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Sellars appointed technical director


Interesting
Very interesting. Looks like Jeff and Nuno are recognising they need some help, although it does say he has been part of the core group for a while. I think it's a good move putting it out there so people see that it isn't just Nuno and Jeff up against the world.
 
Good football mind with a good CV, I would be interested in what the specifics of the role are or what new responsibilities it may entail.
 
Good football mind with a good CV, I would be interested in what the specifics of the role are or what new responsibilities it may entail.
From what I read in the article, none. It seems it's recognition for his work rather than a change in role
 
Looking at it objectively his previous roles as head of academy and football technical have hardly been a raging success.

We pretty much only have one player who is a full academy graduate in the first team, and he’s been in and out for 2-3 years. Our loan process has been an utter disaster and we still seem to not know when to sell.
 
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Looking at it objectively his previous roles as head of academy and football technical have hardly been a raging success.

We pretty only have one player who is a full academy graduate in the first team, and he’s been in and out for 2-3 years. Our loan process has been an utter disaster and we still seem to not know when to sell.
The Academy is playing catch-up as the players that are coming through now were probably recruited long before our Academy was in its current guise. Other local academies would have attracted the cream of the crop 8 to 10 years ago.
 
Spiers says it's essentially just a change of job title. Doesn't seem he's in charge of none U23 recruitment
 
The Academy is playing catch-up as the players that are coming through now were probably recruited long before our Academy was in its current guise. Other local academies would have attracted the cream of the crop 8 to 10 years ago.
He’s been at wolves for 7 years though.
 
Spiers says it's essentially just a change of job title. Doesn't seem he's in charge of none U23 recruitment
Some of the academy are at Wolves from a much younger age. Some as early as 9 years old. Not all obviously.
 
The Academy is playing catch-up as the players that are coming through now were probably recruited long before our Academy was in its current guise. Other local academies would have attracted the cream of the crop 8 to 10 years ago.
I don't buy this at all. The EPPP allows for better recruitment and it hasn't stopped Blues picking up Bellingham and others.

We've been shit for over a decade.
 
I think we've generally not been bad at producing football league players. I think Giles, Sanderson, Ennis, Watt will all go on to play in the Championship regularly. Taylor Perry has a chance too as he seems to get into good goalscoring positions from midfield.

Gibbs-White is the best that we have produced since Lescott maybe? Mark Davies might have fallen into that category had he not been such a tool. Ennis too had it not been for some bad injuries.

I think the level of player we are producing is very gradually improving. Lewis Richards (ok, signed after Brentford shut academy down) and Luke Cundle I think are very good footballers. Otasowie is now obviously a first team squad member.

I'd agree we are a way off where we want it to ultimately be though - Chelsea is probably the benchmark of a world class operation but then they are very aggressive, they cover almost everywhere, and don't care what people think of their approach
 
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