I think this whole Burnley = no NTC thing is bullshark. especially if APFA is cleared and it is not. All or nothing is how it should be.
I know a few kids/parents in recent years have told mainland to stick FTC because ____ is the coach and that means their son/daughter gets a free run at the elite despite their potential ability or lack thereof. Other issue is if _______ is the coach of X FTC group and the coach of the X div 1 team at where ever those players get perceived preferential treatment (rightly or wrongly).
Until FTC is 100% independent and transparent there'll always be these issues.
Surely mainland should be seeing the burnley thing as a big win for them? instead of 16 or 32 kids getting developed that number is getting atleast doubled in our region. more focussed coaching for more players. ....or am I being too logical or maybe simplistic?