John McLelland

[the gunslinger 3,366]

I disagree, I really couldn't care less what football team the individuals support.

 

thats not worked out well for us of late.

[pete 2,499]

Very self sustainable all the same

 

Not so sure. The famous Ajax youth system has only been revamped this year for years they were not near the best in Holland. 2 or 3 seasons ago they had 70 players for 2 selection teams They had something like 28 players bought for the first team sitting in the stands every week. Ajax youth may have been fantastic in the 80's -90's but it is certainly no where near that now. Feynoord is known to have the best youth system around for the last 5+ years. At the last count Ajax was as low as the 7th best in Holland but they may have improved on that. They have also been busy in the last window buying new players in.

[simplythebest 0]

Not so sure. The famous Ajax youth system has only been revamped this year for years they were not near the best in Holland. 2 or 3 seasons ago they had 70 players for 2 selection teams They had something like 28 players bought for the first team sitting in the stands every week. Ajax youth may have been fantastic in the 80's -90's but it is certainly no where near that now. Feynoord is known to have the best youth system around for the last 5+ years. At the last count Ajax was as low as the 7th best in Holland but they may have improved on that. They have also been busy in the last window buying new players in.

 

Interesting Pete. Clearly you're closer to it than I am, but Ajax still seem to have continued selling on players to other European clubs the last few years.

[Ser Barristan Selmy 222]

Sorry mate Ajax are the wrong example the dust is just settling after they had feuding board room battles for the last few years. Most of their board had to resign when the club was split into 2 camps. The Johan Cruiff supporters and the members and supporters of the last board. Johan Cruiff was also brought in a few years ago but Marco van Basten told him you can watch but I make the decisions at all levels. Cruiff resigned. There are nearly always boardroom fights at Ajax.

Ajax who play in europe every year, won 3 in a row under a superb manager and sold the likes of Eriksen and Vertonghen for decent money in the past couple of seasons. Light years ahead of us. Far better run than 99% of the Premiership

Edited September 6, 2013 by Ser Barristan Selmy

[pete 2,499]

Interesting Pete. Clearly you're closer to it than I am, but Ajax still seem to have continued selling on players to other European clubs the last few years.

 

Yes but it is not the Ajax system that makes these players great it is the full Dutch footballing system. These guy's are being well coached from 4-5 years old. I have said it before Ajax were so good in the 80's 90's because they were the first Dutch team to start Scouting the whole of Holland and indeed only picking players who fitted in their system. They had a jump on everybody else who only scouted in their own region. They had the pick of the whole of Holland. The Ajax youth system of the past few years that you guy's think was so good is a fable. Thy buy far more than they produce from the youth.

[Ser Barristan Selmy 222]

thats not worked out well for us of late.

Neither has your wish for the ill conceived shared ownership structure which constantly fails.

 

For every Charles Green I raise you a Craig Whyte. It is utterly irrelevant who the game players support. They are all a bunch of useless shites.

[BEARGER 1,830]

He also did not know who Bill Struth was.

[the gunslinger 3,366]

Neither has your wish for the ill conceived shared ownership structure which constantly fails.

 

For every Charles Green I raise you a Craig Whyte. It is utterly irrelevant who the game players support. They are all a bunch of useless shites.

 

Whyte was never a rangers fan. Nor sdm.

[simplythebest 0]

Whyte was never a rangers fan. Nor sdm.

So we've not been owned by fans since before 1988?

[the gunslinger 3,366]

Probably further back than that in reality.