Quote Originally Posted by BackRowArab View Post
Is that figure legit? Because did we not have 12 academy graduates play last season, that would mean it has cost £2.4m to develop them. Surely that can't be right?
It's a guess based on 8 years worth of training but yeah, it'll probably be a fair bit lower than that given his age. There's a great article somewhere on the Charlie Telfer compensation and why we had to pay £170K. Breaks it down and gives an understanding of just what are classed as training fees right down to things like the cost of a hire pitch, tuition fees, travel expenses etc. As for the £2.4m, each player is different. Not every academy graduate will have been with us since they were 8 years old like Smith.