Contrasting youth policies in Manchester

[MilnersJaw]

I find putting the youth kids especially the ones under 16 in private schools abit ridiculous.

Why is it ridiculous to educate kids so they can have a future if/when this whole football thing doesn't work out? Even if they do make it to the professional level, more education will hopefully prevent them from turning into a Joey Barton or Courtney Meppen-Walter.

I think you're just jealous a generation of youth team players are becoming more educated than you.

jealous of what exactly? Some kid who can barely speak english receiving a better education than me? My state education did me fine thanks.

it seems pampering them with ridic wages at an early age all while in a private school will have the opposite effect actually. Turning them into soft cunts and it all going to their head.

Many greater players didn't have it handed to them on a plate.

[Blue Since 76]

I find putting the youth kids especially the ones under 16 in private schools abit ridiculous.

Why is it ridiculous to educate kids so they can have a future if/when this whole football thing doesn't work out? Even if they do make it to the professional level, more education will hopefully prevent them from turning into a Joey Barton or Courtney Meppen-Walter.

I think you're just jealous a generation of youth team players are becoming more educated than you.

jealous of what exactly? Some kid who can barely speak english receiving a better education than me? My state education did me fine thanks.

it seems pampering them with ridic wages at an early age all while in a private school will have the opposite effect actually. Turning them into soft cunts and it all going to their head.

Many greater players didn't have it handed to them on a plate.

So it would be better if they all went to their own schools, all over Manchester with the problems that'll cause getting them to training, rather than have them all in one place with an agreement with that school about when they all need off? Add into that that when trying to attract the best kids, you can sell the whole package to the parents?

But yeah, let's send them to the local inner city school and hope for the best.

[Foreverinbluedreams]

I find putting the youth kids especially the ones under 16 in private schools abit ridiculous.

Why is it ridiculous to educate kids so they can have a future if/when this whole football thing doesn't work out? Even if they do make it to the professional level, more education will hopefully prevent them from turning into a Joey Barton or Courtney Meppen-Walter.

I think you're just jealous a generation of youth team players are becoming more educated than you.

jealous of what exactly? Some kid who can barely speak english receiving a better education than me? My state education did me fine thanks.

it seems pampering them with ridic wages at an early age all while in a private school will have the opposite effect actually. Turning them into soft cunts and it all going to their head.

Many greater players didn't have it handed to them on a plate.

Possibly the most retarded things I've ever read on here.

[Ted Hughes]

Also, how is little 12 year old Harvey Neville going to get on in Valencia ? Are his mum & dad moving out there or is the little 12 year old going to live there on his own & start his new education away from City in Spain, perhaps with David Moyes coming over once a week ? Not saying that's also a complete lie, but it sounds rather strange. His mum was proud as fuck twittering about his City team being champions just a few weeks ago. Now he's uprooting his school & football education & moving to Spain ?

It's true mate, he's moving there with his dad who's going to be Valencia's new assistant manager.

Straight from the horse's mouth..

http://www.espnfc.co.uk/spanish-primera ... ndy-mitten

Fucking hell.

What were Valencia thinking ?

They must be on a divine mission to further promote Scum style long-ball football in Spain.

On that basis, both Pulis and Big Fat Sam could have exceptionally bright futures in the Iberian peninsula.

And so it begins...

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/590835 ... age-mix-up

PHIL NEVILLE caused a stir amongst football fans this morning after accidentally announcing to the world that he had performed an X-rated act on a beach.

The former England star left supporters in stitches after an embarrassing language mix-up saw him inadvertently make the shock announcement.

Ex-BBC pundit Neville has been tweeting to fans in Spanish since joining La Liga side Valencia as assistant manager last month.

However, whilst trying to write that he had taken a run on the beach, the father-of-two actually told his 1.2 million followers that he had performed a rather more private act.

The rookie Spanish-speaker's unfortunate error occurred because the word "corrida", which can mean to run, also has a rather ruder slang meaning of ejaculation.

One Twitter user explained that the verb usually refers to running in reference to bulls, but takes on a very different context in relation to people.

[freshie]

I find putting the youth kids especially the ones under 16 in private schools abit ridiculous.

Why is it ridiculous to educate kids so they can have a future if/when this whole football thing doesn't work out? Even if they do make it to the professional level, more education will hopefully prevent them from turning into a Joey Barton or Courtney Meppen-Walter.

I think you're just jealous a generation of youth team players are becoming more educated than you.

jealous of what exactly? Some kid who can barely speak english receiving a better education than me? My state education did me fine thanks.

it seems pampering them with ridic wages at an early age all while in a private school will have the opposite effect actually. Turning them into soft cunts and it all going to their head.

Many greater players didn't have it handed to them on a plate.

Possibly the most retarded things I've ever read on here.

Definitely up there. Xenophobic bigot

[BlueinBosnia]

I find putting the youth kids especially the ones under 16 in private schools abit ridiculous.

It's far better than putting seasoned pros like Adam Johnson in them, in all honesty.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

I think they underestimate the school thing especially in trying to get tvese "wonderkids" from around the world to join. Most families aren't stupid. They know that odds are stacked against their wonderkid but if the club can offer them a package like "worst thing that you could end up with is quality education" it changes the whole thing. Really poor African and maybe South American countries excepted the money offered to families doesn't necesserily come into it at all.

[Wonderwall]

I think they underestimate the school thing especially in trying to get tvese "wonderkids" from around the world to join. Most families aren't stupid. They know that odds are stacked against their wonderkid but if the club can offer them a package like "worst thing that you could end up with is quality education" it changes the whole thing. Really poor African and maybe South American countries excepted the money offered to families doesn't necesserily come into it at all.

Unless you are part of Adebayors clan

[Dameerto]

And so it begins...

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/590835 ... age-mix-up

PHIL NEVILLE caused a stir amongst football fans this morning after accidentally announcing to the world that he had performed an X-rated act on a beach.

The former England star left supporters in stitches after an embarrassing language mix-up saw him inadvertently make the shock announcement.

Ex-BBC pundit Neville has been tweeting to fans in Spanish since joining La Liga side Valencia as assistant manager last month.

However, whilst trying to write that he had taken a run on the beach, the father-of-two actually told his 1.2 million followers that he had performed a rather more private act.

The rookie Spanish-speaker's unfortunate error occurred because the word "corrida", which can mean to run, also has a rather ruder slang meaning of ejaculation.

One Twitter user explained that the verb usually refers to running in reference to bulls, but takes on a very different context in relation to people.

Oh my gawd that had me chuckling.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

Lol
Spoke with this feller in neighbourhood. His 14 year old son is currently in some uni**d football camp in.....London! Apparently sharing a rolm with a feööer from Switzerland and New Zealand. If nothing else they make good business out of their reputation.

[twosips]

I think they underestimate the school thing especially in trying to get tvese "wonderkids" from around the world to join. Most families aren't stupid. They know that odds are stacked against their wonderkid but if the club can offer them a package like "worst thing that you could end up with is quality education" it changes the whole thing. Really poor African and maybe South American countries excepted the money offered to families doesn't necesserily come into it at all.

Speaking to a parent of one of our u18s lads recently, a proper potential star, and he was full of praise for our school set up. Some clubs according to him looked down on the schooling thing, simply because it eats into training time. City have the exact opposite view and its fantastic. Bedes is a good school and the insistence on putting the players through their education is a master stroke.