The policy of signing youth

Forest just sold Burke for 13 mill. Their gem.
Their owner claiming he'll reinvest the money
on the pitch. Forest fans gutted and not
believing a word he says. Sound familiar?

We have to sell them because we are a championship football club. It'd unfair and unfortunate but it's the way that football works.

No! You don't have to sell them! You need a board with a vision to build a team to challenge. You then sell that vision to the young players in question, giving them less incentive to become unsettled at a club that doesn't match their ambition! With the current model, Don Revie would have been sacked before he got going!

... and Eddie Gray, Peter Lorimer and Norman Hunter sold for £1m each when we forgot to renew their contracts.

Correct Eddie and Jack

Going back to Autumn '88 the board decided on a strategy. They managed to sell their vision to an up and coming manager who dropped down a league because he could see the potential, the ambition and seriousness of intent to succeed. Between them they devised a plan to turn things around. Firstly build a team around seasoned but very capable pro's such as Gordon and Vinny that amongst other things youngsters such as Speedo and Batty could learn from and look up to. Next when going up INVEST heavily but wisely in quality that would add to and improve the team Mac, Dorigo, Rod etc. - simple but very very effective. - Champs by '92.

Things do not have to be that slow just effective with a stable leadership and some serious sensible intent.

Basically everybody knew what was expected of them and bought Into 100%.

Simples for us the fans, does the Big C really not see/understand this?!

And I'd love to have Vinnie as coach, even if it was only to put the bossmanager is his place!.

Rev, you wouldn't be on about the Wilko years would you?..

Was it not he that set such a high standard and gave Thorp Arch the reputation it has had over the years?..

That's how it should be now but we have someone that want's to give money to things not Leeds United and that black holes as hungry now as it was when Bates opened it!..

The sham that Leeds United has become is what we are now seeing!..

I'm genuinely struggling to think of a young player (i.e a teenager) since lee bowyer.

I know their must be one, I'm just having a brain block at the moment.

Schmeichel?

23 year old can't class kasper has a young one