Robbie Herrera

[Lord_Torquay10]

What has happened to Robbie Herrera? Has he been offered another job at the club?

[PhilGull]

Was he employed by the club or the college? Even though the academy has closed the kids on the course will still be at college for another week ish so I guess they are still having training?
I would like to think there was a job for him somewhere at the club but like many others he is probably looking for a new job. Perhaps City or Argyle are looking for extra coaches to work with the extra players they are hoping to sign from our youth setup...

[Gullscorer]

Robbie Herrera has gone. He is mentioned towards the end of this Herald Express article: http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/p ... story.html

[Lord_Torquay10]

So he's gone then? That's a shame, I thought he'd be a good option to be one of the first team coaches.

[Dave]

Robbie Herrera was one of the youth team coach's, Craig Easton was head coach with the college link up course. Yes it is shame, but then it's a shame when anyone falls victim to restructuring, finding themselves out of work, personally hope they all find alternative employment soon.

Academies tend to have maximum squad numbers, I doubt that many of the players released by TUFC would have been taken on by ECFC/PAFC as their academy squads would have already been set, only in the case of a real talented player above the standard of what those clubs already had, would one of our former academy player (8-16 year olds) been taken on, I suspect the majority would have been offered development/performance centre places by those clubs.

Not entirely sure either of the other two Devon clubs would have had vacancies, no secret Yeovil are re-starting theirs could be opportunities there for some of our ex-coaching staff, especially with Geoff Harrop now working for YTFC ( as I posted couple of months ago ) part of a wider problem could be, as more academies come under pressure regards lower league club financing, for example, should Cheltenham fail to gain promotion, will their academy survive in it's current form, maybe not, further restricting academy places for young players and coaching vacancies.

Part of the problem here regards keeping Robbie Herrera as a first team coach, is the budget, there would have no point closing the academy, and then re-deploying coach's into the first team , where's the saving, suspect Robbie will probably end up at Yeovil if they haven't already filled all academy coaching vacancies.

The Likes of Robbie, Matt Williams and others may be better starting their own football development coaching school/holiday football clubs etc and linking themselves with professional club academies.

[PhilGull]

I thought City and Argyle had invited all our kids to trial?
Wasn't Matt Williams the boss at the beginning?I didn't realise had still been around, I assumed he got booted when Harrop got put in charge.

[Dave]

Yes all the players were invited for a trial, that does not mean to say they'd be offered an academy contract with either City or Argyle, as said academies have a maximum squad size, very few of our former players would have been offered something, I don't know, but suspect most would have been offered development football, which normally involves paying a training fee.

Matt Williams was foundation lead coach for the academy, he then went to work more with the first team, I believe on the video analysis, before returning to the academy.

[Glostergull]

Matt Williams started here as assistant to Frankie Prince when he was offered the post at the academy.. bet he's whishing he hadn't now..BTW after Frank retired. who took on his old job.