Academy Academy receives top status

[Graz]

Our academy has been awarded Category One status - the highest available under the Premier League Elite Player Performance Plan.

City passed a strict audit, including meeting the best standards in football and coaching philosophy, facilities and personnel, and player development.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23187531

Well done Jon Rudkin and his team

One of 6 six teams outside the Prem to have that status
http://www.lcfc.com/news/article/040713-lcfc-academy-awarded-cat.-one-status-895088.aspx

 

[Biffa Bacon]

Our academy has been awarded Category One status - the highest available under the Premier League Elite Player Performance Plan.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23187531

Well done Jon Rudkin and his team

One of 6 six teams outside the Prem to have that status
http://www.lcfc.com/news/article/040713-lcfc-academy-awarded-cat.-one-status-895088.aspx

Lets hope that this means we actually develop some top players.

 

[Mike - True Blue Tinter]

So that means we are now allowed to go poaching the best kids from all other academies?

 

[Fox Fan]

For all the success the academy seems to have, we don't have a single player developed under it playing in the premiership.

 

[FryattFox]

So that means we are now allowed to go poaching the best kids from all other academies?

Yep. I think it also means we get more funding and that we can pay our academy players more in relation to the excluded expenditure under FFP.

 

[Mawsley]

For all the success the academy seems to have, we don't have a single player developed under it playing in the premiership.

Richard Stearman did?

 

[Blue Maniac]

Richard Stearman did?

Cracking example of the success of our academy.

 

[Mawsley]

Cracking example of the low standards in the Premier League.

Yup.

 

[H T B]

Moan when no one attains premier league, moan when they do.

Some people! (He says moaning about them )

 

[LES Fox]

Moan when no one attains premier league, moan when they do.

Some people! (He says moaning about them )

Different moaners moaning, no contradiction there.