Football Fans - A favour if you will

[Loki]

I'm guessing a lot of the guys n gals on here are passionate in one way or another about football. Be it any of the Professional or Semi Leagues, Your local amateur club or the local Junior Football club that you played for or potentially your children will play for.

So with the revenues and more importantly Profits rising year on year, is it not time for the Premier League to give something back to grassroot's football. This is the base of our game, the base of the pyramid. Without a strong base the house of football is weak by design. A strong and properly financed grassroots football scene allows for

- Better Coach andd Referee Development
- Better Player Development
- Safer Equipment for toddlers, children, teenagers, open age
- Accessible training facilities in all weathers

The list can go on what benefits more money going into grassroots brings. All in all though without it being healthy and well financed the future is not so strong, not so secure. The pool of talent feeding into the semi and professional game is smaller and the quality of that talent will be less.

So enough lobbying. If you have the time, read the following link and sign if you are comfortable to do so. Feel free to share you on your Social network of choice, again if you feel comfortable to do so.

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/46134

Thanks Loki

 

[Loki]

Why should they, isn't that what the FAs fees are for, it's not the Premier Leagues teams fault that the FA aren't investing properly.

The FA are investing. They have invested in St Georges park which extends to the likes of Academy players. The issue with Grassroots is that there is insufficient money going into developing good coaches at an amateur level to increase the pool of good talent going into academies.

I was speaking with a scout from Everton about 18 months ago. He along with his colleagues are now scouting on average 15 hours per week more than they have ever done in the past. Not because they are lazy but for the simple reason there is less organised youth football than there has ever been for 7-16 year olds and the quality of players coming through is less. There are less qualified coaches than there has ever been.

If you are happy with the 'Product' that the Premier League is at the moment that is fine no problem but as we have seen in Italy and many other leagues the constant increase in financial pressure is not sustainable. There will come a time when the sub average player from abroad who costs your low end Premier League club £10m will come to an end and there will be very little talent in the UK.

I firmly believe that there is a link between the lack of good a sound grassroots system and the failings of the national team