Brentford step up forward Chase. Man United Poach Brentford Starlet. Newcastle Sign Target.
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Why would Josh Bohui stay with a club which no longer believes in the worth of its Academy players? It closed at the end of the season with no warning (at least not to the coaches or players) and with no game programme in place for the B team. Has anyone asked Josh Bohui if he would have left if the Academy had not closed? Please check facts before making him out to be some sort of disloyal player whose head has been turned by a badge. That is not Josh Bohui
If you listen to the latest podcast (https://audioboom.com/boos/4868957-new-signings-new-enthusiasm-beesotted-we-re-back-from-2016-summer-holiday-podcast) we talk about the Josh Bohui scenario. The info we got was from contacts in the academy world – not from the club.
Fro what we can gather, Josh was offered a new contract at the beginning of the year (before the academy was closed down) but rejected it. An offer came in from Man United three years or so ago that he did not take them up on .. this was widely known by the folk (parents, kids) in the academy from what we have heard.
The scout who brought Josh in was a guy called Shane. He was out of the Dulwich Hamlet youth network and scouted loads of kids from SW and SE London. Apparently he was very good. Then a shake up at the top of the academy happened and a new head of recruitment came in … things (from what we can gather) took a different turn as the vibe just wasn’t the same .. and Shane left to go to Norwich first and ended up at Man United as a scout.
He knew the potential of Josh as he was apparently very very close to him. So it is no surprise that Josh decided to refuse his contract and 6 months later ends up at Manchester United. We also heard that Chelsea have been monitoring Josh for three years now. As you know, Mourhinio is now at Man United.
As much as we feel the closing of the academy is a terrible thing as we were proud of the idea of seeing our own kids come through, until they can sort out this loophole where a smaller club can develop a kid for years then bigger and richer teams can poach them at the age of 15 and 16 and 17 for relative peanuts, it makes a mockery of the whole system.
Errr, my understanding is he was offered a contract and turned it down a la Bertie big bollocks.
Good luck to the lad but if he thinks he’s going to be the next big thing at Old Trafford then I fear he’s in for a reality check.
Best bet for these young lads is to drop down like Mawson or fight for your place.