Socceroos legend Alex Tobin and several other Australian footballing greats are at war with Football NSW over a highly controversial decision to relegate eight clubs from the state's top tier of youth football without any prior notice.
In recent weeks, Football NSW has informed NPL clubs that eight teams will be relegated from its first youth division instead of the usual twoAlex Tobin says the decision will severely stunt the development of youth players in the state, and has promised to fight it
In a sign of how contentious the call is, former Socceroo Nick Carle, who is technical director at Southern Districts — a club that has benefited from the decision by staying in NPL 1 — has spoken out against it. "It's open slather on their players now. Parents and kids unfortunately don't understand what good programs are. They just look for an NPL 1 club. When we were in NPL 2 we lost 95 per cent of our players."
It has left 87-time Socceroo Tobin, who has devoted a large part of his life to the Australian game, fuming. "People can look at which clubs were affected and they can make their own conclusions about why these decisions were made."He believes the decision strikes at the heart of a misdirection in youth development in the country.
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