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Cape Town - Maritzburg United chairperson Farook Kadodia says the majority of Absa Premiership clubs are forced to sell players to the bigger teams due to financial constraints.
United have lost a string of their best players over the past few seasons, including most recently Siphesihle Ndlovu and Fortune Makaringe who moved to Orlando Pirates.
Meanwhile, they also sold Lebohang Maboe to Mamelodi Sundowns in 2017/18 before also allowing Evans Rusike to make the switch to SuperSport United.
As such, Kadodia bemoaned the situation but admitted it was the reality of football in South Africa's top flight when it comes to ensuring survival.
"Unfortunately, it's the way the football world works. It's the same in nearly all leagues, where you have a handful of big clubs with the financial muscle to buy any player they want.
"The rest of the clubs are effectively feeder teams, and need to box clever in terms of continuing to produce their own players, and to uncover 'rough diamonds'.
"This is something I believe we have successfully done over the years at Maritzburg and which we are proud of. Whether it's developing our own youngsters in our academy, delving into the African continent to bring in previously unknown players, or looking at the lower leagues in this country, I believe we can be proud of our record in developing players and ultimately allowing them to take the next step, both financially and from a career view point, by not standing in their way when external offers come in."
United have lost a string of their best players over the past few seasons, including most recently Siphesihle Ndlovu and Fortune Makaringe who moved to Orlando Pirates.
Meanwhile, they also sold Lebohang Maboe to Mamelodi Sundowns in 2017/18 before also allowing Evans Rusike to make the switch to SuperSport United.
As such, Kadodia bemoaned the situation but admitted it was the reality of football in South Africa's top flight when it comes to ensuring survival.
"Unfortunately, it's the way the football world works. It's the same in nearly all leagues, where you have a handful of big clubs with the financial muscle to buy any player they want.
"The rest of the clubs are effectively feeder teams, and need to box clever in terms of continuing to produce their own players, and to uncover 'rough diamonds'.
"This is something I believe we have successfully done over the years at Maritzburg and which we are proud of. Whether it's developing our own youngsters in our academy, delving into the African continent to bring in previously unknown players, or looking at the lower leagues in this country, I believe we can be proud of our record in developing players and ultimately allowing them to take the next step, both financially and from a career view point, by not standing in their way when external offers come in."
