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Deji Elerewe - won League One Apprentice of the year at EFL 2022 Awards (p11)
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Can you please elaborate @SwisdomSwisdom said:
Wheels are in motion in this regardsoapboxsam said:Ged Roddy's expertise in Football appeared to be as the architecture of the Development fees paid to clubs when young scholars are hovered up by the big Boys.
Did Ged's plan still favour the Category A Academies big time over the vulnerability of Cat B teams like Cafc, despite Roddy saying on CAST Q+A that his template increased the amount Cat B academics received.
Steve Avory and his coaches and now Ged Roddy have to highlight the talent and potential and get the likes of Deji Elerewe signed up for longer on their 17th birthday, as they have done with Anderson.
Some kids lose their way and don't progress, but cafc have to be discerning and make those decisions. It's imperative we become a CAT A and I would expect Ged Roddy and Thomas Sandgaard to have this as a major goal as well as Championship status.1 -
Can’t imagine Thomas Sandgaard will improve Sparrows Lane to a Category 1 status without owning the training ground.1
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The academy doesn't have to be at Sparrows Lane.ElliotCAFC said:Can’t imagine Thomas Sandgaard will improve Sparrows Lane to a Category 1 status without owning the training ground.5 -
Why? I have no idea if it's likely, but it's not unreasonable. It's like any business, you invest money into the premises to achieve what you need. Apple, for example, doesn't own it's Regent Street, or Bluewater, or Covent Garden locations, but they invest heavily in them and they see a return on those investments. Retailers look to secure the right lease terms first. I don't have a complete understanding of the terms needed for CAT 1 status, but I'm just making the point that if Roddy understands the terms and they are comfortable with a plan for the necessary investment, not owning the freehold *may* not be the deterrent some of us think it is.6
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With Ged on board this would be one of his objectives. they’ve done the necessary maths to prove the worth of Cat 1 to us over the years so now we just need to identify exactly what the eppp requires and we’ll see what we need to do to achieve this.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
Can you please elaborate @SwisdomSwisdom said:
Wheels are in motion in this regardsoapboxsam said:Ged Roddy's expertise in Football appeared to be as the architecture of the Development fees paid to clubs when young scholars are hovered up by the big Boys.
Did Ged's plan still favour the Category A Academies big time over the vulnerability of Cat B teams like Cafc, despite Roddy saying on CAST Q+A that his template increased the amount Cat B academics received.
Steve Avory and his coaches and now Ged Roddy have to highlight the talent and potential and get the likes of Deji Elerewe signed up for longer on their 17th birthday, as they have done with Anderson.
Some kids lose their way and don't progress, but cafc have to be discerning and make those decisions. It's imperative we become a CAT A and I would expect Ged Roddy and Thomas Sandgaard to have this as a major goal as well as Championship status.In the immortal words of Russell Slade….”a little bit of patience”1 -
Meanwhile a few more prospects walk out the door ................... frustratingSwisdom said:
With Ged on board this would be one of his objectives. they’ve done the necessary maths to prove the worth of Cat 1 to us over the years so now we just need to identify exactly what the eppp requires and we’ll see what we need to do to achieve this.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
Can you please elaborate @SwisdomSwisdom said:
Wheels are in motion in this regardsoapboxsam said:Ged Roddy's expertise in Football appeared to be as the architecture of the Development fees paid to clubs when young scholars are hovered up by the big Boys.
Did Ged's plan still favour the Category A Academies big time over the vulnerability of Cat B teams like Cafc, despite Roddy saying on CAST Q+A that his template increased the amount Cat B academics received.
Steve Avory and his coaches and now Ged Roddy have to highlight the talent and potential and get the likes of Deji Elerewe signed up for longer on their 17th birthday, as they have done with Anderson.
Some kids lose their way and don't progress, but cafc have to be discerning and make those decisions. It's imperative we become a CAT A and I would expect Ged Roddy and Thomas Sandgaard to have this as a major goal as well as Championship status.In the immortal words of Russell Slade….”a little bit of patience”0 -
It’s true we may lose one more at the moment however we will be able to attract many more….6
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So more a case of the wheels are being inflated, than are actually in motionSwisdom said:
With Ged on board this would be one of his objectives. they’ve done the necessary maths to prove the worth of Cat 1 to us over the years so now we just need to identify exactly what the eppp requires and we’ll see what we need to do to achieve this.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
Can you please elaborate @SwisdomSwisdom said:
Wheels are in motion in this regardsoapboxsam said:Ged Roddy's expertise in Football appeared to be as the architecture of the Development fees paid to clubs when young scholars are hovered up by the big Boys.
Did Ged's plan still favour the Category A Academies big time over the vulnerability of Cat B teams like Cafc, despite Roddy saying on CAST Q+A that his template increased the amount Cat B academics received.
Steve Avory and his coaches and now Ged Roddy have to highlight the talent and potential and get the likes of Deji Elerewe signed up for longer on their 17th birthday, as they have done with Anderson.
Some kids lose their way and don't progress, but cafc have to be discerning and make those decisions. It's imperative we become a CAT A and I would expect Ged Roddy and Thomas Sandgaard to have this as a major goal as well as Championship status.In the immortal words of Russell Slade….”a little bit of patience”
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I know, but I don’t believe Thomas would walk away from Sparrows Lane at this point.Cafc43v3r said:
The academy doesn't have to be at Sparrows Lane.ElliotCAFC said:Can’t imagine Thomas Sandgaard will improve Sparrows Lane to a Category 1 status without owning the training ground.He’s already spent a handsome amount of money with ad hoc improvements at SL. We’re a year into his ownership and I’d have expected to hear rumblings if he’d considered relocating0 -
Grass is green, water is wet, chartlon lose another kid thats barely ever featured for the club.2
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Swisdom said:
With Ged on board this would be one of his objectives. they’ve done the necessary maths to prove the worth of Cat 1 to us over the years so now we just need to identify exactly what the eppp requires and we’ll see what we need to do to achieve this.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
Can you please elaborate @SwisdomSwisdom said:
Wheels are in motion in this regardsoapboxsam said:Ged Roddy's expertise in Football appeared to be as the architecture of the Development fees paid to clubs when young scholars are hovered up by the big Boys.
Did Ged's plan still favour the Category A Academies big time over the vulnerability of Cat B teams like Cafc, despite Roddy saying on CAST Q+A that his template increased the amount Cat B academics received.
Steve Avory and his coaches and now Ged Roddy have to highlight the talent and potential and get the likes of Deji Elerewe signed up for longer on their 17th birthday, as they have done with Anderson.
Some kids lose their way and don't progress, but cafc have to be discerning and make those decisions. It's imperative we become a CAT A and I would expect Ged Roddy and Thomas Sandgaard to have this as a major goal as well as Championship status.In the immortal words of Russell Slade….”a little bit of patience”
Geddy wrote the EPPP. If we are trying to identify what it requires after employing him then wtf. Surely that is a one afternoon presentation from him to TS to explain what he wrote?0 -
LoOkOuT said:Why? I have no idea if it's likely, but it's not unreasonable. It's like any business, you invest money into the premises to achieve what you need. Apple, for example, doesn't own it's Regent Street, or Bluewater, or Covent Garden locations, but they invest heavily in them and they see a return on those investments. Retailers look to secure the right lease terms first. I don't have a complete understanding of the terms needed for CAT 1 status, but I'm just making the point that if Roddy understands the terms and they are comfortable with a plan for the necessary investment, not owning the freehold *may* not be the deterrent some of us think it is.
Apple are about the most profitable business on the planet aren't they? In UK football parlance that is Chelsea or Man City with their vast and expensive academies and near limitless resources.
We are a name who has had superb past success but no longer own our properties, are making huge annual losses and with limited capital are needing to choose whether to invest into something we have a finite lease on... So more like Woolworths. (We even both employed Southall ffs)1 -
Good try, what about this -shine166 said:Grass is green, water is wet, chartlon lose another kid thats barely ever featured for the club.
Grass is green
Water is wet
Charlton lose Deji
On that you can bet5 -
Covered End said:
Good try, what about this -shine166 said:Grass is green, water is wet, chartlon lose another kid thats barely ever featured for the club.
Grass is green
Water is wet
Charlton lose Deji
On that you can bet
Grass is green
Water is wet
Supporting Charlton
Is why I do Ket.
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I think what he's implying is that the academy and training ground don't have to be in the same location. So the senior players would still train at DL, whilst the academy is run on a campus probably further out, specifically tailored to the academy's needs/requirementsElliotCAFC said:
I know, but I don’t believe Thomas would walk away from Sparrows Lane at this point.Cafc43v3r said:
The academy doesn't have to be at Sparrows Lane.ElliotCAFC said:Can’t imagine Thomas Sandgaard will improve Sparrows Lane to a Category 1 status without owning the training ground.He’s already spent a handsome amount of money with ad hoc improvements at SL. We’re a year into his ownership and I’d have expected to hear rumblings if he’d considered relocating0 -
Either way, that's not something that can happen quickly. There aren't fully equipped facilities just lying around empty, waiting to be usedrandy andy said:
I think what he's implying is that the academy and training ground don't have to be in the same location. So the senior players would still train at DL, whilst the academy is run on a campus probably further out, specifically tailored to the academy's needs/requirementsElliotCAFC said:
I know, but I don’t believe Thomas would walk away from Sparrows Lane at this point.Cafc43v3r said:
The academy doesn't have to be at Sparrows Lane.ElliotCAFC said:Can’t imagine Thomas Sandgaard will improve Sparrows Lane to a Category 1 status without owning the training ground.He’s already spent a handsome amount of money with ad hoc improvements at SL. We’re a year into his ownership and I’d have expected to hear rumblings if he’d considered relocating
And most clubs want everyone together on one site, men, women and academy.1 -
I would rather monies be spent on players capable of getting us out of League 1first.ElliotCAFC said:
I know, but I don’t believe Thomas would walk away from Sparrows Lane at this point.Cafc43v3r said:
The academy doesn't have to be at Sparrows Lane.ElliotCAFC said:Can’t imagine Thomas Sandgaard will improve Sparrows Lane to a Category 1 status without owning the training ground.He’s already spent a handsome amount of money with ad hoc improvements at SL. We’re a year into his ownership and I’d have expected to hear rumblings if he’d considered relocating2 -
Do they? I don't think so. How many current Premier League players can you name who came through their academy? Is that figure really more than ours?killerandflash said:
I should have directly posed the question in the Roddy/Gallen Q&A, but I can't see how a Cat 1 academy is affordable for a club outside at least the Championship, with the extra coaching required.Henry Irving said:
Yes, but it's not just about facilitiesSix-a-bag-of-nuts said:
Might make a difference, but what can they do if we don't own the training ground?Henry Irving said:
Even better if we were a cat 1 academy.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:The best way to hold on to our best youngsters is to be much higher up the football pyramid than 4th bottom League One.
As things stand there are two dozen or more clubs that are probably more attractive.
What are Roddy and Sandgaard doing about that?
Am I right in thinking the criteria includes certain requirements on that front?
Palace have only recently reached Cat 1 themselves, and they have a similar track record to us when it comes to producing players, indeed possibly better0 -
How far down the line are we with this?Swisdom said:
Wheels are in motion in this regardsoapboxsam said:Ged Roddy's expertise in Football appeared to be as the architecture of the Development fees paid to clubs when young scholars are hovered up by the big Boys.
Did Ged's plan still favour the Category A Academies big time over the vulnerability of Cat B teams like Cafc, despite Roddy saying on CAST Q+A that his template increased the amount Cat B academics received.
Steve Avory and his coaches and now Ged Roddy have to highlight the talent and potential and get the likes of Deji Elerewe signed up for longer on their 17th birthday, as they have done with Anderson.
Some kids lose their way and don't progress, but cafc have to be discerning and make those decisions. It's imperative we become a CAT A and I would expect Ged Roddy and Thomas Sandgaard to have this as a major goal as well as Championship status.0 -
jimmymelrose said:
Do they? I don't think so. How many current Premier League players can you name who came through their academy? Is that figure really more than ours?killerandflash said:
I should have directly posed the question in the Roddy/Gallen Q&A, but I can't see how a Cat 1 academy is affordable for a club outside at least the Championship, with the extra coaching required.Henry Irving said:
Yes, but it's not just about facilitiesSix-a-bag-of-nuts said:
Might make a difference, but what can they do if we don't own the training ground?Henry Irving said:
Even better if we were a cat 1 academy.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:The best way to hold on to our best youngsters is to be much higher up the football pyramid than 4th bottom League One.
As things stand there are two dozen or more clubs that are probably more attractive.
What are Roddy and Sandgaard doing about that?
Am I right in thinking the criteria includes certain requirements on that front?
Palace have only recently reached Cat 1 themselves, and they have a similar track record to us when it comes to producing players, indeed possibly better
Zaha
Wan-Bissaka
Mitchell
Clyne
Struggling to think of many others1 -
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Freddie Woodman alsoAddick Addict said:jimmymelrose said:
Do they? I don't think so. How many current Premier League players can you name who came through their academy? Is that figure really more than ours?killerandflash said:
I should have directly posed the question in the Roddy/Gallen Q&A, but I can't see how a Cat 1 academy is affordable for a club outside at least the Championship, with the extra coaching required.Henry Irving said:
Yes, but it's not just about facilitiesSix-a-bag-of-nuts said:
Might make a difference, but what can they do if we don't own the training ground?Henry Irving said:
Even better if we were a cat 1 academy.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:The best way to hold on to our best youngsters is to be much higher up the football pyramid than 4th bottom League One.
As things stand there are two dozen or more clubs that are probably more attractive.
What are Roddy and Sandgaard doing about that?
Am I right in thinking the criteria includes certain requirements on that front?
Palace have only recently reached Cat 1 themselves, and they have a similar track record to us when it comes to producing players, indeed possibly better
Zaha
Wan-Bissaka
Mitchell
Clyne
Struggling to think of many others
Plus other recently ex PL players like Victor Moses, Wayne Routledge, Lewis Grabban and a certain Ben Watson...
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Can you stop sharing it with our defenders pre-game please.Exiled_Addick said:Covered End said:
Good try, what about this -shine166 said:Grass is green, water is wet, chartlon lose another kid thats barely ever featured for the club.
Grass is green
Water is wet
Charlton lose Deji
On that you can bet
Grass is green
Water is wet
Supporting Charlton
Is why I do Ket.1 -
If only there was a campus near Sparrows Lane 😉randy andy said:
I think what he's implying is that the academy and training ground don't have to be in the same location. So the senior players would still train at DL, whilst the academy is run on a campus probably further out, specifically tailored to the academy's needs/requirementsElliotCAFC said:
I know, but I don’t believe Thomas would walk away from Sparrows Lane at this point.Cafc43v3r said:
The academy doesn't have to be at Sparrows Lane.ElliotCAFC said:Can’t imagine Thomas Sandgaard will improve Sparrows Lane to a Category 1 status without owning the training ground.He’s already spent a handsome amount of money with ad hoc improvements at SL. We’re a year into his ownership and I’d have expected to hear rumblings if he’d considered relocating0 -
Grass is greenWater is wet
Charlton losing
Is the winning bet0 -
No one needs panic about Sparrows Lane improvements, what with Tony Keohane as the lead project manager.
He's down B&Q at the moment choosing the splashbacks for the apprentice's wash basins as we speak.0 -
But you're going back over more than a decade there, probably before we lost Shelvey. We've lost loads since then.killerandflash said:
Freddie Woodman alsoAddick Addict said:jimmymelrose said:
Do they? I don't think so. How many current Premier League players can you name who came through their academy? Is that figure really more than ours?killerandflash said:
I should have directly posed the question in the Roddy/Gallen Q&A, but I can't see how a Cat 1 academy is affordable for a club outside at least the Championship, with the extra coaching required.Henry Irving said:
Yes, but it's not just about facilitiesSix-a-bag-of-nuts said:
Might make a difference, but what can they do if we don't own the training ground?Henry Irving said:
Even better if we were a cat 1 academy.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:The best way to hold on to our best youngsters is to be much higher up the football pyramid than 4th bottom League One.
As things stand there are two dozen or more clubs that are probably more attractive.
What are Roddy and Sandgaard doing about that?
Am I right in thinking the criteria includes certain requirements on that front?
Palace have only recently reached Cat 1 themselves, and they have a similar track record to us when it comes to producing players, indeed possibly better
Zaha
Wan-Bissaka
Mitchell
Clyne
Struggling to think of many others
Plus other recently ex PL players like Victor Moses, Wayne Routledge, Lewis Grabban and a certain Ben Watson...0 -
Not entirely clued up on it but what are the benefits of being a category 1 academy compared to what we are now ?
Does it mean we get higher fees for players out of contract ?0 -
It makes us a more attractive proposition to many young players (& their families and agents) but yes we should also be able to claim higher sale fees and higher development fees.000__Jaaaaay__000 said:Not entirely clued up on it but what are the benefits of being a category 1 academy compared to what we are now ?
Does it mean we get higher fees for players out of contract ?1 -
As a Cat.2 club we can only sign players that are a maximum of an hour and a half from us.
As a Cat.1 club we'd be able to sign players from wherever we want in the country2
