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Who’s right Brentford or us?
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 sydtheeagle  England 15 Aug 22 10.43am |
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Originally posted by TheBigToePunt
I haven't got the time to look it up now, but I'm pretty sure that Premier League clubs have to have academies and that one of the reasons Brentford ditched theirs in favour of an informal u21/reserve team is that they were outside of the Premier League at the time, and so not caught by the rules. Usually, when something is grandfathered in there's a time limit before compliance is required so I wonder if they'll be able to continue without an academy on a permanent basis.
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| TheBigToePunt 15 Aug 22 10.57am |
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Originally posted by Willo
I am certainly NOT a reader of the 'Guardian' but I discovered the following link : There we go then, that would appear to confirm it: if we want to copy the academy-less model pioneered by Brentford, we will need to get relegated first, then never come back up. Small prices to pay, I'm sure....
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| doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 15 Aug 22 11.50am |
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Originally posted by sydtheeagle
An interesting side note to underline the point. Two top hospitality seats at Anfield tonight will cost you £3,750-odd. That's the same amount of revenue you'd raise from 1,000 normal seats at £37.50 each. Edited by sydtheeagle (15 Aug 2022 10.00am)
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| sydtheeagle England 15 Aug 22 11.53am |
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Originally posted by doombear
Back to school for your maths Syd? You think I did maths in school? I was bunking off watching Palace that day/week/year :-)
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| steeleye20 Croydon 15 Aug 22 12.24pm |
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The U18s and now under 21s bring so much to the club I wouldn't want to be without them. I follow them assiduously, they play quality opposition and I can imagine preferring them to the seniors!
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| eaglesdare 15 Aug 22 12.28pm |
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Originally posted by tonymikejoe
Well, what Brentford definitely have not done is haemorrhage money in the transfer market with zero return. For example : Yohan Cabaye £10m - Left on a free. These incredible losses are simply unsustainable for a club of our size. Hmm yes....but then how much each year did we get for staying in the premier league becuase we had these players?
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| johnny the eagle wivenhoe 15 Aug 22 1.06pm |
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Not us.
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| ex hibitionist Hastings 15 Aug 22 2.21pm |
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Originally posted by tonymikejoe
Well, what Brentford definitely have not done is haemorrhage money in the transfer market with zero return. For example : Yohan Cabaye £10m - Left on a free. These incredible losses are simply unsustainable for a club of our size. those players weren't born with selling on in mind - we got value out of Kouyate, Cabaye, PVA and Andros - Ben and Sakho was not such good value, but it's more the wages where the lack of sustainability is - and remember our sell-ons ... Bolasie, AWB?
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| YT Oxford 15 Aug 22 3.04pm |
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Originally posted by eaglesdare
Hmm yes....but then how much each year did we get for staying in the premier league becuase we had these players? When you say "did we get"...the vast majority of whatever "we" get is paid out to the players.
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| Elwissthebest Marlborough 15 Aug 22 4.38pm |
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The answer to the original question will be revealed on 30th August.
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| southnorwoodhill 15 Aug 22 4.46pm |
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Who’s right Brentford or us?
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| YT Oxford 15 Aug 22 6.38pm |
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Originally posted by Elwissthebest
The answer to the original question will be revealed on 30th August. Lol, but not necessarily true in a one-off match. We took 4 points off Man City last season, for example, but even the greatest Palace optimist in the history of Palace optimists would struggle to argue that we've got it right whereas City have got it wrong.
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