I am actually rather ITK (seriously) about our youth/scouting set up. It's actually amazing compared to how it was just 12 months ago. New scouts appointed, proper structure in place. For example, we have some South American youngsters on our books (officially or unofficially I'm not sure) who are training for x amount of years at a couple of Italian clubs (visa's easier to get n all that). If they develop, they come to us - if not, they go elsewhere.
We also have some unbelievable youngsters coming through at all levels. I hear we have a couple of Japanese kids in the Shingi Kagawa mould in our under 10's. Absolute ballers are the words I've been hearing.
All this and the other good things I've been hearing have been a direct result of TF and the current board. Unfortunately, none of them may turn out to be any good, but the point here is - we are doing the right things. We wont see results for at least 5 years - maybe longer, but TF certainly does have the long term interests of the club at heart. The media would rather focus on the negatives though!
We also have some unbelievable youngsters coming through at all levels. I hear we have a couple of Japanese kids in the Shingi Kagawa mould in our under 10's. Absolute ballers are the words I've been hearing.
All this and the other good things I've been hearing have been a direct result of TF and the current board. Unfortunately, none of them may turn out to be any good, but the point here is - we are doing the right things. We wont see results for at least 5 years - maybe longer, but TF certainly does have the long term interests of the club at heart. The media would rather focus on the negatives though!
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