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RichMariner
September 11, 2019, 1:56pm
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In the very, very, VERY early days of the Internet Mariners, before a team had been formed, a few of us used to have a kick about in an evening. I remember Neil Woods turning up one night, who gave us some very simple but effective coaching.

I'm not sure if he was employed with the club at the time. It's certainly before he worked with the youth players that have been mentioned earlier in the thread. I don't think he was long retired, actually. Just seemed to be wandering around, happy to help.

I only have vague memories of his style of play, but watching some of the early 90s videos that are shared on social media he had an exquisite touch and was technically gifted. Think he's got a lot of experience and knowledge to pass on, and his record at this club — including long spells when youth wasn't valued by certain managers — speaks for itself.


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He deserves the sort of club legend status given to Lord Buckley and Dave Moore.


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Just to reiterate, what a top class player he was for us.
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Agreed Woodsy is doing a great job, as are all of the staff involved in the youth set up.

What is really encouraging now is that, not only are we developing good local talent we are also bringing in quality young players from out of  area (Rose, Pollock, Burrell)

A lot of town's success under Buckley can be attributed to players from away being recruited in to our youth system (McDermott, Handyside, Croft, Watson, Lester, Lever)

Great to see successful youth development and recruitment. Long may it continue
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Was a top class player and has always been a top class bloke, wished it had worked out better for all when he was manager
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It's the best youth set up we've had since the days of the Moores, Drinkall, Ford, Wilkinson, Lund etc.

One word of caution though, back then top clubs couldn't poach youth team players on the cheap and let them rot earning a fortune like they do today. Makes it unlikely we will see the Town team of the Buckley era full of local talent.
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Except it wasn't the Buckley era - it was the Tom Casey/John Newman/George Kerr era. Buckley's players on the other hand were drawn from various sources which, to his credit, he fashioned into exciting and successful teams.
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Sorry getting my years mixed up!
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I'm not an expert on the ability of our youth players but does anyone know how the current crop compare to others in the last 10/15 years?

The sheer number around the first team implies that they are a better bunch but having a manager willing to try certainly helps.

A lot of young players just need a chance. If Slade hadn't gone then Clifton and Wright would almost certainly have fallen down the pyramid.

For those in the know, how did prospects of years gone by compare to this crop?
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To be fair to Slades, he did give Wright a new contract (after he released him then got him back on trial.)


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