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Hi,

My dad let me use his logon name to put a message up. I am with Motherwell under 12s and I have just heard that Motherwell have sacked Rab Thomson to bring someone new in because we have a new manager. Rab was the fitness coach for the first team and all the youth teams and I think this is a big mistake because he is brilliant. He really knows his stuff and he is great at bringing out the best in you. I am really upset he has gone and if anyone knows him can they tell him that he'll be missed a lot.

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It is very unfortunate that Rab has gone, and I wish him all the best. Sadly though it does happen when a new manager comes in and wants his own people in place.

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Interesting topic.

 

I heard from a strong source at the weekend that our new boss is indeed overhauling the youth set up. He has already started bringing in a new team. One long serving guy who previously had his own youth set up externally is close to leaving. However this could be what Gording Young was planning all along as this is his first real chance to make changes.

 

We have all heard about Gannon's record at giving youth a chance - do we know if he has a record of setting up decent youth systems to bring them through from 13/14 onwards?

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We have all heard about Gannon's record at giving youth a chance - do we know if he has a record of setting up decent youth systems to bring them through from 13/14 onwards?

 

 

...or even younger! My son started with the club when he had just turned 8, and while that was unusual at the time, the club have for the past few years had an intake at the age of 9, although the boys can't sign officially until the start of the under-11s season.

 

I can understand my boy being upset at Rab Thomson leaving, as I have nothing short of the highest praise for the way he brings on young boys on the fitness/agility side of things, but it is a lesson for him in the way that football can bring sudden, and often cruel, changes at times - a lesson he'll need to learn if he is lucky enough to reach a decent level in the game. However, he is only 11, so i have gone easy on him and tried to accentuate the positive aspects of a new regime and new opportunities.

 

Like Tam, I would also be interested in knowing if JG has experience in dealing with a youth system right down to the younger age-groups, or if,instead, he specialises in helping promising players make the jump from u-19s level to the first team, and developing them from there.

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May I start by saying all the best to Rab and I hope you get another job soon and thanks for all the good work done on the clubs behalf. As for the the young guy who started this thread, well done, takes bottle to write something like that. I think (for what its worth) that you should tell Rab yourself if you can get in touch with him as I think it would mean a lot to the guy. I know from the years my own father put into running a boys club and the thankless task it was that its the small things that came out of it that made it all worth while.

 

I hope you get a good new coach and I hope you get to tell Rab in person. Oh aye also hope we all get to see you playing for the Well in the next 5/6 years. <_<

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May I start by saying all the best to Rab and I hope you get another job soon and thanks for all the good work done on the clubs behalf. As for the the young guy who started this thread, well done, takes bottle to write something like that. I think (for what its worth) that you should tell Rab yourself if you can get in touch with him as I think it would mean a lot to the guy. I know from the years my own father put into running a boys club and the thankless task it was that its the small things that came out of it that made it all worth while.

 

I hope you get a good new coach and I hope you get to tell Rab in person. Oh aye also hope we all get to see you playing for the Well in the next 5/6 years. <_<

 

 

 

Thank you. I'm going to try to get in touch with him. And I hope you'll see me playing for the Well in 5/6 years too. I'm going to try my hardest. It's my dream!!!

From WishyWell junior

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I think the best thing about this thread is it shows how much wishywell jnr cares. That say's a hell of a lot about Rab Thomson, I don't know him but I'm sure he'd appreciate wishywell jnrs comments.

 

And if you're playing U12s now I figure you'll be in the first team in 4 and a half years!

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I think the best thing about this thread is it shows how much wishywell jnr cares. That say's a hell of a lot about Rab Thomson, I don't know him but I'm sure he'd appreciate wishywell jnrs comments.

 

And if you're playing U12s now I figure you'll be in the first team in 4 and a half years!

And in Celtic reserves/Cardiff City in 5 :cheers:

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WishyWell Jnr. Thanks for the reply young man, can't tell you how nice it is for a change to hear somebody like you with such a positive attitude, your family must be very proud of you and so they should be.

 

Keep the faith and chase your dream, my only regret is that I never tried hard enough when I was your age but I have a feeling that wont be a problem for you. Look forward to seeing you in C & A and lifting a trophy or two for us one day.

All the very best young man, Mon the WELL!

:lol:

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WishyWell Jnr. Thanks for the reply young man, can't tell you how nice it is for a change to hear somebody like you with such a positive attitude, your family must be very proud of you and so they should be.

 

Keep the faith and chase your dream, my only regret is that I never tried hard enough when I was your age but I have a feeling that wont be a problem for you. Look forward to seeing you in C & A and lifting a trophy or two for us one day.

All the very best young man, Mon the WELL!

:thumbup:

 

 

Thank you. :lol:

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Interesting topic.

 

I heard from a strong source at the weekend that our new boss is indeed overhauling the youth set up. He has already started bringing in a new team. One long serving guy who previously had his own youth set up externally is close to leaving. However this could be what Gording Young was planning all along as this is his first real chance to make changes.

 

We have all heard about Gannon's record at giving youth a chance - do we know if he has a record of setting up decent youth systems to bring them through from 13/14 onwards?

 

Surely not Bobby Jenks? The guys an institution.

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