the point of the Academy

Liverpool have been FA Youth Cup finalists for 3 out of the last 4 years - yet their side is devoid of recent graduates and they recently sacked 10 Academy staff.

The FA Youth Cup final in 2005 was between Ipswich & Soton, yet neither side has shown an on-pitch improvement.

The Academy is now really a way for the big clubs to subsidise the smaller ones, as their cast-offs find their way down the ladder. And maybe that is no bad thing?

Posted By: jayson blair on June 19th 2009 at 10:50:16


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