Steve Weaver - Head of football development

-Joined in 2017
-Objective was to increase productivity from academy

Aim was to be top 10 in productivity table (currently 15th)
Avg cat 1 clubs spent excess of £6m pa
11% reduction in squad size
Multi million investment in facilities
Below 14 years rules state only local kids can be recruited
2016/17 we were ranked 81 of 92
2018/19 we were 15th and 11 of 24 in cat 1 clubs
2919/20 expected to be better
We spend around £4.4m pa
1st team appearances; from 15 to 168 over 3 years
Highest in EPL in academy grads minutes played - top english club in Europe and 5th overall

Nice video showcasing everything

Posted By: Worthing Yellow, Nov 26, 20:02:04