Anyone thinking we are playing too many games?

[doombear]

This is very well reasoned. I didn't think it was worthwhile to start a new thread, so apologies for parking this one here, but reading this made me wonder who the fringe players are. Take the back line: Canvot, fine. Clyne? What's the point? He's hardly one for the future, is he? Spent his best years playing for other clubs, although I remember seeing him score a blinder in a 2-4 win one evening against Reading before he left for pastures richer. Well, we did need the money at the time.
Then who? Time to look to the U.21 and U. 18. While we're on that subject, can anyone tell me what is the point of having an U.21 team? Take the team that, despite the fabulously thorough and optimistic report on the Palace website, lost 0-2 at 'home' to pretty well bottom of the table Newcastle last night. Does anyone think a single member of that team will do a Mitchell and actually end up in the Premiership first team? Given the manager's preference for playing the same eleven in every match, the point of the U.21 is even more obscure. Marsh might make it one day in League 2. The rest knows it's National League South at best. There's more talent in the U.18, but, essentially, same problem. These players are being coached by a former Atletico Madrid player and very good it was looking too. Until 4-O to Brighton and four of our players sent off. As none of these is going to figure for a Glasner team, what's the point? It's not as if we can do a Chelsea and sell a player who has never started a first team game. For £20m. (Guehi)! It's Rob Street to Cheltenham for about what it cost to produce him...

The short answer is that as a member of the Premier League we are obliged to have an Academy hence why we spent what we did on upgrading facilities to be category A (thanks to Textor - and no, I'm not a fan of his).

The better Academy players are currently out on loan with Ozoh more than holding his own at Championship side Derby and JRS banging them in in the Turkish Super Lig (shades of Sorloth?). Others are getting good exposure at League 1 clubs. IMO, the only one who might make our 1st team squad is Ozoh. I expect JRS to be sold for an eight figure sum of around £10m-12m, which will be useful funds for the coffers if it happens.

Cardines (and Kporha when fit) are already part of the 1st team squad, so I assume Glasner sees something in them worthy of that.

It isn't just about the current youngsters playing regularly for the U21s and U18s.

 

[MrRobbo]

This is very well reasoned. I didn't think it was worthwhile to start a new thread, so apologies for parking this one here, but reading this made me wonder who the fringe players are. Take the back line: Canvot, fine. Clyne? What's the point? He's hardly one for the future, is he? Spent his best years playing for other clubs, although I remember seeing him score a blinder in a 2-4 win one evening against Reading before he left for pastures richer. Well, we did need the money at the time.
Then who? Time to look to the U.21 and U. 18. While we're on that subject, can anyone tell me what is the point of having an U.21 team? Take the team that, despite the fabulously thorough and optimistic report on the Palace website, lost 0-2 at 'home' to pretty well bottom of the table Newcastle last night. Does anyone think a single member of that team will do a Mitchell and actually end up in the Premiership first team? Given the manager's preference for playing the same eleven in every match, the point of the U.21 is even more obscure. Marsh might make it one day in League 2. The rest knows it's National League South at best. There's more talent in the U.18, but, essentially, same problem. These players are being coached by a former Atletico Madrid player and very good it was looking too. Until 4-O to Brighton and four of our players sent off. As none of these is going to figure for a Glasner team, what's the point? It's not as if we can do a Chelsea and sell a player who has never started a first team game. For £20m. (Guehi)! It's Rob Street to Cheltenham for about what it cost to produce him...

The point is that every 3 or 4 years you find a player. TM, AWB, Wilf, Moses etc etc.

You just need to let go of the idea that we'll find one every season. Or that the best player in each of those year groups will make it. Most of them wont even end up as pro footballers. Its the main reason Brentford disbanded their academy (which ironically is why we got TM), but were made to reinstate it.

 

[Tim Gypsy Hill '64]

The short answer is that as a member of the Premier League we are obliged to have an Academy hence why we spent what we did on upgrading facilities to be category A (thanks to Textor - and no, I'm not a fan of his).

The better Academy players are currently out on loan with Ozoh more than holding his own at Championship side Derby and JRS banging them in in the Turkish Super Lig (shades of Sorloth?). Others are getting good exposure at League 1 clubs. IMO, the only one who might make our 1st team squad is Ozoh. I expect JRS to be sold for an eight figure sum of around £10m-12m, which will be useful funds for the coffers if it happens.

Cardines (and Kporha when fit) are already part of the 1st team squad, so I assume Glasner sees something in them worthy of that.

It isn't just about the current youngsters playing regularly for the U21s and U18s.

TL;DR

What's the long answer? 😆