five or so years of an Academy and we are still relying on Declan's kids?
ps a 20 year old consulting his parents who have done everything for their kids football is not surprising
No. Five years or so of an academy and we've produced these graduates and these NZ reps but still run a professional football club that looks to recruit good players regardless of race, creed or first coach as a six year old.
Barcelona have had an academy since Jesus was a small boy and I don't see anyone complaining they rely on Simeone's kids just because they signed Griezmann
So if Griezmann hadn’t signed it would be Simeone’s fault? Analogy fail
There's a reason everyone was so surprised when McCowatt signed; it's well known that Declan doesn't think much of the Nix. NZ is a country with a small talent pool, so being gated off from signing some of the best talents because of a particular advisor is tough; ignoring that seems silly. There's not many clubs in the world who can survive just pulling talents from their own academy.