gazzathegreat 0 Posted May 12, 2007 It''s good to see that we at last have a manager who thinks the academy is our young football team, not just an over excited bunch of school children.Well doneMr Grant for showing some faith in our youth product - and the academy for finding us some real talent...as Ricky Martin says, five out of nine is pretty good....yes, it is and if only three of the five turn out to be as good as Chris Sutton, Bellamy and Eadie we will go forward, instead of stagnating using other''s cast offs as under Mr Worthington.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJP 79 Posted May 12, 2007 [quote user="gazzathegreat"]It''s good to see that we at last have a manager who thinks the academy is our young football team, not just an over excited bunch of school children.Well doneMr Grant for showing some faith in our youth product - and the academy for finding us some real talent...as Ricky Martin says, five out of nine is pretty good....yes, it is and if only three of the five turn out to be as good as Chris Sutton, Bellamy and Eadie we will go forward, instead of stagnating using other''s cast offs as under Mr Worthington....[/quote]I think you''ll find that Mr Worthington didn''t have a lot to pick from when it came to the youth setup. For example, NW realised, much like PG has, that Jarvis and Henderson aren''t up to it.Jason Shackell was a better prospect which is exactly why he figured in Worthingtons teams.A lot of fans seems to think if a youngster is in our academy they must be on the verge of becoming an outstanding professional footballer...but it just doesn''t work like that. The standard of what we bring through our academy is way off what other clubs around the country produce. Look at Gareth Bale of Southampton and then before him Theo Walcott....we''ve got nobody anywhere near that quality in our youngsters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
