B Teams

[baitman]

i noticed this on the bbc website, and i mentioned something about b teams in the teixeira thread, so maybe this will become a reality some time in the not too distant future.
this could really help our youngsters develop. it would be like sending them on loan to a team we have some direct control over to ensure they get the playing time they need for their development.

from the tex thread;

...the only way we can be sure we can blood our youngsters is for us to field a B team, like the big spanish teams do. we would have more control over who gets a game and have more direct feedback.
if we are serious about this FSG model of bringing through yoof then we need to get them all playing.
i dont think the way to go is buy another lower league club, we need to enter a B team at the bottom and get them to work through the leagues on merit. its a long term project but it needs to be done.

from the beeb;

Premier League B team plan for Johnstone's Paint Trophy backed

A majority of League One and League Two clubs are backing a proposal to allow Premier League B teams to participate in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.
Although not a formal proposal, minutes from an AFC Wimbledon Supporters' Trust meeting reveal the League Two club was the only one of 48 to oppose plans.
The Football Association announced a plan to boost English football in May.
The four-point blueprint included the creation of a new league within the pyramid for Premier League B teams.
The Football League responded by saying they had "no appetite" for the new league, but said they would "continue to work with the FA to help find solutions that will be supported across the whole game".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31702424

[Tee]

This threads doing great Baitman.

[baitman]

This threads doing great Baitman.

im not in the clique

as the subject of b teams comes nearer to being a reality it might gain some momentum. then it'll be an unstoppable force

[Tee]

[EwarWoo]

I'm not really sure how I feel about the b team idea so I have no real opinion.

However your thread looked lonely.

Good luck

[CJ]

Birmingham
Bradford
Burnley
Bristol (city and rovers)
Blackburn

[EwarWoo]

How can you miss Barnsley?

[Tee]

Brentford?

[Tee]

And Blackpool.

[Alex]

I dont know how I feel about the idea either.

The thought of Liverpool putting out a U21ish side for Johnstones paint is fun for us. But the competition is already quite good anyway for the lower league sides. Some of my fondest live football memories are of JPT matches. Even went to watch Colchester at Wembley for one of them The Premier League already has a stranglehold on the FA and League cups. So the Mega Bucks free zone that is the JPT is welcome relief usually.

[baitman]

I dont know how I feel about the idea either.

The thought of Liverpool putting out a U21ish side for Johnstones paint is fun for us. But the competition is already quite good anyway for the lower league sides. Some of my fondest live football memories are of JPT matches. Even went to watch Colchester at Wembley for one of them The Premier League already has a stranglehold on the FA and League cups. So the Mega Bucks free zone that is the JPT is welcome relief usually.

yeh, at the moment they are only looking at the JPT comp. maybe the fa whizz kids might see this as some sort of tester.

i think it'd be a good thing to be able to field our lesser players/upcoming yoof on a regular basis, but also playing to the same pressing system to help incorporate them and make them more first team ready if they prove themselves.
currently there is probably a massive gap between under 21s and full prem games, maybe this will bridge that gap.

[CJ]

How can you miss Barnsley?

i know! naughty duck

Brentford?

good point

And Blackpool.

have you ever been to blackpool.

[Muddled]

Barnet, Bolton, Bournemouth, Brighton and Barry Town

[CJ]

it wasnt an exhaustive list

[Muddled]

No, but it was half-arsed.