iwasthere2012 wrote:Football is a business nowadays more than it ever has been.
It is very much a results business but it very much revolves around making money at the very highest level.
I don’t think anyone here is advocating throwing the lad in the deep end in the PL, especially when we have talented people in the squad, perhaps in their prime.
However I don’t think the marketing and good PR of a young local lad having come through the ranks, making the England team and having been pivotal in its success should be underestimated.
Let’s not forget Latibeaudierre captaining his country to victory either.
Foden earned the plaudits world wide that up until now only City fans have been harping on about.
The kid didn’t look out of place in The preseason games.
Integrate him slowly into the first team. Get him a debut in the PL.
I think the advertisement for the academy’s philosophy actually working, alone would be worth it weight in gold, in the media.
It could genuinely be the start of a new era in City’s relationship with the media.
Stick with me.
If we actually believe there is a media bias, then what a removal of this bias could do for us, on establishing an even playing field for us, could also be worth its weight.
Perhaps I’m overstating things, but get him some minutes in the cups and debut him in the PL in a game that’s well won. I think the rewards outweigh any risks.
should be very obvious, isn't it?.
and neither particularly new in the football history of several major footballing countries.
I start thinking it's more about a cultural problem: some folks really cannot come along with the idea that talent must be encouraged and nurtured. because we must be all equals, career advancements must be strictly taken on age progression only.
it's a sad, almost centennial old story, which has infected most part of the world.