wanderer Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Reports Shakhtar Donetsk are to invest into Dundee United with a feeder club arrangement to be set up. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/dundee-united-approached-over-becoming-7076874 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil r Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 At no point in that article dies it say Utd are to become a feeder club. At no point does it say Donetsk are going to invest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted December 27, 2015 Author Share Posted December 27, 2015 Sorry, posted wrong link, this one seems to point at something bigger to get around UEFA rules http://futbolgrad.com/ukrainian-dreams-for-dundee-united/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishcumnock Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Is that not the same set up as Romanov and Lithuanian Kaunas ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Sunnylaw Jag Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Makes a change from being a Celtic feeder club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasMc1973 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 They'll need investment to beat Rangers to the championship title next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenAngus Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 2 ways of looking at this type of arrangement, 1. Gives a club access to players they otherwise wouldn't have and maybe gives them a chance to operate at a higher level 2. Loss of identity as a club and reduced chance of bringing through own players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Makes a change from being a Celtic feeder club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMcoolJ Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 I'm assume Utd won't be their only feeder club. Would be interested to know who the others are and what their experiences are so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoonTheSlope Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 I can't see many youngsters from Dundee wanting to leave and go to Ukraine. It could be a win win for United. They get a monetry fee annually and chances are nobody would want to up sticks and move to Ukraine anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenAngus Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 I can't see many youngsters from Dundee wanting to leave and go to Ukraine. It could be a win win for United. They get a monetry fee annually and chances are nobody would want to up sticks and move to Ukraine anyway Is it not the other way round? Shakter sign loads of young players then loan then out to Utd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted December 28, 2015 Author Share Posted December 28, 2015 (edited) I can't see many youngsters from Dundee wanting to leave and go to Ukraine. It could be a win win for United. They get a monetry fee annually and chances are nobody would want to up sticks and move to Ukraine anywayIt's the other way around.... Shakhtar will send a lot of Ukrainian and South American kids to Dundee (Shakhtar basically buy up Brazilian kids on the cheap and then sell them on for a mega high fee)..... At best, Shakhtar might have first refusal if United produce another Armstrong, Guald or Robertson.Guys who broke the story are saying talks are at a very advanced stage. Only thing I can see being a stumbling block is the visa and work permits..... Ukraine are getting visa free entry to the EU from next year, but it's only Schengen, so UK is exempt. Shakhtar are owned by one of the richest men on the planet, and all their players live in Kyiv these days (well away from any trouble) and play all their games in Lviv (completly opposite side of the country) so suppose money will be a factor of any Scottish kids get asked to move to Ukraine. Edited December 28, 2015 by wanderer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil r Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Sorry, posted wrong link, this one seems to point at something bigger to get around UEFA rules http://futbolgrad.com/ukrainian-dreams-for-dundee-united/ So still nothing to say that Utd are to become a feeder club to anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 These things are a complete waste of time. The only feeder club arrangement that ever produced a couple of half decent players was Man Utd's arrangement with Royal Antwerp, and that's pretty much wound down now. Celtic have had three official "partnerships" with foreign clubs in the last ten years and feck all happened. The clubs were K.V. Oostende, Újpest and Santos Laguna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Makes a change from being a Celtic feeder club. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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