Rabbi Matondo ex-CCFC

[Bald Barry Bastad]

Man City would not have stolen him unless he was good enough in the first place. Scummy big clubs taking advantage as always.

[City123]

Its a shame, he would be near our first team by now

[Cardiff Ultra]

Man City would not have stolen him unless he was good enough in the first place. Scummy big clubs taking advantage as always.

EPPP is a total joke, its barely ever reported but City did exactly the same with Jadon Sancho, pinching him off Watford at the age of 15 for the princely sum of £66000.

The idea that moving to a big academy automatically benefits these players is a joke, unless of course the FA consider playing in the Checkatrade trophy or on loan at Vitesse Arnhem to be more beneficial than actually playing in the premier league.

In addition it allows the big clubs that already enjoy a huge financial advantage to warehouse players away from other premier league clubs and often to make a nice profit on their sales to offset FFP

[Pedro de la Rosa]

EPPP is a total joke, its barely ever reported but City did exactly the same with Jadon Sancho, pinching him off Watford at the age of 15 for the princely sum of £66000.

The idea that moving to a big academy automatically benefits these players is a joke, unless of course the FA consider playing in the Checkatrade trophy or on loan at Vitesse Arnhem to be more beneficial than actually playing in the premier league.

In addition it allows the big clubs that already enjoy a huge financial advantage to warehouse players away from other premier league clubs and often to make a nice profit on their sales to offset FFP

They've done it again this week, from Watford again.

[Wales-Bales]

Man City kicked David Brooks out of their academy when he was 16, having joined them when he was 7.

[Bald Barry Bastad]

EPPP is a total joke, its barely ever reported but City did exactly the same with Jadon Sancho, pinching him off Watford at the age of 15 for the princely sum of £66000.

The idea that moving to a big academy automatically benefits these players is a joke, unless of course the FA consider playing in the Checkatrade trophy or on loan at Vitesse Arnhem to be more beneficial than actually playing in the premier league.

In addition it allows the big clubs that already enjoy a huge financial advantage to warehouse players away from other premier league clubs and often to make a nice profit on their sales to offset FFP

Totally agree. This is one big scam to help the big clubs. It's not enough that they can afford to buy the best players. Now they can steal all the best young talent too. Total joke.

[splott parker]

EPPP is a total joke, its barely ever reported but City did exactly the same with Jadon Sancho, pinching him off Watford at the age of 15 for the princely sum of £66000.

The idea that moving to a big academy automatically benefits these players is a joke, unless of course the FA consider playing in the Checkatrade trophy or on loan at Vitesse Arnhem to be more beneficial than actually playing in the premier league.

In addition it allows the big clubs that already enjoy a huge financial advantage to warehouse players away from other premier league clubs and often to make a nice profit on their sales to offset FFP

Haven’t heard of Sancho, is he still with us?

[splott parker]

Couldn’t there be sell on clauses applied or rising fees paid to the players’ original clubs based on first team appearances for the ‘robbing’ clubs?

[Pedro de la Rosa]

Couldn’t there be sell on clauses applied or rising fees paid to the players’ original clubs based on first team appearances for the ‘robbing’ clubs?

No, the big clubs held the rest to ransom by saying if they didn't agree to EPPP, they'd pull the solidarity payments.

[splott parker]

No, the big clubs held the rest to ransom by saying if they didn't agree to EPPP, they'd pull the solidarity payments.

Charming bunch aren’t they?