever incentives City and Chelsea can offer an academy player and his family now is a speck compared to what United can offer in terms of opportunity. You can’t end up as a top player earning 10-15m per year unless someone gives you a chance at the first team. City going to do that?

look pal phil foden comes on for 15 mins every other game. What more do you want.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Unless i'm mistaken united have the youngest squad in the league right? And I think we've had something like 5 players from our youth academy in the team at various stages during games post-lockdown.

It's always boiled my piss when everyone was fawning over f***ing Chelsea being forced to actually play some of the young players they've stockpiled for 15 years and sent out on their never ending loan merry go round.

Liverpool, City...about one youth player each in their starting 11 which is otherwise full of experienced players all at their peak...

then everyone wonders why United are all over the place with their performances.

This really does my nut in, we've had a youth product in the team or on the bench since what 1937, city have Foden and he's like the only youth product in the league, they must bung the press some cash!

Originally Posted by elhombre

City’s lot go to St Bede’s

United lot go to Ashton on mersey secondary school in sale

Originally Posted by elhombre

City’s lot go to St Bede’s

And from there to St Bin’s

Originally Posted by utd99

Whatever incentives City and Chelsea can offer an academy player and his family now is a speck compared to what United can offer in terms of opportunity. You can’t end up as a top player earning 10-15m per year unless someone gives you a chance at the first team. City going to do that?

This all day long. The huge advantage that united have is that they have a proven track record of academy players becoming 1st team players and there are few clubs that can say that.

But city haven’t invested as much as they have for nothing - they’ll expect their hoovering up approach to pay off eventually. They may take a different view now with the near collapse of FFP I guess but their approach is about the sustainability of the club. The utter shit stains.

United can’t rest on their arses due to past successes though and there was a point, prior to Nicky Butt being hired that the academy system at united was a right mess. Hopefully Ole’s on it - especially given the success we’ve enjoyed with it.

Originally Posted by elhombre

City’s lot go to St Bede’s

Big City crest on the playing fields sign. Would never have happened in mine and Parters’ days. We avoided the randy priests’ reign of terror too.

Originally Posted by Hyman_Roth

This all day long. The huge advantage that united have is that they have a proven track record of academy players becoming 1st team players and there are few clubs that can say that.

But city haven’t invested as much as they have for nothing - they’ll expect their hoovering up approach to pay off eventually. They may take a different view now with the near collapse of FFP I guess but their approach is about the sustainability of the club. The utter shit stains.

United can’t rest on their arses due to past successes though and there was a point, prior to Nicky Butt being hired that the academy system at united was a right mess. Hopefully Ole’s on it - especially given the success we’ve enjoyed with it.

I’m not sure they’ll ever have the stomach to bed in young players when they can just go out and buy ready mades off the rack, especially as their main priority is money laundering and public relations.

Originally Posted by Knockers

Big City crest on the playing fields sign. Would never have happened in mine and Parters’ days. We avoided the randy priests’ reign of terror too.

wtf lad

Like the Chelsea kids. Yep they look good but will be binned after summer spending. Also makes me laugh when they say franks not has new players. Kovasic was bought and pulisic in the January for the season that’s 100 mill there the @#%&!s. Sorry for going slightly off thread

Signed apparently

He has. He's the godson of a friend of mine. It's a tenuous link but I'll use it.

https://twitter.com/utdreportacad/status/1312068137244930049?s=21

Summer 2025 sorted