Regarding player development - all leagues around the world are nothing more than development leagues for the big 5 in Europe. And the sooner the clubs come to accept this then they can build around that. This means more money for the clubs if they sign and develop the right players. For the fans, we have the national team. Just go and read the comments in the U20 thread, specially regarding Bennie.
Do we need grounds with lower capacity and more training space? Yes but FA is not the AFL or NRL where state and federal governments build the grounds for them or redevelop them. As fans we could help by demanding that other sports share some of the loot.
Do the players and coaches care at MC? Absolutely, they are professionals and don't tell me that Caputo, Wong, Memehti don't dream of landing a European league contract. The real problem is when you have journeyman like Lachlan Wales and a few others and of course bringing star footballers way past their prime - hello Mata. Visa players should be better than the local product and be able to assist the development of the younger players.
