buster. 5,185 Posted Monday at 14:26 Share Posted Monday at 14:26 54 minutes ago, CammyF said: I read this article over the weekend and found it interesting. It's not an issue that is unique to Rangers but not investing in youth when we were demoted was a terrible decision. As for promoting / developing them so they are ready for 1st team / squad is another discussion. I think we need to get the B-Team back into competitive leagues. Hopefully it's something our new Chairman and new CEO put near the top of their "to-do lists". Scottish youngsters often have a physical deficit compared to say, eg. English or German 17-20 year olds. It makes competing with men so much more difficult. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CammyF 8,079 Posted Monday at 14:28 Share Posted Monday at 14:28 1 minute ago, buster. said: Scottish youngsters often have a physical deficit compared to say, eg. English or German 17-20 year olds. It makes competing with men so much more difficult. We shouldn't be restricting ourselves to Scottish youths. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,185 Posted Monday at 14:31 Share Posted Monday at 14:31 1 minute ago, CammyF said: We shouldn't be restricting ourselves to Scottish youths. Not saying we should but you are on the back foot if you have to look further afield with the added complications that it entails. Eg. Homesick kids from Andalucia. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CammyF 8,079 Posted Monday at 14:39 Share Posted Monday at 14:39 (edited) 7 minutes ago, buster. said: Not saying we should but you are on the back foot if you have to look further afield with the added complications that it entails. Eg. Homesick kids from Andalucia. I think if you take Aribo and Bassey, it shows you don't have to look far. They were obviously at the top end of the youth age bracket, but Bassey was signed as a B-Team player but quickly showed he had what was required. That's the physicality and skill level we need to be targeting. Edited Monday at 14:39 by CammyF 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,653 Posted Monday at 15:23 Share Posted Monday at 15:23 52 minutes ago, CammyF said: We shouldn't be restricting ourselves to Scottish youths. You do know that there’s no youth football in Scotland for over 18’s unless they’re playing for the youth team attached to one of the clubs throughout the farcical pyramid system? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CammyF 8,079 Posted Monday at 15:35 Share Posted Monday at 15:35 (edited) 12 minutes ago, RANGERRAB said: You do know that there’s no youth football in Scotland for over 18’s unless they’re playing for the youth team attached to one of the clubs throughout the farcical pyramid system? Please can you explain what you mean by "attached to the pyramid system"? I know that a few junior teams around my area have teams up to U20's level - my nephew plays for one Junior teams aren't part of the pyramid structure as far as I am aware (i.e. they can't get into the league structure). Edited Monday at 15:36 by CammyF 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franc Ergs 1,648 Posted Monday at 15:58 Share Posted Monday at 15:58 Open season on foreign signings throughout Europe is almost killing off the opportunity for young homegrown players to come through the ranks. Unfortunately there'll never be a proper restriction on foreigners, UEFA would never allow it because there's no money in it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,743 Posted Monday at 16:14 Share Posted Monday at 16:14 2 hours ago, Rousseau said: You've spelt devastated wrong. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,185 Posted Monday at 16:16 Share Posted Monday at 16:16 (edited) 1 hour ago, CammyF said: I think if you take Aribo and Bassey, it shows you don't have to look far. They were obviously at the top end of the youth age bracket, but Bassey was signed as a B-Team player but quickly showed he had what was required. That's the physicality and skill level we need to be targeting. Aribo was 23 when he joined. Bassey, 20 is a better example and he showed how important physicality can be. Edited Monday at 16:16 by buster. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,653 Posted Monday at 16:30 Share Posted Monday at 16:30 52 minutes ago, CammyF said: Please can you explain what you mean by "attached to the pyramid system"? I know that a few junior teams around my area have teams up to U20's level - my nephew plays for one Junior teams aren't part of the pyramid structure as far as I am aware (i.e. they can't get into the league structure). Beneath the lowland league & the highland league are a lot of juniors/ amateur teams in divisions which make up the pyramid structure. Most/all have u20 teams. if teenagers can’t get into one of those u20 teams they have to go amateur. Many aren’t ready for the physical side of amateur football. Ridiculous set up 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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