: Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:00 pm  

Id be happier if we spent the money scouting for and developing home grown talent.

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:19 pm  

silver2 wrote:

Id be happier if we spent the money scouting for and developing home grown talent.

You mean something along the lines of the chief scout who identified the talent for Wigan and maybe the head of youth from a club like Leeds?

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:19 pm  

silver2 wrote:

Id be happier if we spent the money scouting for and developing home grown talent.

Since Bastian has arrived, things have much improved, we can't expect immediate results, so whilst we plan for the future, we need to plan for the present, too.

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:03 pm  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

Since Bastian has arrived, things have much improved, we can't expect immediate results, so whilst we plan for the future, we need to plan for the present, too.

Where have they improved?

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:10 pm  

wireboot wrote:

Where have they improved?

Are you serious ?

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:12 pm  

JWP wrote:

Are you serious ?

yep what has changed ?

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:14 pm  

wireboot wrote:

Where have they improved?

April fools ain't for another few weeks

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:16 pm  

Who are ya!! wrote:

:lol:

April fools ain't for another few weeks

I'm serious what has changed you are all skitting me but not quoting where things have improved

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:19 pm  

wireboot wrote:

I'm serious what has changed you are all skitting me but not quoting where things have improved

Reserves are top of the league, unbeaten.

Pretty much every week during the off season, we announced that we'd signed a number of talented youngsters from all over, often beating off stiff competition from other clubs.

Lots of work done trying to build bridges between The Wolves & the local amateur setup, or at least steps towards this happening.

Revamping the scholarship scheme.

Looking at the way we pick up & develop players, looking more at ability and less at physique, so changing the focus you could say.

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:27 pm  

JWP wrote:

Reserves are top of the league, unbeaten.

Pretty much every week during the off season, we announced that we'd signed a number of talented youngsters from all over, often beating off stiff competition from other clubs.

Lots of work done trying to build bridges between The Wolves & the local amateur setup, or at least steps towards this happening.

Revamping the scholarship scheme.

Looking at the way we pick up & develop players, looking more at ability and less at physique, so changing the focus you could say.

Reserves Agree

The off season signings have happened over the last few years anyway just better at advertising it , however how many of these are local home grown talent ?

Is there scouting going on at club and School level actaully going out watching matches? maybe I am not aware of it but is it independant or down to the views of local coaches etc

I am not sure of the changes of the scholarship scheme so will take your word for it

And on the last point good thanks for the info