http://www.nordicfootball.info/finland/football-in-finland-archive/aaritalo-and-hamalainen-staying/ Football News from Finland, Sweden and Norway. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:44:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.nordicfootball.info/finland/football-in-finland-archive/aaritalo-and-hamalainen-staying/comment-page-1/#comment-1362 juhasalminen Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:18:37 +0000 http://footballinfinland.wordpress.com/?p=243#comment-1362 I agree, it's optimistic and will take some time before all the young kids realize that Veikkausliiga is better than reserve matches in big countries (at least I'm under that impression). The clubs must also do something about it - it's hard to say no when you're offered a switch to Liverpool FC from JIPPO. I agree, it’s optimistic and will take some time before all the young kids realize that Veikkausliiga is better than reserve matches in big countries (at least I’m under that impression). The clubs must also do something about it – it’s hard to say no when you’re offered a switch to Liverpool FC from JIPPO.

]]> http://www.nordicfootball.info/finland/football-in-finland-archive/aaritalo-and-hamalainen-staying/comment-page-1/#comment-1361 Egan Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:30:06 +0000 http://footballinfinland.wordpress.com/?p=243#comment-1361 That's an interesting - and optimistic - take on things, Juha. I have a slightly less sunny outlook based on the teenagers who went abroad in thw transfer window, which I will post later today, but maybe you are right? Nobody can tell if a 16 year old is really any good. 20-21 is the age when you really get to know how good a player is, and if big clubs want to make 16 year olds independently wealthy, they might find that is not as good an education as a few seasons in a national league, earning a relative pittance. That’s an interesting – and optimistic – take on things, Juha. I have a slightly less sunny outlook based on the teenagers who went abroad in thw transfer window, which I will post later today, but maybe you are right? Nobody can tell if a 16 year old is really any good. 20-21 is the age when you really get to know how good a player is, and if big clubs want to make 16 year olds independently wealthy, they might find that is not as good an education as a few seasons in a national league, earning a relative pittance.

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