Quote Originally Posted by whosbrianwilson View Post
Hard work, graft and effort got us 3 points today. Gotta get used to using those type of words about a Crewe side. When the football doesn't flow, it's what's making the difference. Just a point...5 out of the fluid back 6 are Academy grads. Where would we be without it!!
I am not sure where we would be without it. I think it not unreasonable to say we might not even be in existence. Offord and Adebisi will have improved contracts from when they broke into the team but O' Riordan, Booth and Billington will be on pretty low wages and to have to sign players (in the absence of an Academy) there would be the inevitable signing on fee, possible transfer fee and obviously higher wasges. Hard to sustain that without big crowds and investment. Academy doing its job here.