I would argue that our academy today is of a different standard to that of our history, as such it is unfair to compare our current crop to 20 years ago. We do have a high quality youth setup these days however as we have seen through the emergence of several future stars.Can you name a player who hasn't been given a chance with us whilst coming up through the academy, who then went on to forge a fantastic career at the top level?
Precisely... if they are good enough, therefore, they will make it here and then kick on or be sold for a steaming great profit.I would argue that our academy today is of a different standard to that of our history, as such it is unfair to compare our current crop to 20 years ago. We do have a high quality youth setup these days however as we have seen through the emergence of several future stars.
P | Pld | Pts | |
1 | Leeds Utd | 38 | 82 |
2 | Leicester | 37 | 82 |
3 | Ipswich | 38 | 81 |
4 | Southampton | 36 | 73 |
5 | West Brom | 38 | 66 |
6 | Norwich City | 38 | 61 |
7 | Hull City | 37 | 58 |
8 | Coventry City | 37 | 57 |
9 | Preston | 37 | 56 |
10 | Middlesbro | 38 | 54 |
11 | Cardiff City | 38 | 53 |
12 | Sunderland | 38 | 48 |
13 | Watford | 38 | 48 |
14 | Bristol City | 38 | 47 |
15 | Swansea City | 38 | 46 |
16 | Millwall | 38 | 43 |
17 | Blackburn | 38 | 42 |
18 | Plymouth | 38 | 41 |
19 | Stoke City | 38 | 41 |
20 | QPR | 38 | 40 |
21 | Birmingham | 38 | 39 |
22 | Huddersfield | 38 | 39 |
23 | Sheffield W | 38 | 38 |
24 | Rotherham Utd | 38 | 20 |