your points are generally reasonable

but you are harsh on the Academy.

SCM, Joe Lewis, Rudd or Steer.

Only very, very few youth sides produce a clutch of top-flight regulars and even Spurs - big club, massive catchment area, oodles of cash - are not 'producing' many of their young talent (Alli from MK; Ben Davies from Swansea; Dier from Benefica; N'Jie from Lyon; Danny Rose from Leeds; Pritchard from West Ham; Walker & Naughton from SheffU)

The fact that five of our cup-winning side of 2013 are playing League football is a statistical achievement - with three of them still under contract and with NCFC careers ahead of them.

Posted By: Henclrikus, May 8, 12:44:16