When Saturday Comes

21. Surplus stock: (Clubs); ... x of local talent – ten players from the youth ranks appeared that season – and other waifs and strays accrued at modest expense from lower-league teams. This was a team whose talent was galvanised by ...; Created on 15 April 2013
22. La Roja: (International ); ... time is spent analysing tactics or youth systems. Burns's central concern is not whether David Silva can play as a false nine, but how Spain's football team represent the people (or peoples) found within its ...; Created on 19 July 2012
23. National decline: (Asia); ... These new leagues will also not address lingering problems, such as the dilapidated condition of the nation's football stadiums and the poor quality of pitches, an issue raised by QPR's head of youth ...; Created on 01 May 2012
24. Staying in the locality: (Clubs); ... ived in the country. Figures released in the same week as the NDP announcement showed youth unemployment in Haringey has risen by 90 per cent in the last year. It is now the fourth highest in England, but fu ...; Created on 01 April 2012
25. Letters, WSC 302: (Readers' letters); ... o's relaunch (Table toppers, WSC 301). I was a great fan of the game in my youth and probably still have the scars from kneeling on stray wingers all those years ago. I seem to recall there was a sectio ...; Created on 01 April 2012
26. Nothing in reserve: (Youth football); ... "feeder" teams into the English league structure recently. "The youth development system in England is not right, in my belief. The reserve leagues and youth levels are not competitive enough," said t ...; Created on 01 March 2012
27. Evans above: (Clubs); ... rs a chance to shine has seemed somewhat lost of late, amid a bewildering in-and-out flurry of transfers and loan signings. To some, it doesn't feel quite so much like "our" club any more. The commi ...; Created on 01 February 2012
28. Generation game: (Youth football); Adam Bate explains how the launch of the NextGen Series, dubbed the teenage Champions League, will help bridge the gap between youth football and the senior level These are exciting times to be a young ...; Created on 01 February 2012
29. Clash of the titans: (Clubs); ... fell out over a disagreement about the club's youth development system when the former AC Milan man was manager. This is so typical of Cruyff – he seems to thrive on disharmony and polarising opinion. ...; Created on 01 January 2012
30. Forever young: (Managers); James Morris looks back on Dario Grado's 26 years in management at Crewe Alexandra, as he steps aside to oversee the youth academy Dario Gradi was not exactly a stranger to the experience of Crewe Alexandr ...; Created on 01 January 2012
31. Professor Xabier: (South America); ... led Bolivia to their only World Cup qualification in 1994, returns. Azkargorta has been hired by the government on a four-year mandate to oversee youth development. Remembered fondly for having fashione ...; Created on 01 January 2012
32. Academy awards: (Youth football); Matt Ramsay discusses the problems posed by the restructuring of youth football in England On October 20 a vote taken by Football League clubs agreed to proposals that will change the structure of youth ...; Created on 21 December 2011
33. Complex issues: (Youth football); Adam Bushby and Rob MacDonald discuss Manchester City's proposed new youth facility Manchester City's application for a new youth academy and training facility, covering 80 acres and set to cost £1 ...; Created on 21 December 2011
34. Southern comforts: (International football); ... the IFA at youth level. On a wider scale, the recent developments in eligibility have served to entrench further the political divisions in Irish football. Traditionally the north has drawn support ma ...; Created on 01 November 2011
35. Fallen giants: (South America); ... anager. Farías has also taken charge of the youth sides for some games, and his knowledge of the whole national set-up has been a big plus for them. Peru have, unlike Venezuela, had some great moments ...; Created on 21 September 2011
36. Budget busters: (Europe); ... austere lines. Aulas has replaced Puel with one-time Arsenal captain Rémi Garde, who was assistant to former Lyon managers Paul Le Guen and Gérard Houllier. His experience of heading up the club's yo ...; Created on 21 September 2011
37. Suffolk punch: (Clubs); ... with the dismissal of both Magilton and Keane within two years, contrasts sharply with the club’s traditional philosophy of building a team gradually, with a commitment to youth development, and of allowing ...; Created on 21 July 2011
38. Keeping a promise: (Clubs); ... found for grassroots and youth football. Grabbing the headlines are Guangzhou Evergrande, the new big spenders who are, inevitably, known as “China’s Manchester City”. The newly promoted team was responsible ...; Created on 21 June 2011
39. Stick or twist: (Youth football); ... path. Barely a season goes by without top clubs elbowing each other aside to sign the youth du jour. Aaron Ramsey, John Bostock, Kyle Walker and Fabian Delph have all moved as teenagers from the lower ...; Created on 21 June 2011
40. Percentage points: (Organisation & structure); ... team from non-League obscurity to the top of the Bundesliga in 2008. As much of this investment has been in infrastructure and youth development, the football authorities have been full of praise. “Hopp ...; Created on 21 June 2011

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