05-06-2021, 06:52 AM
There has been lots of talk on here about homegrown talent and the fact that the club are looking to grown their own and eat what you kill. What is strange is, I run an under 6 club and there are always Chelsea, Scum and Brighton scouts at every game. In fact 3 of the lads a scum academy now, 1 plays scum and chelsea academies and 1 is Brighton.
I have never seen a pompey scout in the last 18 months. I know the three clubs are prem and have more resources to try and catch them young but does anyone know what age pompey start scouting. It strikes me that by the time we are looking, the prem clubs have had the best of our talent away and even at grass roots level, we are left with what no one else thought was good enough.
I know at 6, you couldnt possibly tell what a lad will be like and they most will not make the grade, but the importance of young talent is obviously not lost on our rvials but is apparently the life blood of our club with no apprent investment in this part of the club either.
If young local talent is where the club sees its future, they appear to be failing here as well.
I have never seen a pompey scout in the last 18 months. I know the three clubs are prem and have more resources to try and catch them young but does anyone know what age pompey start scouting. It strikes me that by the time we are looking, the prem clubs have had the best of our talent away and even at grass roots level, we are left with what no one else thought was good enough.
I know at 6, you couldnt possibly tell what a lad will be like and they most will not make the grade, but the importance of young talent is obviously not lost on our rvials but is apparently the life blood of our club with no apprent investment in this part of the club either.
If young local talent is where the club sees its future, they appear to be failing here as well.