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Lord Didsbury · 05-10-2016, 15:26

In the good old days there was good reason to develop young players since there was a bit more loyalty and a decent youngster might stick around for a few years and save a club having to buy someone.

At the top level it's still probably worth it because one good youngster out of 20 trainees might be worth £40 million.

What's the economics with Stanley? They get a player coming through, he's half decent, plays for a year then buggers off on a free?

Am I being the overly naive?

05-10-2016, 15:26	#336
Lord Didsbury Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 1,182 Liked: 751 times Rep Power: 35674	Re: 2016/2017 Squad ......Signings In the good old days there was good reason to develop young players since there was a bit more loyalty and a decent youngster might stick around for a few years and save a club having to buy someone. At the top level it's still probably worth it because one good youngster out of 20 trainees might be worth £40 million. What's the economics with Stanley? They get a player coming through, he's half decent, plays for a year then buggers off on a free? Am I being the overly naive?