There is a lot to be said for the Brentford model

They don't have an academy per se, rather they look to snap up players released from other clubs at the age of 16 / 17.

That's a very sensible way of doing it in an area with a lot of competition for kids.

Our approach works for us because we have less competition in the area.

Posted By: SimonOTBC, Jun 9, 10:07:12