I've yet to see ANY proof that working parents would be prepared to take their kids to ANY academy outside the area where they live as it would be all hassle for them IF there was one just up the road. In fact its my belief that very few of them would know the difference of category? The last time I checked there is a HUGE difference in costs between a Cat2 and Cat3 and something like 150K for Cat3 and we are currently paying 750K and so that would free up a lot of money and why so few lower league clubs have them no matter what the merits of Cat2. Some even decide they don't need ANY academy when there are so many players around without transfer fees being involved. How many local kids go to Cat1 academies being that category is so important? The point has already been made that the objective of the academy was to sell players on that would be PL standard or at least very close so they are prepared to pay big money and so none over the last three and half years and anyone in the current first team that is even close that and the board have to recover that 750 grand PER season but can anyone really argue that 10 years coaching has been on show here these last few years?