A couple of ex-Academy lads catching up in the Netherlands last night... please log in to view this image
With him and Mcloughlin getting decent reviews it’s something to look forward to next season. The academy is undoubtedly in a much better place than five years ago.
Indeed, the academy is one thing the Allam's need to be congratulated for, though it would have been nice if they had invested some of the PL money into our own facility rather than rent Bishop Burton.
They've done an okay job only, could have been hugely better in terms of building our own facilities when we were awash with prem money. I'm sure the motivation was not driven by an appetite to develop our own home grown players, but by a big carrot called very cheap players by comparison to signing players with transfer and agents fees involved
Should have bunged Balogh in the team to get a few more down there... please log in to view this image
Joe West? I wonder which song they'll choose for him... Also, Rob Guilfoyle sounds like that kid in your year that was a right **** but was good at football so was popular. Presumably there are a lot of Rob Guilfoyles on here...