They eventually sent the youth team but that was primarily to avoid being banned by Fifa.
Mr Parkinson was a youth team coach with Blackpool FC when he suffered the stroke in September 2010.
The youth team set-up has also folded and the Stags have had to close their centre of excellence.
Mick Jeffries and Matthew Flynn have both been offered six-month deals after stepping up from the youth team.
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This has meant that there have been increased opportunities for youth team players to break into the first 11.
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And Mido's absence has been sorely felt by the Egyptian youth team manager.
Gold, who was a Hammers youth team player, accepts a move from Upton Park will not please many fans.
Jack Blake, a 17-year-old footballer on the Forest youth team, said he realised he needed to learn more skills.
He returned to the game in August 2007 as Bradford youth team coach.
Holdsworth is extremely sad to see the youth team set-up fold but says he knows the club had no choice.
He has been community officer, youth team coach, assistant manager, caretaker manager and head of youth development at the Vetch.
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N'Zogbia joined Newcastle in 2004, with the Magpies paying a nominal sum to Le Havre for their youth team player.
Last December in-form playmaker Xavi tore his cruciate ligament, but former youth team player Andres Iniesta emerged as an able replacement.
Phillips missed all summer after undergoing surgery on both shoulders, but is now back in action with the youth team at Reaseheath.
He played first for United's youth team and at 17 turned professional.
Saints youth team coach Dave Merrington was singularly unimpressed by the hopeful as a forward and even gave him a try-out at right-back.
Gillespie was part of the youth team at Man Utd that featured the likes of David Beckham, Gary Neville, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt.
Clarke returned to Chelsea as a youth team coach and has assisted Mourinho, as well as former bosses Avram Grant and Luiz Felipe Scolari.
Mattock's fellow youth team players Richard Stearman and Levi Porter have both impressed when given their chance and Mattock hopes others youngsters follow their example.
And he believes his progression from youth team to first team, and then on to international recognition will serve as an incentive for other Foxes youngsters.
Spells with Partick Thistle, Ross County and Ayr United followed before Lennon arrived at Gretna, where he combined playing with a role as youth team coach.
Growing up, Jarun soon discovered his love for soccer, playing for AFC Lightning, the same youth team that nurtured U.S. internationals Clint Mathis and Ricardo Clark.
He said the organisers took action against the club involved in the incident - Merthyr Youth Team - and they have been taken out of Sunday's competition.
Cardiff, who lost 2-1 to Carmarthen at the same stage of the competition last season, started brightly with a side made up of reserve and youth team players.
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Liverpool brought on youth team star Jack Robinson, aged just 16 and eight months, who became the club's youngster-ever first-team player but they failed to find a way through.
The Reds have also released former youth team keeper David Roberts, while Jerzy Dudek has not been retained, so Benitez will need to bolster his options behind Reina and Scott Carson.
After scoring pots of goals in the youth team and for the reserves, Miller admits he has found things a lot harder in the first team but is confident he can make the grade.
Abbott, who began his playing career with his hometown club Coventry City before spells with Bradford City, Halifax Town and Hull City, joined Carlisle in 2006 following a spell as youth team coach at Leeds United.
Redknapp plans to be at White Hart Lane on Sunday to address the players before they take on Bolton, with development squad coach, Clive Allen, and youth team manager, Alex Inglethorpe, officially in charge for the match.
As captain of the youth team in 2004, he led the club to FA Youth Cup success against Aston Villa and made his debut the following season against Manchester United in a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.
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