marcopaulo Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 used to love heads and creds(as we called it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 I remember playing that H&V's game on the park once and we made some lad cry because his arse became that sore from being in goal. I might try and get myself into a professional club though (like c1982 CoM sounds like a good team) because I do miss playing at a high level, it's good fun and a really good experiance wrapped into one. I'd actually considered not going to University for Zoo Management and instead taking up an FA Course so that I could manage a football team (for example getting my coaching badges and running the local youth team). I believe that even though I'm pushing for a career with animals one day I'll have at least a part time job with football, I just can't leave it alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 Good luck to the young lads who have been released, i'm sure if they have put the effort in upto now they will have a shot at another club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 Good luck to the young lads who have been released, i'm sure if they have put the effort in upto now they will have a shot at another club. Just look at Hope Akpan. Not to be offensive but everyone said that he was total wank and he's got himself into the Crawley Town team, I'm sure that Roberts went on loan earlier in the season and impressed so he might end up being back there on a permanant basis whilst Davies' England call-ups will surely net him a place with a lower league team. Most of the released young ones will get a punt at a lower league team, if they keep their attitudes in the right place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 You used to hear that they would put a game on for the players being released, so scouts and agents can come and get a look at them to help them stay in the game. Does this still happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 Nope, don't think so. That's one of things I was gutted about when I left Everton. I was called into Kevin O'Brian's office one night and was told that my time was up. He explained the reasons why, wished me all the best and then I had my final training session and left. I was hoping that I would have been released with say, a few contact numbers so that I could pursue my career elsewhere but I was released back into Sunday League without any support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 (edited) Its a shame that, a lot of the kids seem to have agents now days when they get to 16,17,18, maybe that would give them more chance of getting another club. Its not great that they dont get given more support, you've done ok since and gone onto another career you care about, but some of these kids could find it very easy to lose their way, get into a few bad things. There should be some sort of support network. Edited May 19, 2012 by StevO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 that sounds harsh zoo you'd think there would be more support for young english players...seein as they're always bangin on about grass roots bein shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonButtle Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 (edited) Nope, don't think so. That's one of things I was gutted about when I left Everton. I was called into Kevin O'Brian's office one night and was told that my time was up. He explained the reasons why, wished me all the best and then I had my final training session and left. I was hoping that I would have been released with say, a few contact numbers so that I could pursue my career elsewhere but I was released back into Sunday League without any support. I find that very poor that as a kid the club did'nt give you some idea of the next step to take, your not asking them to find you a new club etc etc, just a bit of advice and maybe a few phone numbers, no wonder we are miles behind the rest of Europe in terms of youth development as a country. Edited May 19, 2012 by theprisoner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 (edited) I was kinda' lucky and unlucky at the same time when I re-joined Sunday League football. One of the coaches at the Under-7 team had got a job as a goalkeeping coach at the Everton Academy and because of this I took it upon myself to go over and ask him if he needed any help running his Under-7 team, he accepted and I became the Under 7's Goalkeeping Coach which kept me in the window for any local clubs, he rang around a few teams such as Manchester City and Bolton Wanderers who declined his offer and halfway through this 'ringing around business' his father took ill and passed away. Since that he's jacked in the coaching and I havent heard of him since, so whilst I was lucky enough to get some coaching experiance I was unlucky not to have had a shot with some other clubs. I do wish that Everton had of helped more because I know some people that have taken it really badly. One of my mates at Finch Farm called Paddy had been playing there since he was about 8 and had been training 5 days a week meaning that playing for Everton was all he knew, both me and him were released on the same day and he took it really badly seeing as they just cut him off without any support, he had gone from playing daily for Everton to doing sweet fuck all after school. I believe that there should be some post-academy system that aims to put players back into others teams because not blowing my own trumpet but if I was good enough to play for Everton (albiet only for 1 year then surely I could have at least made an effort to get into a League One/Two side). Edited May 19, 2012 by Zoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 out of interest were you on any of the footy manager games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 out of interest were you on any of the footy manager games? Indeed I was, but for some reason they mis-spelled my name as Rene Higuita. Silly developers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 is that a no then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 Nsiala signed for Accrington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 is that a no then? It is mate! I actually remember a few of us saying how it'd be great if we made it as professional footballers just so we could get ourselves onto FIFA and the likes... The priorities of the Everton Academy seriously needs looking at! Nsiala signed for Accrington. Good for him! Isn't that where he had his loan spell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 I forgot to mention it, Connor Roberts joined Fulham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blueboy122 Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Good for him not often a player gets released and joins another team of a similar stature (meaning being in the premier league) They normally end up going to the likes of Accrington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalziel Kane Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 I was just about to say, Fulham, of similar stature to Everton ? : - / Not in terms of history and accomplishments for sure. I didn't know much about the Roberts kid, I had a look on the OS and there's a little piece about him, I wish him well for the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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