Two totally different situations

Chelsea don't need their Academy to produce. They can buy whoever they want. Norwich with limited financial clout ABSOLUTELY need their Academy to produce and have utterly failed.

Posted By: SeattleSounders on May 19th 2016 at 16:39:36

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The Pinkun's end of season survey asks 'Which emerging young player most excites you?' (NCFC) - King, May 19, 14:21:14
- Kate Upton........ (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, May 19, 20:30:32
- Where is XXL? (n/m) (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, May 19, 15:08:33
  - He's sweet talking Curo on twitter (n/m) (NCFC) - Adster, May 19, 16:56:20
- Its slowly getting better (NCFC) - Ben, May 19, 14:57:37
  - five players from the FAYC-winning side (NCFC) - Henclrikus, May 19, 16:13:39
    - is that fair? (NCFC) - CWC, May 19, 16:24:58
      - Ben's point (I think) is that our Academy grads (NCFC) - Henclrikus, May 19, 16:31:40
  - Definite upgrade in names too (NCFC) - King, May 19, 15:12:37
- The club will never really progress until it's not treated (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, May 19, 14:30:42
  - Okay, that's quite far removed from my point but wevs (n/m) (NCFC) - King, May 19, 14:40:01
    - I don't think so. Higher level of investment lifts all boats (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, May 19, 14:41:51
      - I'm skeptical as to whether any investor could do anything about our geographic isolation (n/m) (NCFC) - King, May 19, 14:50:00
        
        utter tosh (NCFC) - Tombs, May 19, 16:01:27
        
        Good luck getting some 12yo hotshot Geordie's parents to see it that way (n/m) (NCFC) - King, May 19, 16:18:46
        
        Exactly why you need more investment (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, May 19, 15:12:58
        
        so the Chelsea first-team (NCFC) - Henclrikus, May 19, 16:33:34
        
        Two totally different situations (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, May 19, 16:39:36
        
        If CFC don't need their academy to produce (NCFC) - Henclrikus, May 19, 17:15:44
        
        isn't it revenue generating for them? (NCFC) - CWC, May 19, 17:51:13
        
        So the answer to improving our Academy is paying the kids more money? (NCFC) - King, May 19, 15:14:32
        
        Not sure if this is a troll or just an unreal response, so I'll (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, May 19, 16:23:11
        
        They could move us to London or Manchester or Madrid (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, May 19, 14:54:06
  - I dunno if anyone wants to buy us though. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, May 19, 14:33:30
    - Well Darren Eadie commented recently that he definitely (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, May 19, 14:38:30
      - If it was Markus Evans or someone like him, then good. (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, May 19, 14:55:16
      - The real Darren Eadie I should add not the Wrath one. (n/m) (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, May 19, 14:39:18
        
        Yeah perhaps, more just wondering if there is or not, suppose we'll never... (NCFC) - DrDublin, May 19, 14:40:13
- Mind you, the HK vote might well swing it for him (n/m) (NCFC) - King, May 19, 14:21:52
- Surely he's leaving this summer (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, May 19, 14:21:52

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