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Champs - you're not listening. I haven't said, "It's all down to luck" - ever!
And Leeds are actually a perfect case to illustrate MY point.
A big club from a very large city - and they've been out of the PL for 16 years!
You make it sound so simple.
Give youth a chance to improve the team? No more guarantee of that than anything else.
In any case, Nyambe, Lenihan, Carter, Buckley, Rankin-Costello and Travis have all featured, and all are Academy-products.
Magloire, Grayson and Butterworth were all on the fringe, until seriously injured.
Several more have been out on loan.
And, of course, Brereton, Tosin and Chapman also still qualified for the U-23s.

I actually think Downing has had a decent season, and I'm not sure how we could have afforded an experienced midfielder significantly better than him.
I simply cannot find the cause for despair that seems to strike you so strongly.
And I certainly don't agree that our players have coasted. It's been too up-and-down for that.

''In any case, Nyambe, Lenihan, Carter, Buckley, Rankin-Costello and Travis have all featured, and all are Academy-products''

Lenihan is 26 Aucks, and made his debut in 2015, 5 years ago. And has 5 years worth of experience. When you suggest he is being blooded from the academy, what do you mean? He has been playing for 5 seasons now. And is 26.

Nyambe is 22 and made his debut in 2016, and has been playing first team football for 4 seasons. He isn't being blooded now, he is well established. For 4 seasons.

Travis is 22, and has 71 league appearances under his belt. Making his debut in the 2018/19 season, and is not being blooded now. He is well established. 1 and a half seasons.

Buckley 20 has made 16 appearances in 2019/20. Only 3 starts. 13 as sub.

JRC 20 has made just 6 appearances, 5 starts.

Carter has made one start. A game in which nothing was riding and Mowbray stated had the game been one we needed to win to get in the play offs, he would not have played.

Stuart Downing is 35 has made 34 appearances, more than any academy graduate.

He has more appearances put together than Buckley, Carter, and JRC all introduced to the fist team this season in 19/20. All 3 you named as being 'introudcued' this season as academy have played just 9 league starts between them all.

While Downing has 35.

Bradley Johnson (33) has made 33 appearances.

Ben Brereton has just 14 appearances. 1 goal.
Danny Graham has 37 appearances and only 4 goals, all season long.

Just in case you are wondering why we will finish roughly the same as last season, and are no different to last season. And also, attempt to see what I am suggesting.
You are telling me 9 appearances from 3 players is enough? We are putting in almost all our money into this academy. Why if we just get Downing who plays treble amount of games as 3 new academy players. Johnson has also played alot too with 33 appearances. How many of those 33 would you say he played well Aucks?

But you will argue that he doesn't favour experienced players, over our own academy players. Despite me taking the time to show you otherwise. Even though the stats tell you the exact opposite.


Now, I spent some time writing all of that out about Leeds and Beilsa, of which you have completely ignored. Simply saying 'Leeds have been out of the Prem for 16 years, and are a big club'.
What if I may ask, has that got to do with Bielsa taking a Champ midtable side, and getting them promoted? Where Leeds not a big club for those other 16 seasons? Why did they not work out? And this season it did?
Luck?
Good management?
The size of the city?
The fact it had been 16 years?
Could you possibly acknowledge what I took the time and effort to query.