Apparently Matondo was at City until he was 15, wonder what happened there? Another case of a big club using EPPP to rob a young talent for peanuts?
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Apparently Matondo was at City until he was 15, wonder what happened there? Another case of a big club using EPPP to rob a young talent for peanuts?
YepQuote:
Originally Posted by Cardiff Ultra
Yep, but we got £500k for him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cardiff Ultra
😕😕
Never mind that he’s already worth a couple of million and will be a lot more in years to come.
Looked good in the short time he was on today
Modern day football makes me sick. Should not be allowed to happen. Give the smaller clubs a chance FFS! Had enough of it to be honest.
He was born in Liverpool though and his family are in that area. Perhaps they influenced his move back to the North WestQuote:
Originally Posted by simonp_ccfc
I always thought he was born in Cardiff?
Edit: although having just looked it up you are correct
His younger brother still plays for Cardiff
he looked fairly decent, loved his step-overs though, i think they might have a step-over coach at man city :hehe:
Reminded me of good old Ronnie Bird :hehe:, legs going 60 miles per hour, ball either left behind, or 10 yards in front. :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by blue matt
He'll get there though, (hopefully) :thumbup:
How does he qualify for Wales?Quote:
Originally Posted by Superdad
ParentageQuote:
Originally Posted by Harry Monk
He went to school in Cardiff, so it might be just that. He might have other relatives, I can't find out but his dad is from the DRC. He spent most of his childhood in Cardiff, so it's not as if he's been dropped in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry Monk
He looks alright on YouTube :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohdO-9YauY4
So did CorneliusQuote:
Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
But the "Bullet" only cost £500k :facepalm:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
Man City have a Category 1 Academy, ours is only Cat 2, so we couldn't stop him moving to a higher grade of academy, albeit for a fee. Swansea also have a Cat 1, though remains to be seen if they can afford to keep it as it's expensive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cardiff Ultra
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Originally Posted by Harry Monk
So he's Ingurlish ???????Quote:
Originally Posted by Superdad
:hehe::hehe:
Another one :hehe::hehe:
Not sure just going to school in Wales qualifies someone at International level. Assuming the answer above is right, his mother must be Welsh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
Robert EarnshawQuote:
Originally Posted by Harry Monk
5 years at school means you qualify. Andy Dorman.Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry Monk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_D...ational_career
Re RJK and Earnie, that rule wasn't in then, so I'm not actually sure he should have played for Wales. Glad he did though! Having said that, he might just classify as a British passport holder and could qualify for any of the home nations (like Maik Taylor).
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Originally Posted by Rjk
..his mother is Earnie?..ff****ing hell
500 K is farcical :angry:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lawnmower
It looks farcical now but did we give him all these skills or did Citeh see his potential and have the academy to unlock it? It's a moot point. If hne had stayed here would he be this good now, or in the future?Quote:
Originally Posted by blue matt
They’ll nick him soon too probably.....Quote:
Originally Posted by thehumblegringo
He was excellent before he went anywhere near Man City.Quote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
Sure he scored a couple of brilliant goals on the Home Internationals for Wales under 16 or something .
Here’s a thread from the time he left http://www.ccmb.co.uk/showthread.php...-Matondo/page2
Also interesting point about the lad Everton tried to tap up and the boy who stayed and is still performing really well for our under 18s
Man City would not have stolen him unless he was good enough in the first place. Scummy big clubs taking advantage as always.
Its a shame, he would be near our first team by now
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by simonp_ccfc
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cardiff Ultra
Man City kicked David Brooks out of their academy when he was 16, having joined them when he was 7.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cardiff Ultra
Haven’t heard of Sancho, is he still with us?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cardiff Ultra
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by splott parker
Charming bunch aren’t they?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa