So LIME has pumped money into what

[Lazie]

they call the Champions League of Schoolboy football? Oh boy!

[Mosiah]

Is this a schoolboy football post or...?

[Assasin]

No Lemon post, file it under Business. LOL

[Lazie]

Is this a schoolboy football post or...?

It is a football post, I don't get too excited about schoolboy football but you can classify it as such if you will. Why are we still throwing money at school boy football when those funds could have gone into youth development?

[Mosiah]

It is a football post, I don't get too excited about schoolboy football but you can classify it as such if you will. Why are we still throwing money at school boy football when those funds could have gone into youth development?

Maybe LIME considers high school football youth development. If not there, where would you put youth development money?

[Lazie]

Maybe LIME considers high school football youth development. If not there, where would you put youth development money?

If not there? How have we benefited from S/Boy football throughout the years? I can name numerous school boy 'stars' who failed to flicker on the international stage. How does LIME throwing more money at s/b football solve our current predicament? I was in Jamaica last month and for the first time since 99 I attended a game at Drax Hall. As much as I am a football fanatic I had to leave at half time.

A few years ago there was some youth leagues U13 and U15 (forgive me if I got the ages wrong), what happened to those competition? Dem just fizz out like suh? I think the money could have gone to sponsor something like that or even smaller groups. Each parish could have their own team (or 2) and these youngster could get proper coaching and their development could be monitored. But I guess like KArtel man and man wanna wear dem school colors.

[Assasin]

For Lime it is more about commercial gain. This is where the audience is, and this is the game that is currently supported in Ja.

[Time]

If not there? How have we benefited from S/Boy football throughout the years? I can name numerous school boy 'stars' who failed to flicker on the international stage. How does LIME throwing more money at s/b football solve our current predicament? I was in Jamaica last month and for the first time since 99 I attended a game at Drax Hall. As much as I am a football fanatic I had to leave at half time.

A few years ago there was some youth leagues U13 and U15 (forgive me if I got the ages wrong), what happened to those competition? Dem just fizz out like suh? I think the money could have gone to sponsor something like that or even smaller groups. Each parish could have their own team (or 2) and these youngster could get proper coaching and their development could be monitored. But I guess like KArtel man and man wanna wear dem school colors.

How many people supported those two youth leagues?

Why did they die, too many spectators?

[Karl]

If not there? How have we benefited from S/Boy football throughout the years? I can name numerous school boy 'stars' who failed to flicker on the international stage. How does LIME throwing more money at s/b football solve our current predicament? I was in Jamaica last month and for the first time since 99 I attended a game at Drax Hall. As much as I am a football fanatic I had to leave at half time.

A few years ago there was some youth leagues U13 and U15 (forgive me if I got the ages wrong), what happened to those competition? Dem just fizz out like suh? I think the money could have gone to sponsor something like that or even smaller groups. Each parish could have their own team (or 2) and these youngster could get proper coaching and their development could be monitored. But I guess like KArtel man and man wanna wear dem school colors.

Sorry to be beating this horse - Who were those teaching those U-13(?) & U-15(?) talented youngsters? ...and the results?

Aside: Need I point out for the millionth+ time that merely playing in competitions do not lead to 'development' ...and having an ignoramus or a set of ignoramuses impart incorrect facts to students hinder rather than advance development!!!! ...leads to terrible results!!!!

[Lazie]

Sorry to be beating this horse - Who were those teaching those U-13(?) & U-15(?) talented youngsters? ...and the results?

Aside: Need I point out for the millionth+ time that merely playing in competitions do not lead to 'development' ...and having an ignoramus or a set of ignoramuses impart incorrect facts to students hinder rather than advance development!!!! ...leads to terrible results!!!!

"merely playing in competitions do not lead to 'development"

We agree Karl, so if that's the case what is to be achieved with this latest school boy competition?At least in a structured youth development program, the youngsters could get a better grasp of the basics as well as what to do when you have the ball. It appears s/b football is like a religion for many, but a decision needs to be made on what our objective is. Have multiple school boy leagues or to become a world force in international football?Watched 2 international games last week, Colombia v Canada and Japan v Brazil and Jamaica was mentioned a lot during these games .... mentioned that the last game Canada won was against JA and the last game Japan won was against JA. A dis we gone to? Wanna win a game, call Jamaica.

[Don1]

You're confused as usual

Lime has a brand that needs eyeballs on it. School competition provides eyeballs.

Youth development is a lonely business and a completely separate animal...that's the province of the JFF to build.. or foster private entities to build.
The fault in this developmentnot being done lies at the feet of the JFF

These concepts are so simple...yet escape so many

[Lazie]

You're confused as usual

Lime has a brand that needs eyeballs on it. School competition provides eyeballs.

Youth development is a lonely business and a completely separate animal...that's the province of the JFF to build.. or foster private entities to build.
The fault in this developmentnot being done lies at the feet of the JFF

These concepts are so simple...yet escape so many

What you fail to understand is that funding is scarce. One company is already pumping money into d cup and manning cup ... What is there to gain for our national team with more money being dumped down a useless pipeline. All you people talk the talk about youth development but too timid to see serious changes.

[Don1]

Apparently you need instruction on what a telecom business is about

Yuteman Lime is not an entity whose mission it is to develop footballers for the national team... it is focused on developing SALES & PROFITS and satisfying SHAREHOLDERS

Now if you wish to make sense re lack of youth development, direct your criticism where it belongs... the JFF

[Paul Marin]

What you fail to understand is that funding is scarce. One company is already pumping money into d cup and manning cup ... What is there to gain for our national team with more money being dumped down a useless pipeline. All you people talk the talk about youth development but too timid to see serious changes.

Lazie, the problem is that the corporations have no way to see a return on their "investment" in development as there is no marketing exposure associated with that endeavor. I agree that I can't see how the national team benefits from this, but that's not Lime's business is it? The failure is on the part of JFF to create an attractive program to present to business. So me see it anyway.

[Don1]

Lazie, the problem is that the corporations have no way to see a return on their "investment" in development as there is no marketing exposure associated with that endeavor. I agree that I can't see how the national team benefits from this, but that's not Lime's business is it? The failure is on the part of JFF to create an attractive program to present to business. So me see it anyway.

This seems to be a very difficult concept for some to grasp