Quote Originally Posted by The_Don_ORiordan View Post
No one is saying we play a load of kids.

But other clubs at our level seem to manage to include some of their own and compete with bigger clubs around them.

We seem to have literally none. Even with tin pot trophy competitions they could appear in.

It’s clearly a philosophy issue (from multiple owners). In which case, why not close the academy?

I honestly don’t think it should be a white flag waving exercise. There is funding towards academies, and not all players come from league academies. We just need to take a punt occasionally, we seem to have had no issue with taking a punt on players we sign, nor a manager who is far from proven.
Which clubs at our level have there own grown players? Which of those clubs have been a league club and have the expectation we have?