We used to bring through good players

Gordon, Sutton, Eadie, Fox, Green, Kenton (well he was good for a while), O'Neill, Bellamy, Coote.

Nothing for a while now.

Posted By: duke of york on October 31st 2011 at 13:14:36

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How come Southampton bring through Bale, Walcott and Oxlade-Chamberlain (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 31, 12:49:33
- We used to bring through good players (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 31, 13:14:36
  - Coote? (NCFC) - King, Oct 31, 13:20:07
    - little Bobby Eagle (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 31, 13:21:34
  - didn't the academy rules change? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 31, 13:16:34
  - I think most of them came through the Centres of Excellence that were outside Norfolk (NCFC) - Brom, Oct 31, 13:15:56
- Dunno but the area sure does produce some (NCFC) - CB41, Oct 31, 13:03:14
  - Professionals, nonetheless (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 31, 13:07:02
    - ^^^Wrong place, but somehow still right (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 31, 13:07:47
    - Professional trolls? (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Oct 31, 13:07:45
- "or is our youth set up s**t?" (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 31, 12:58:24
- Norfolk just doesn't make footballers (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 31, 12:56:38
  - Danny Mills (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 31, 13:10:48
    - good shout (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 31, 13:13:52
      - Think Mills is the only one who had success and actually came from Norwich (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 31, 13:19:26
        
        The lad Cohen from Forest was born in Norwich I think (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Oct 31, 13:33:12
        
        it seems the rougher places produce loads (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 31, 13:21:07
        
        Cos it's all they've got (n/m) (NCFC) - Only1Doherty, Oct 31, 13:22:53
        
        Why doesn't Ipswich produce more, then? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 31, 13:29:49
        
        Not sure tbh. That place defies all logic (n/m) (NCFC) - Only1Doherty, Oct 31, 13:32:25
        
        Exactement. Same reason Jamaica produces unbelievable sprinters. (n/m) (NCFC) - JD3, Oct 31, 13:25:29
        
        i think it's to do with genes (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 31, 13:29:37
        
        ^^^^ the dumbest ever post on this site (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 31, 14:44:11
        
        zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 31, 15:58:46
        
        ... (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 31, 13:32:52
  - Maurice Norman (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Oct 31, 13:08:22
  - the Jarvis brothers (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Oct 31, 13:03:45
    - Exactly! (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 31, 13:05:34
      - too many to count (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Oct 31, 13:07:20
        
        Fair enough don't remember many in recent times (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 31, 13:09:13
  - Chris Sutton (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 31, 12:57:51
    - Place of birth: Nottingham, England (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Oct 31, 12:58:52
      - he was brought up around here (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Oct 31, 13:06:23
      - Pedant. Mike Sutton and John Sutton then. (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 31, 13:00:37
        
        Who?! (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 31, 13:01:19
        
        Seedmerchants. (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Oct 31, 13:02:40
        
        Father and brother (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 31, 13:01:51
        
        Not exactly footballers of note tbf (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 31, 13:04:31
      - Details (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 31, 12:59:54
        
        Upson was born in Eye, so Suffolk. (n/m) (NCFC) - Hugh Manatee, Oct 31, 13:08:42
        
        Norfolk borders (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Oct 31, 13:09:54
    - I don't mean ever (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 31, 12:58:52
- We've brought through (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Oct 31, 12:53:07
- better catchment area I imagine, and we were in the Champ, them Prem (NCFC) - phrankin, Oct 31, 12:51:25
  - Southampton have a satellite academy in Bath (NCFC) - phrankin, Oct 31, 12:55:32
    - Norwich turned Sutton down at first, Webb said he was too slow (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Oct 31, 12:57:55

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