Reply To: Affiliate Clubs

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killyboye
killyboye
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We did used to have some but I’m not sure if we still do. I don’t think you’d find many French clubs willing but certainly I think a Dutch or Portugese team would be a good idea. The leagues are fairly competitive and many players who play in those leagues do well in the premier league. I also firmly believe that playing against adults and not in the U21 League or whatever better prepares them for first team action. A Championship club would be good too but Derby have seen how that can be bad for them in that they had an unofficial partnership with Chelsea last season because of Lampard which has disappeared this year and they’re now struggling. To be fair, if the players look to have potential you’ll increasingly find that French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Portugese teams will look to take them on loan anyway. Having a more official outlet would be beneficial though.