New Academy Director

I’ve just been waiting for the ‘Pool army to stick two fingers up at the Cod Army and return to their natural home .. wonder if we can get Will Watt a job on the cleaning team 😁
 
Remember being gutted when he went to FTFC especially being a local lad. But would anyone have enjoyed being employed by that family.
 
This would be very significant if it were to happen.

CD left (rightly) to go to a better job, better facilities and a better chance of success. For him to leave that and come back, given the lack of facilities is the clearest sign yet that the Club really is on the up.
 
I still dont get this hatred of the Cods, I lived in Codwood for a few years, & was a friend of Brian Wilson? who was the manager in the early 80's, and a mate from Uni played for them ..... I prefer Rivalry, an a sneaking admiration for what ex con Piley has done there... PS I also have no hate of Fylde, on the contrary, I enjoy football and watched them during our "dark days"...

Nob end mind👹
 
They need to announce the start of the new training ground and academy facility to go with this. That would be putting the ambition into practice
 
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Genuine question:

How much success has CD had at Fleetwood with bringing players through?




It can't be easy working with youngsters up there with the threat of a cigarette in the eye at an xmas party being one of the bonuses awaiting the kids.
 
Watt is very busy making Pilley's Horlicks.
Apart from that, nobody knows what he does at Codwood.
Feel a bit sorry for Will - talented lad, loves his football, decent journo but has become Pilley’s lapdog. Be good to think an opportunity would arise at BR for him because he’d be a real asset.
 
Feel a bit sorry for Will - talented lad, loves his football, decent journo but has become Pilley’s lapdog. Be good to think an opportunity would arise at BR for him because he’d be a real asset.
Don't be sorry pal, WW loves his job there after seeing the writing on the wall at the Gazette, he is on decent money now and is highly regarded up in Codland. Deep down he still loves the Pool of course, not that he'd openly admit to it, but when you know, you know. 😉
 
Ciaran Donnelly coming back would be an excellent move. He knows the area and has the contacts in place. He will know what our rivals do well and don't do well and he will certainly know what is needed going forward. It must be happening as Fleetwood are advertising for a new academy manager as of 21/07/2020 too.
 
Going to be a bit of a culture shock Poolfoot facilities to Squires gate. 😮

Still he’s worked wonders at the Cod’s. 👍
 
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I think he'll be happy with the chance to help design and shape the new facilities and will also be delighted to work with a manager (and board) with a passion for youth development. What Critchley got a Liverpool, Donnelly could get back here.
 
Why will he be shocked at SG, he spent more time there than he has at poolfoot, and he knows SG is a lot better now than it was when he was last at BFC
The players dont know there born nowadays... I trained at SG in the early 80s..the "Gym" loose term.... Was a wooden shed like room with an out of shape old leather medicine ball as the centre piece... I'm sure it had Sir Stans sweat still on it 😁😁😁😁
 
Going to be a bit of a culture shock Poolfoot facilities to Squires gate. 😮

Still he’s worked wonders at the Cod’s. 👍
In what way has he worked wonders?
I personally would scrap the academy like Brentford did and put your energy into scouting the best youngsters from across the globe then reinvest when you sell on. They’ve done really well out of it Brentford. I find these academies to be a drain on resources with little benefit to the actual first team which is at the end of the day the only thing people are interested in. With the Merseyside and Manchester giants nearby they’ll always get the stellar talents, the trick is to monitor and scout their teams so you can cherrypick the best that get released.
 
The players dont know there born nowadays... I trained at SG in the early 80s..the "Gym" loose term.... Was a wooden shed like room with an out of shape old leather medicine ball as the centre piece... I'm sure it had Sir Stans sweat still on it 😁😁😁😁
To be a lower League club and own your own training ground was a luxury in the 80,s!.
 
Don't be sorry pal, WW loves his job there after seeing the writing on the wall at the Gazette, he is on decent money now and is highly regarded up in Codland. Deep down he still loves the Pool of course, not that he'd openly admit to it, but when you know, you know. 😉
Highly regarded???

Pilley's teaboy. Nobody knows what he does but when your parents know Pilley, you're sorted for a job 😉
 
Highly regarded???

Pilley's teaboy. Nobody knows what he does but when your parents know Pilley, you're sorted for a job 😉
You seem a bit bitter of Will for some reason lad, I don't think Billy Watt even knows AP, you should adhere to the GLM movement you miserable c@nt?
 
Academies are only a success if they actually result in youngsters making the first team IMO. And sadly very few do at lower league level.
 
The Gazette story on Fleetwood's search for a new academy director doesn't actually confirm Ciaran's return to Bloomfield Rd just says he's been "linked" with a return.
 
"To be honest we’ve been blown away by the quality of applicants which have come in so far. It shows how highly regarded the club now is in the footballing world."

More like it shows how many people are out of work and desperate for a job!
 
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