Pete Haynes

[Master Bates]

Joining from Cheltenham as a coach for the Academy.

[31cc]

Presumably he'll be rewriting the training manual? 🙂

[Suhari]

44 minutes ago, 31cc said:

Presumably he'll be rewriting the training manual? 🙂

My cap is doffed to you, sir.

[Turkish]

Cheltenhams academy featured on a documentry I watched recently. They had a trial match against a load of kids from south london without clubs who play in the cages in the area and are spotted by a local scout to play in these sort of matches. The were all 16 or 17, they ended up offering one of the kids on the opposition a contract. I assume this guy was part of that process. I wonder if he’ll look to scout that area, people are saying it’s a hotbed of young talent with 1/6 of all English players coming from that area at the moment 
 

It was a very good series and before anyone asks it wasn’t saints related but a good watch 

Edited 16 August, 2022 by Turkish

[Miltonaggro]

Pete Haynes is a world leading expert in playing three centre backs, this appointment shows yet more intent from the Brentford way.

[trousers]

1 hour ago, Master Bates said:

Joining from Cheltenham as a coach for the Academy.

Is this confirmed or still at the snowballing saga stage? 

[Give it to Ron]

55 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Cheltenhams academy featured on a documentry I watched recently. They had a trial match against a load of kids from south london without clubs who play in the cages in the area and are spotted by a local scout to play in these sort of matches. The were all 16 or 17, they ended up offering one of the kids on the opposition a contract. I assume this guy was part of that process. I wonder if he’ll look to scout that area, people are saying it’s a hotbed of young talent with 1/6 of all English players coming from that area at the moment 
 

It was a very good series and before anyone asks it wasn’t saints related but a good watch 

I watched that was excellent, the dad who took his family to Portugal was way too pushy.

My lad used to ref at the academy and was always obvious ones that would stay and those who wouldn’t make it.

Very cut throat and cruel at times 

[Master Bates]

30 minutes ago, trousers said:

Is this confirmed or still at the snowballing saga stage? 

TBC, all agreed

[Turkish]

3 hours ago, Give it to Ron said:

I watched that was excellent, the dad who took his family to Portugal was way too pushy.

My lad used to ref at the academy and was always obvious ones that would stay and those who wouldn’t make it.

Very cut throat and cruel at times 

Yeah the dad was a proper bellend. I noticed he said his son being a top player “it’s my dream”. 
 

there is another good one on channel 4 at the moment with Crystal Palace’s academy, last week was 3 12 years old who have been best mates all their lives, really good and again shows how brutal it can be