BroadstairsR 2,273 Posted June 19, 2016 taken on board and on the payroll during the last two seasons.Some expense has been involved and some wages have been involved .. although partially paid by their original club when lent back.I am thinking:Connor McGrandlesLouis ThompsonBen GodfreyEbou Adams James Maddisonand now we have Aaron Tshibola @ a reported £2m.These youngsters join the Club without exception with a fabulous write up and with promised exciting potential.How soon will this quite expensive policy produce players capable of threatening the first team?Will it be this coming season?Is it money well spent or misspent?There has been quite some excitement built around this bunch. Will we ever see any of them in the yellow as first choice on the team sheet?As a Premier League club their involvement was obviously distant. Now we are in the Chumps who has a chance of making that important breakthrough?This has been a well defined policy by the Club since the days of Neil Adams. Will it reap rewards? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJP 79 Posted June 19, 2016 Surely most of these signings are seen as a way to make a little money from loan fees and such.If they happen to get to the first team then it''s a very nice bonus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,273 Posted June 19, 2016 May be, but when we purchase them a big incentive has to be an increase in wages.When they are lent back we would surely then have to make up the difference between their contractual salary with us and what they were getting before our involvement.I think that the main aim of these signings is for future first team recognition, but nothing has happened as yet.Perhaps they are too young and expectations of them are premature, but they are all older than Marcus Rashford and he plays for England, not a Championship side. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJP 79 Posted June 19, 2016 You''ve only got to look at the dozens and dozens of players Chelsea sign and loan out to know what the score is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
? 0 Posted June 20, 2016 Re Chelsea. Premier league teams need to submit a retained list of players at the end of each season. Chelsea retained....................... 82 players! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TCCANARY 263 Posted June 20, 2016 You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buh 0 Posted June 20, 2016 These youngsters with their cassette Walkmans and adidas popper pants! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Apples 1,407 Posted June 20, 2016 Speculate to accumulate? Would you rather have the money outlaid on these kind of players or mediocre journeymen from the lower reaches of minor European leagues?Apples Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkngood 1,174 Posted June 20, 2016 we don''t need to sign mediocre journeymen we have Fat Frankie and Gary Holt as coaches does not matter how good these youngsters are they will soon have these players mediocre standard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TCCANARY 263 Posted June 20, 2016 [quote user="norfolkngood"]we don''t need to sign mediocre journeymen we have Fat Frankie and Gary Holt as coaches does not matter how good these youngsters are they will soon have these players mediocre standard[/quote] Johnny could only sing one noteAnd the note he sang was thisAhhPoor Johnny one note sang out with gustoAnd just overlorded the placePoor Johnny one note, yelled willy nillyUntil he was blue in the faceFor holding one note was his aceCouldn''t hear the brassCouldn''t hear the drumHe was in a class, by himself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
