There's a rumour I've been told that one of our very promising young 'uns , Zach Mitchell is on Millwall's radar.
Quite a few of us have been praising him since the start of the season & I've been quite puzzled that he hasn't made the bench in recent weeks.
SO hope there is nothing in this & wonder whether he's happy to be at another club as opposed to the same one as his brother, Billy.
One of our own.
What does "on Millwall's radar" mean?
As one of the better academy kids of a nearby club, with a brother at Millwall it would be weird if Mitchell was not very well known to Millwall.
He would have been before signing his first contract with us yet he resisted any temptation to leave then. Now they would have to pay where before that he would have been near enough free on EPPP rules.
For all TS faults he hasn't sold us down the river on our kids. Burstow the only one I can think of who was sold/not retained and we got a decent fee for him
Getting slightly jittery regarding this one. It’s a loan and seems to be taking a very long time. I’d imagine there are a few clubs hoping to hijack this. Hopefully not though.
How on earth we are not at least a provisional Cat1 Club is a mystery.
Because the requirements are around facilities, number of coaching staff etc not just how productive your academy is.
Not forgetting there’s a snagging list as long as your arm and according to former staff, h & s issues that still haven’t been dealt with.
My understanding was that the ground facilities were fine, but at the time of the visit some coaches had moved to bigger clubs leaving us short. I specifically used the term “provisional Cat1” as I believe other Clubs have been granted this status and been given time to resolve any shortcomings. Would love to know what issues actually stopped us getting it as many thought we had a good chance and it certainly feels impressive when you are there. Perhaps you could ask your contact for more details?
He got injured in warm up according to Blackburn fans there. Hope they’re wrong tbh.
Imagine he was all ready to join us and there's been a hold up on the Blackburn side of things and now he's got injured and won't play anywhere.
In an alternate universe he was playing 90 mins yesterday for us after initially being named on the bench, and being the one coming in for someone getting injured in a warmup!
Getting slightly jittery regarding this one. It’s a loan and seems to be taking a very long time. I’d imagine there are a few clubs hoping to hijack this. Hopefully not though.
Is it? People always say these things take a couple of weeks. It’s like houses with a chain isn’t it? Needs the first move to happen before all the others in the chain can complete.
Think we’re all just impatiently hoping our squad improves fast. Especially if Sessignon is properly injured.
Comments
Served us well, here’s to a happy and healthy future mate 🍺
What does "on Millwall's radar" mean?
As one of the better academy kids of a nearby club, with a brother at Millwall it would be weird if Mitchell was not very well known to Millwall.
He would have been before signing his first contract with us yet he resisted any temptation to leave then. Now they would have to pay where before that he would have been near enough free on EPPP rules.
For all TS faults he hasn't sold us down the river on our kids. Burstow the only one I can think of who was sold/not retained and we got a decent fee for him
STOP CALLING HIM BURGER BOY ITS NOT BIG OR CLEVER 😉
Ok - richest team in league 2
I specifically used the term “provisional Cat1” as I believe other Clubs have been granted this status and been given time to resolve any shortcomings.
Would love to know what issues actually stopped us getting it as many thought we had a good chance and it certainly feels impressive when you are there.
Perhaps you could ask your contact for more details?
In an alternate universe he was playing 90 mins yesterday for us after initially being named on the bench, and being the one coming in for someone getting injured in a warmup!