Craig Brown wants higher compensation

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Aberdeen manager Craig Brown urges FIFA action on compensation fees

Aberdeen manager Craig Brown has urged FIFA to change compensation rules for clubs who develop young players.

The Pittodrie boss was speaking after 18-year-old Ryan Fraser turned down a new contract with the Dons .

"English clubs take a gamble and make boys starry-eyed with a bigger wage," said Brown.

"But if they had to pay compensation commensurate with a transfer fee, it wouldn't happen at FIFA level. The compensation should be far, far more."

And Brown added: "With the new set-up, when they're out of contract, they're going on compensation only.

"It'll happen again - for certain it'll happen again. If we could stop it happening, we would stop it.

"So, I appeal to FIFA - they made the rules about compensation, for that they deserve credit - now, review it, make it a reasonable compensation amount."

Brown also conceded defeat in his attempt to keep the young winger at the club.

"He's decided his future's elsewhere, so we've got to accept that. We shrug our shoulders, we're disappointed, and we accept his decision," he said.

"You have to accept that - with reluctance.

"He said it wasn't about money; the indication was he wanted to play in a different environment.

"So, that's his decision - or it's the decision that's been afforded him by his representatives."

However, Brown insisted that the Pittodrie club would continue down the path of producing youngsters.

"I can't think of another club in the SPL which has lost five players - six if Ryan Fraser goes - for money which is disappointing," he said.

Last January, Jack Grimmer, now 18, left the Dons for Fulham after making only four appearances for the Scottish Premier League club.

He was followed by 19-year-old midfielder Fraser Fyvie, who joined Wigan Athletic after rejecting the offer of a contract extension.

Fyvie has made only three appearances for his new club, in the League Cup, while Grimmer has yet to feature for Fulham.

"It's not unique to Aberdeen," contended Brown. "And it's not an indictment on Aberdeen - because this is a development club.

"We're producing them, but, unfortunately, they're going."

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[bombaybadboy08 15,660]

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I half see his point, it must be frustrating when a player comes through the ranks and leaves for pennies but at the same time I don't like the idea of young players being stuck at clubs they don't want to be at, for every Ryan Fraser moving on to a bigger club for more money and a chance somewhere downt he line there are 10 players moving to a lower level to get regular football and some of them are stuck even with the current system. I can't remember the name but there was a player who got a bit of press attention a couple of years back, a keeper from Celtic who wasn't good enough for them and was offered deals by lower level clubs, wanted to go but Celtic were holding out for the compensation they were due of £100k or so which was simply never going to happen.

[Devlin 222]

Wonder why that is

[SwallowsHisOwnSpunk 8,002]

As much as I hate Aberdeen and as much as I hope Fraser leaves them I have too agree with Brown. We are constantly told that in order to develop the SPL we have to develop our own youth players and then sell them on for millions when they reach their peak but how are clubs supposed to do this if clubs from England come in and steal them for nothing by waving the bright lights of the EPL and a big check book at them? it's not just diddy clubs like Aberdeen that will lose out either look at Feruz he got out of paedophile HQ when Chelsea came calling and Manchester United/Liverpool are monitoring our 14/15 year old highly rated goalkeeper Robby McCrorie and are apparently trying to steal him for nothing. So what chance do we have if any potential world class players come through our youth system if the likes of Man Utd and Chelsea come in and steal them before we can profit from it.