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falconwood_1
falconwood_1 Posts: 7,368
edited January 2008 in General Charlton
"Since the inception of the Charlton academy in 1998, no fewer than seven young players have fulfilled their dreams by making it all the way through to the first team squad.

Paul Konchesky, Jonathan Fortune, Charlie MacDonald, Osei Sankofa, Lloyd Sam and Jamal Campbell-Ryce have all managed to work their way through the club's ranks to taste the pinnacle of England's domestic game."

So in ten years these are the only players we have produced?? (forgetting Basey).

What does this say about our Academy? (and our scouting over the period. . . .)

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  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,962
    The OS does like to a spin on things........
  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,368
    For the amount of money ploughed into the academy system seems pretty pisspoor quality wise.

    It seemed every year there would also be a young lad from abroad who was the next great thing. . . . .I'm certain we would've had scouts at Sandy Lane if they played football there.

    Oh they do?
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,584
    Surely Parker should be in amongst the academy names?
  • Charltonparklane
    Charltonparklane Posts: 5,786
    To be honest, the coaches in the academy are shit. Thats were it starts.
  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,332
    could be right there John Cartwright was hugely instrumental to our last crop of good players who came through.
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,262
    [cite]Posted By: Kap10[/cite]Surely Parker should be in amongst the academy names?

    Parker went to Lilleshall, don't think he counts

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