NextGen Series 2011-12

by nj Wed 20 Jul 2011, 15:56

i think we had thread about this but i cant find it.

anyway, it starts on 17 August
"The NextGen Series is a European football club cup competition for under-19 footballers. It is similar in form to the UEFA Champions League and will provide a competition for youth players an opportunity to play other young European footballers. (Each squad is permitted three over-aged players who are no older than 20.)"

Group 1
Barcelona
Celtic
Manchester City
Marseille

Group 2
Molde
Liverpool
Sporting CP
Wolfsburg

Group 3
Ajax
Aston Villa
Fenerbahce
Rosenborg

Group 4
Basel
Internazionale
PSV Eindhoven
Tottenham Hotspur

http://www.nextgenseries.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011-12_NextGen_series

by nj Wed 20 Jul 2011, 15:57

so who do you think will be the stars of the show?

thanks to the good work done for the academy by LFC since a few years now i think we will have a pretty strong squad, with the likes of Sterling, Suso, Shelvey, Robinson, Flanagan as main players

by che Wed 20 Jul 2011, 16:03

dumbass idea, i'm glad valencia aren't participating

all this will result in will be a) massive travel expenses that won't be covered because very few people will watch ergo it has zero commercial appeal and b) players who are burnt out at 26 because they started playing 2 games a week when they were 18

by Doc Wed 20 Jul 2011, 16:13

I'm not a fan of this myself but we'll see how this plays out. The traveling expenses part Che brought up is a good point. Wonder if UEFA would be willing to foot at least half of the bill for the opening seasons until it gets into full swing (if it makes it that far)...

by BeautifulGame Wed 20 Jul 2011, 16:43

che wrote:dumbass idea, i'm glad valencia aren't participating

all this will result in will be a) massive travel expenses that won't be covered because very few people will watch ergo it has zero commercial appeal and b) players who are burnt out at 26 because they started playing 2 games a week when they were 18

They will play 11 matches spread over a season hardly going to affect them.Also most teams participating in this tournament are reducing their normal reserve matches to accommodate this so dont think burn out will ever be an issue.

by free_cat Wed 20 Jul 2011, 16:47

che wrote:dumbass idea, i'm glad valencia aren't participating

all this will result in will be a) massive travel expenses that won't be covered because very few people will watch ergo it has zero commercial appeal and b) players who are burnt out at 26 because they started playing 2 games a week when they were 18

I usually agree with your opinions but this time I think you are exaggerating. Ryanair flies to all those cities for 30€ a ticket if bough with time. Although I understand that can be a problem for Valencia that is broke Very Happy

(and for Barça too, as we don't even print in colour now Very Happy

)

I also don't think players will be that burned down for playing 10 games more a season (at most).

Why Madrid doesn't participate?

by BeautifulGame Wed 20 Jul 2011, 16:48

Btw here is the other thread about this when schedule were released

https://goallegacy.forumotion.com/t2604-ajax-joins-u-19-champions-league-starts-on-august-19

by nj Wed 20 Jul 2011, 17:04

BeautifulGame wrote:Btw here is the other thread about this when schedule were released

https://goallegacy.forumotion.com/t2604-ajax-joins-u-19-champions-league-starts-on-august-19

i knew there was one.
but i looked for it with the search function and i couldnt find it. you just edited its title, didnt u Wink

Mods feel free to merge the 2 or delete this one then

free_cat wrote:
Why Madrid doesn't participate?

i think the teams that are in this 1st edition are the ones that just asked to join (provided they have a good youth system) or those who have a special relationship with the organizers

and if all goes well, then next year there will be more teams.

by Lord Hades Wed 20 Jul 2011, 18:59

nj wrote:
BeautifulGame wrote:Btw here is the other thread about this when schedule were released

https://goallegacy.forumotion.com/t2604-ajax-joins-u-19-champions-league-starts-on-august-19

i knew there was one.
but i looked for it with the search function and i couldnt find it. you just edited its title, didnt u

Mods feel free to merge the 2 or delete this one then

free_cat wrote:
Why Madrid doesn't participate?
i think the teams that are in this 1st edition are the ones that just asked to join (provided they have a good youth system) or those who have a special relationship with the organizers

and if all goes well, then next year there will be more teams.

lol at 'special relationship and barce 's name being the first on that list of participants Wink

by M99 Wed 20 Jul 2011, 19:10

There are like three threads about this.

by nj Wed 20 Jul 2011, 19:15

milanista99 wrote:There are like three threads about this.

actually there are 2 : )
(and if you read above youll see why, and also that i asked for a merging)

by Yeezus Wed 20 Jul 2011, 23:25

che wrote:dumbass idea, i'm glad valencia aren't participating

all this will result in will be a) massive travel expenses that won't be covered because very few people will watch ergo it has zero commercial appeal and b) players who are burnt out at 26 because they started playing 2 games a week when they were 18

Ryanair