Off Topic Child snatchers

mate im not on facey and hate the evil twat Zuckyarse so a little info would be nice

 

Try this link mate...

https://www.sunderlandecho.com/spor...ts-as-francis-okoronkwo-joins-everton-3389949

 

There is a panorama program on bbc 1 8.30pm tonight investigating an agent who has been allegedly illegally influencing youngsters to move. He has also allegedly involved Raheem Sterling who had a share in the agency - should be an interesting watch

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58600845

 

Good article. About time something was done about this….. sixteen is too young. Child pushing scum bags and as for Raheem, shame on your ****e excuse.

 

I suppose it's good business to get £1m for a lad that young if there was nothing we could do stop him leaving. Frustrating as you'd assume there is a clearer pathway to the team here than at Everton but good luck to the lad.

 

I watched the program and they were on about tapping 12 year olds up and targeting kids with single mothers as they were easier targets - absolute scum

 

Everton and Newcastle are tracking Sunderland’s highly-rated midfielder Chris Rigg, who has featured for the under-18 side at the age of just 14.

i understands the Toffees are set to move for Rigg in the summer. But Newcastle – whose under-23 boss Elliot Dickman used to work for the Black Cats – are also interested.

The word in scouting circles is that Sunderland have another highly rated youngster in Mason Cotcher, who has also featured for the under-18 side this season.

 

Time to get watertight contracts, to cover a better sale when other clubs come knocking, or have the FA come up with a better money split and not the disproportionate one in place at the moment. it would also help if the FA reduced the number of youngsters a club can have , to stop those clubs at the top with their nose in the trough, making a profit on them and never letting them go on to play for that club.

 

I couldn't agree more mate, its sickening. Being in this league does us no favours at all though when we're trying to keep hold of young talent.

 

It baffles me that we struggle to keep hold of them due to the league we are in. If we had league 1 training facilities and the lads would progress more elsewhere fair enough but we have a set up on par with most premier league clubs including training facilities.

Then it should come down to where they are more likely to break through into the first team and start getting some "real" matches early. That's a team lower down the league not Man Utd, Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal etc... who have taken the young lads from us recently.

The lad at Man Utd and the one who went to Arsenal before being sold to Leeds would likely be first team regulars now. If they are good enough for them teams they will get there later, as a kid though they are happy to chew them up and spit them out.

 

I suppose they could be on 10 times the money though.

 

Limits on numbers of registered playing staff

I expect its down to money, and the self imposed protection racket at the top of our tree is obscene, and I said this before the Arab takeover.

 

I get the money but if it stops their development through never getting any proper games under their belt it could end up being detrimental to the money they could earn in the end.

 

Agree mate, but they don’t think of this at their age. Like most young people it’s a case of I want it now.

 

The thing is it not just the money the kids are getting, these bigger clubs are setting the parents up with houses and arranging decent jobs for them which is something we can't afford to do

 

I go for the love of my club regardless. The money clubs can screw themselves as far as I’m concerned. I love supporting Sunderland with like minded people.

 

well said mate

 

Brentford got shafted a few years ago on a couple of players.

They reacted by closing their academy, and will sign no player under the age of 18 when proper contracts can be signed. One or two other Clubs have done this and there will be more.

The disgusting policy of opportunistic rape by these clubs in the Premier League is a perfect symptom of the running cancer in the game; it is ALL about six clubs.

They should all have been thrown out of the league when they broke their contracts by signing a document committing them to a European Super League.

 

By now everyone would be as chuffed as
f uck that they had gone.