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Development/Youth Squads 2022/2023 Thread - U18/U21

By Ryy, in Leicester City Forum

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Ric Flair

Ric Flair

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20 minutes ago, Mark said:

What's going on with Callum Wright?

Done him dirty this summer, infuriating. Should have binned Praet on loan with an obligation for £8.5m + the £4m saved on his wages for a year and then put Wright in the 25 man squad. 

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The_Rorab

The_Rorab

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So say what you want about Wright (I say why on earth have we sold him) but both he and Hirst if the future fee are true and we get it will have brought the club money from the academy through loans and showing they're potentially capable of playing for a Championship side.

 

So why have we loaned basically no-one else out? Clubs aren't going to buy our youngsters for anything decent if they never play senior football before we move them on. Nor does it seem they'll get a chance in the first team without first proving it on loan. So what's the point in them all staying in the U21s?

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Foxxed

Foxxed

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I thought we’d were developing Wright for the cash flow. He looked good but I didn’t think more than Championship at the moment anyhow. Will be interesting if he develops into a Prem player.

FoxesWalk

FoxesWalk

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Is Maswanhise left footed? Feels like we have little to lose bringing him into the first team fold at this point. 
 

edit/ nevermind, he is clearly heavily right footed. 
 

Worth a go imo 

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davieG

davieG

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9 hours ago, Sambiasso said:

 

Disappointed with this he would have been the player to bring on for Maddison yesterday, give him 10mins.

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Ric Flair

Ric Flair

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45 minutes ago, Saxondale said:

I feel like the attacking player the club fancies the most is Kasey McAteer. 

Which is astonishing as Petty plays him as a wing back and Forest Green Rovers the same.

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Foxy-Lady

Foxy-Lady

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3 hours ago, Ric Flair said:

My mate is a big Blackpool fan and the fee is £750k + 25% sell on clause.

Isnt that significantly LESS than the fee we paid Blackburn when we originally signed him 3/4 years ago?

 

If so, hoe come weve managed to actually LOSE money on a player who now has first team experience playing in the lower leagues....and that excludes the nearly £1m wages we've paid him these past 4 years?   

Slightly baffling for me...

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Ric Flair

Ric Flair

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6 minutes ago, Foxy-Lady said:

Isnt that significantly LESS than the fee we paid Blackburn when we originally signed him 3/4 years ago?

 

If so, hoe come weve managed to actually LOSE money on a player who now has first team experience playing in the lower leagues....and that excludes the nearly £1m wages we've paid him these past 4 years?   

Slightly baffling for me...

Think we got him from Blackburn for a few hundred grand

Daysha

Daysha

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2 hours ago, Stadt said:

We need a monumental clear out of backroom staff. It won't happen though.

Definitely need someone full time working on loans for Academy players.

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Aus Fox

Aus Fox

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9 hours ago, Foxy-Lady said:

Isnt that significantly LESS than the fee we paid Blackburn when we originally signed him 3/4 years ago?

 

If so, hoe come weve managed to actually LOSE money on a player who now has first team experience playing in the lower leagues....and that excludes the nearly £1m wages we've paid him these past 4 years?   

Slightly baffling for me...

As we’ve seen with Fofana, we won’t know if we’ve lost money until he moves on from Blackpool. If he does reasonably well and moves on for £5 million - we net another £1.25 mil and break even inc wages. 
Anything north of £5 million they sell him for and we’re in profit.

Sometimes it’s worth gambling on youth products to bring in a bit of revenue- as with any gamble some you win some you lose. In the grand scheme of things Cheltenham would have possibly paid a small load fee and a part of his wages we’ve probably got his transfer fee back.

Lesta2014

Lesta2014

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12 hours ago, moore_94 said:

Former Leicester youth player has just started where I currently work

 

Going to be hard to resist asking him about it lol

Do it!!! 
 

plenty of 21s trained with firsts yesterday I’m guessing not was to pad it out with ones from Thursday doing recovery session yesterday and not a sign they are going to be used. 

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