Kilworthfox

No. You will have 2 coaches generally per age group with a Lead & Assistant. The Lead is the main decision maker. In Recruitment there is a department which Identifies targets and will get a few reports on players. Recruitment is more of a collective decision. I'd be shocked if Top actively was involved in either. JR however is involved in every facet of the club operations.

No. Players are released by coaches Signings are made by recruitment.

I'd be shocked, because logically that's what I'd assume, when I had an outside perspective. However in my experience that's giving the majority of staff, waaaay to much credit, which I'm sure by now you've all realised they don't deserve 🤣 (Not all however, staff member if your reading). Covered myself there for sure! I really shouldn't be this candid 👀 not sure I'm actually letting a cat out of the bag here. They have been given 12 month deals with a club option 12 months extra. 👍🏻

They (older academy boys) need (an opportunity ) to go and play "proper" football, and they will develop and have a chance at career.

I think you will find these "offers" have already been accepted, I've no idea why they have been reported like this when they were done in April. Edit: I'm a liar, I wrote I have no idea when in reality they are incompetent. Apologies for the lack of clarity 👍🏻

One may say, not me obviously, that of all the clubs to be bemoaning how the system works, Wolverhampton Wanderers should probably take a look at how the operative when bringing in their own talent, Rather than playing the victim when one of their prize possessions has been tapped up. Maybe (One may say, not me obviously) a big club like Wolves should say, stay within the current rules and not circumnavigate them with elaborate schemes in order to prove they are operating within the rules. Maybe other clubs local or localish to Wolverhampton might feel exactly the same as this chap because of how WWFC operates. One may think, not me obviously, that one possibly respects the hell out of how competitive WWFC are willing to be when doing their damnedest, to get the very best players into their academy, and wishes maybe less than 1% of the time, that other Academies would have a similar outlook, yet when you consider that the commodities being discussed here are minors, then the rules exist to protect them. Not the pockets of Billionaires abroad. Regards the Brexit mention I believe he is explaining poorly, that the bigger fish now have to concentrate on their much smaller national pond, not a global one which effects WWFC more than it did previously. However you dress that up, it was and would again be child trafficking. But it's ok because Fabregas was a quality player....... Boo hoo

Martin Taylor made the initial save from Ormondroyd and it fell to Walshys left foot.

He will have a new deal!

Outside of Betis he has a very good record with his teams. Also has won league one with Brighton. Unlike another big name, RVN.

Listened to Gus Poyet say he would take on a League 1 team if the project was right, on the managers podcast. IMO he would be a very good appointment.

I think inevitably there will be a huge overturn in players. Winks, Vestergaard, Choudhury & De Cordova Reid. I image will be free's (I can't imagine who would pay for them, on top of their wages) unless we simply have no offers, then a last resort is, a season long loan with a % of their wage to be paid, to encourage the wage reduction required to rejuvenate the playing squad. Other than that, they would have to be bought out of their contracts. Players who would generate a fee: Mavadidi Skipp Kristiansen Okoli Fatawu Coulibaly I would be unsure about Souttar, he hasn't played much football to justify a new team much confidence to spend on him, but if we are desperate then maybe we would give him a free / low fee to leave. Academy players who would be of interest to sell due to the PSR rules: I'd say any or all of them, fee dependant but: Monga, Stolarczyk, Thomas & Nelson would be most likely. Without sounding too positive, this terrible event must be looked at as a time to wipe clean the years of mismanagement and embrace the Academy talent. There needs to be a structure of sound first team professionals (hopefully new ones), to give the first team a back bone and positive culture at the club, to win the 3rd division at the first attempt. It is a massive job, but one that is very doable (as we already experienced).

Meetings are happening this week re budgets and spending for next season. I'm told there won't be any academy cuts, we will see. Back end of the week there will be a clearer picture.

Short answer yes.

Have been informed that there are no plans to cut academy funding.

Hopefully it's not just limited to on field employees. The clubs footballing staff NEEDS a root and branch review as promised previously.