[Bulliac]

Re: Planning for 2021 : Sun Dec 20, 2020 1:51 pm  

We get a mix of local lads and 'offf-cummed-uns.

Personally, I think being in the second tier can be sold as an advantage to the young players as they have a far bigger chance of breaking into first team open age at a Championship club than in SL. Whilst history no doubt plays some part in the club's attraction, I'd guess most kids would take advice about where to sign junior forms and the success level of our academy speaks volumes, to be honest, you need only look to SL rosters and the England squad to see that. As a championship club we play above our weight in the academy.

Re: Planning for 2021 : Sun Dec 20, 2020 5:49 pm  

Doesn't really matter as anyone half decent gets immediately snapped up by a SL club regardless of which academy they play for.

[Bulliac]

Re: Planning for 2021 : Sun Dec 20, 2020 6:22 pm  

Indeed.

You could say that anyone with real ambition wouldn't sign with a Championship outfit anyway if that option were never on the table?

[Pumpetypump]

Re: Planning for 2021 : Sun Dec 20, 2020 9:41 pm  

Anyone playing for Bradford academy will have an inbuilt safety net that even if Huddersfield don't eventually sign them, they can always play for Bradford.

[Bullseye]

Re: Planning for 2021 : Tue Dec 22, 2020 11:00 am  

I wonder what plans are being made for the season being delayed again? The situation will be unchanged for some months at least. Can see a game without fans until mid summer at least too.

[Bulliac]

Re: Planning for 2021 : Tue Dec 22, 2020 11:07 am  

Pumpetypump wrote:

Anyone playing for Bradford academy will have an inbuilt safety net that even if Huddersfield don't eventually sign them, they can always play for Bradford.

LOL, those were the days when other clubs only took the one's which (at the time) didn't 'fit into our plans' - and a few of those turned into internationals. Ryan Atkins, Brett Ferres et al.

[Pumpetypump]

Re: Planning for 2021 : Tue Dec 22, 2020 12:21 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

I wonder what plans are being made for the season being delayed again? The situation will be unchanged for some months at least. Can see a game without fans until mid summer at least too.

Fixture congestion due to a late start may mean we have to play at the same time as Stock Cars. What a rush that would be.

[Bullseye]

Re: Planning for 2021 : Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:33 pm  

Pumpetypump wrote:

Fixture congestion due to a late start may mean we have to play at the same time as Stock Cars. What a rush that would be.

Re: Planning for 2021 : Wed Dec 23, 2020 7:06 pm  

Has anybody heard of any potential signings or friendlies?

Re: Planning for 2021 : Wed Dec 23, 2020 7:45 pm  

https://bullssquadbooster.co.uk/ Anyone interested in joining?

https://bullssquadbooster.co.uk/ Anyone interested in joining?