Originally Posted by
sapdad
i think the article posted by Negative Police shows everything thats right and wrong with programs like this.if clubs hold open trials then they are not showing loyalty for their existing players.if clubs dont hold open trials they are being cliquey and playing favourites.Clubs want players to commit on the spot,players (and parents) want spots held in case they get a better offer.there is no winning here.what we all need to realise is that parents need to be really aware of what they are getting into and understand what the program is and what the real endgame is.clubs need to be focused just on the well being of the kids, the rest will take care of itself in the long run.and this isnt a problem isolated to football.every sport/school/work program that gives pathways to the 'better' qualified will always be accused of these exact same things.im all for tweaking it and making it as good as possible,but it will never be perfect.
also on the cost,im at a loss to whether it will ever become affordable.im not sure how many govt enquiries and reincarnations of the structure of australian football there has been, but it seems that once the people get in charge of so much money and power they get corrupted by it.and with FIFA explicitly forbidding govts from running the game, there is no solution in sight.sadly.
