Where's ours? I thought we spent millions on the academy over the last ten years.
Brilliant init!
Shame what happens after we get them through the academy like, but still
http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/footb...lent-1-8659410
Where's ours? I thought we spent millions on the academy over the last ten years.
Yes i did,very insipid display,but credit Matlocks goalie,he pulled off a couple of very good saves when it was 0-0 and United were on top,good to see Duffy playing,he is just brilliant at finding space even when surrounded by defenders,young David had a very so so night
Jake Wright Junior man of the 1st half,must have got a knock because he didnt reappear after the break
SSN has just covered the story, but only showed the top 7! It must be very embarrassing that someone outside the Premier League who isn't even a Cat 1 academy is at Number 8
It seems to me that the likes of Chelsea just churn out academy players at a loss as many of them end up plying their trade in the lower leagues and the fact that they are or were on Chelsea's books keeps their value higher.
It can be looked at in different ways, either we are still a selling club who will always sell our best players (Currie, Hamson, Deane and the like) or do we look at it like we have a productive academy and benefit from sell ons over the medium to longer term.
The only stumbling block to the latter would be if (or when) we actually get into the Premier League, then we would actually need to keep the type of players we are currently always looking to sell and profit from,