View Full Version : Milan opens football schools in europe
Giovanni
20-11-2004, 14:58
The first will be according to some rumours in Scotland, Glasgow actually.
It will be called Paisley School and will train youngsters from 5 to 18 (meazza it was your chance of a lifetime :D)
Then the next schools will be opened in Barcelona and Paris with the clear purpose to find new european talents and let them grow under Milan tutelage :1old:
Anything like this will be one of the best moves any club can make.
ACMILAN1983
20-11-2004, 18:43
Can't really hurt and maybe some young talent will come through. However, I won't hold my breath on that.
Milan has some schools too in African countries, but did you know that Clarence Seedorf has his own school and STADE !!! in Suriname ?
ACMILAN1983
20-11-2004, 21:05
I wouldn't be surprised to see Milan create schools in America (which I think has already been done) and Asia, where it was recently noted Milan are the most popular team.
BaggioForever
20-11-2004, 21:30
gr8 move by Milan...hopefully they will open 1 in Asia....as there are a few decent players in Asia as well... :1old: and make a stronghold out of it...like what Real and Man U has done...its time for the 3rd most popular club in the world to "spread its teaching" :sagrin:
Stezagud
21-11-2004, 09:16
I wouldn't be surprised to see Milan create schools in America (which I think has already been done) and Asia, where it was recently noted Milan are the most popular team.
yeah, that certainly makes more sense than opening one in Glasgow :eek: everyone there is blue or green already so there isnt much room for anyone else.. Just having a presence in a country can work wonders for the fanbase, not just for Milan but for Serie A as well.
Giovanni
21-11-2004, 09:26
yeah, that certainly makes more sense than opening one in Glasgow :eek: everyone there is blue or green already so there isnt much room for anyone else.. Just having a presence in a country can work wonders for the fanbase, not just for Milan but for Serie A as well.
the point there is that a youngster , IMO, would love to be part of these schools regardless of their football preferences
I put it in other words: let's assume, steza, you are a fairly talented player at non pro level..if they offer you to train and fit into Real Madrid youngster teams or Bayern or another important club, would you refuse just because you like Man UTD and Milan?
i don't think so.
therefore a school in UK is a good move imo, you still have a lot of talents there, and a school in glasgow would just be inviting for everyone who wants to shine in football across the british isles
Who was the last player Scotland produced that was Milan quality?
Stezagud
21-11-2004, 09:51
Darren Fletcher ;)
maybe in a few years anyway....
Big Dunc is a truely world class header of the ball so he could have been like Bierhoff, but with added psychopathic tendancies :eek: :D
My point was; put the money and the effort where there is talant to be found. Scottland does not top my list.
Who was the last player Scotland produced that was Milan quality?
Wouldn't that be Kenny Dalglish? :grinser:
Seriously, though.
Wouldn't that be Kenny Dalglish? :grinser:
Seriously, though.
Yup. I'll second that. Most Liverpool fans will probably vote him as the best ever player in their history.
Wouldn't that be Kenny Dalglish? :grinser:
The very same Kenny Daglish who ENDED his career in the mid-80's? Kind of proves the point, doesn't it?
theres already one in egypt and another thats opening in JORDAN!!!... id love to go but my school work keeps pilling up!!... HELP!!!
killiegradge
24-12-2004, 12:50
I live in Paisley and think it a great move mainly as I will be able to send my son along.I would maybe question the motives behind suchan opening.Is the idea to find new talent-if so i would agree that Scotland aint the best option.On the other hand if the idea is to increase awareness of the club as a global brand and perhaps tap into the good people of Scotland who are sick fed up of the bigotry of Rangers and celtic then it is a good idea.
It is strange that Milan(or any other club) hasn't opened football school here on the Balkan considering how many great players from here have played in Serie A in general and Milan in particular.
killiegradge
09-07-2005, 13:59
Well the training camp is taking place next week in paisley.I will go along to see what it is like.I think the idea is more to increase the awareness of the brand AC Milan than a search for the new Kaka.Are there any more planned elswhere?
it's making me wonder if all these schools opened in all these wierd places is it more of a popularity contest? and if we unearth a good player, it's a bonus. Catch them young and............... ;)
killiegradge
09-07-2005, 15:12
it's making me wonder if all these schools opened in all these wierd places is it more of a popularity contest? and if we unearth a good player, it's a bonus. Catch them young and............... ;)
Hey wait a minute-whats weird about Paisley?I happen to live there!
Hey wait a minute-whats weird about Paisley?I happen to live there!
LOL, have'nt you read the thread, Henrik has a valid point.
killiegradge
09-07-2005, 15:56
Just because we're crap at football in Scotland doesn't make it a "weird" place.I really don't think Milan are looking to unearth a new star its more about increasing the awareness for commercial benefits.But dont forget Gattusso spent much of his early pro days in Scotland and that is probably responsible for all his current failings!
dont forget Gattusso spent much of his early pro days in Scotland and that is probably responsible for all his current failings!
I swear those years in Scotland it must have stop his growth his as a player, lol
Scotland is not a weird place, i'm sorry for generalising when using the word weird, but it in football terms, it is weird. :zany:
I think the idea is more to increase the awareness of the brand AC Milan than a search for the new Kaka.
I tend to agree with this comment, although why target Scotland for what is, in my opinion, a marketing campaign?
Either way, I don't see how any harm can come of it, and who knows, we might unearth some great talent!
I tend to agree with this comment, although why target Scotland for what is, in my opinion, a marketing campaign?
Either way, I don't see how any harm can come of it, and who knows, we might unearth some great talent!
Guys don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with scotland. period.
It's only in footballing terms that some sort of prejudice arises. :love:
killiegradge
11-07-2005, 15:54
I'm going along tomorrow and will take my four year old with his Milan strip on.
I'm not sure why they have targeted Scotland-I dont think that we have an abundance of spare cash and given the obsession with the Old Filth(Rangers and celtic)there probably arent as many neutral fans around.
I do understand that the facilities were very important to Milan prior to organising the course.It is being held at Paisley university which has excellent facilities with on-site accommadation to offer also.Most of the top class facilities in the Uk for sports and soccer in particular are probably only available at football clubs who will hardly allow Milan to use them.
Anyway I will report back on what I observe.
I'm going along tomorrow and will take my four year old with his Milan strip on.
I'm not sure why they have targeted Scotland-I dont think that we have an abundance of spare cash and given the obsession with the Old Filth(Rangers and celtic)there probably arent as many neutral fans around.
I do understand that the facilities were very important to Milan prior to organising the course.It is being held at Paisley university which has excellent facilities with on-site accommadation to offer also.Most of the top class facilities in the Uk for sports and soccer in particular are probably only available at football clubs who will hardly allow Milan to use them.
Anyway I will report back on what I observe.
Hope your son finds his way to the Milan squad in the years to come, atleast he has a chance unlike some us. :p283:
killiegradge
11-07-2005, 17:00
I'll tell you I have had many a dream about my son playing for Milan and the feeling as I watched him run out at the San Siro for his debut match!
Just proves we are all big kids - or at least I AM!
killiegradge
12-07-2005, 13:03
Well I went along this morning to see the training camp and i was impressed with what I saw.All the youngsters were decked out in Milan gear and the coaches were there in good numbers also-2 coaches per group of 16 kids.
All of the drills involved using the ball and some of them seemed similar to the ones described in the "Its for Kids" thread.There seemed a big difference to the Scottish Football Association training(which my son attended) as much of that does not even involve kicking a ball!Now we can begin to understand why the idea of a training camp in Scotland has been ridiculed-its the type of coaching that has been responsible for our fall to the lower echelons of football.
these schools have opened in several areas in the middle east as well... the first one in eygpt, then here in jordan and now recently syria...
i signed up a kid i know very well for the academy.
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