Quote Originally Posted by Negative Police;21***9
I aslo think that eventually most talented kids seem to end up at the same 2 clubs anyway.
lets just assume we are talking about the same 2 clubs here. and yes, they were very strong this season. but there was another club that was every bit as good. this club has gone out and poached (sorry...invited to trial) even better kids than they had and i expect them to be the standard this year.
then theres another club who beat both of the 2 clubs you talked about, and a third club who i saw play them really really well.

thing is, the 'other' 3 clubs i mentioned all have massive junior bases, and seem to be taking the SAP thing really seriously.
if they play their cards right, they should all be the power in the NPL within the next 5 years or so, because by the time these kids turn 17, the 'lure' of the traditional big clubs wont be as strong if they've been brought through in a dominant environment.


the 2 clubs i assume you're talking about dont seem to care about it too much, it will be interesting to see if they have the same pull in a few years time.