Quote: Bullseye "It's all very well having an outstanding academy but that produces players at the age of 19 but many aren't ready for the first team at that age. There is no compulsory reserve grade to act as a stepping stone for late developers. Instead players are farmed out to championship or lower level SL clubs where they may not get the same level of coaching and development.'"
Ah but occasionally we send someone out to a championship club, they become young player of the year, they come back and play...er, wait...