Academy Awarded Category One Status (merged)

[El Sid]

Fantastic news - U21, U18 & U16 will be playing against Premier League development teams this season.

 

[shaolinpunk]

Academy given Category 1 status

Not sure what that really means other than the U21s, U18s and U16s will be playing Premier League opposition this season.

Well done to all involved in making it happen!

edit: http://www.seagulls.co.uk/news/article/albion-achieve-category-one-status-1782953.aspx

 

[wehatepalace]

Good news. Very good news.

 

[Seasidesage]

Not sure what that really means other than the U21s, U18s and U16s will be playing Premier League opposition this season.

Well done to all involved in making it happen!

It means we can pinch any kids from other clubs who don't have Cat 1 status. Long term it's massive for this club...

 

[Fef]

That is fabulous news !

 

[Goldstone1976]

This is HUGE news for the development of our younger players (and our ability to poach talented youngsters from other academies - shhh). Well done, the Albion!

 

[Wozza]

Huge.

 

[SeagullinExile]

Don't they get more funding for a cat1 too? I'm sure I read that somewhere. Or did I just make that up?

Anyway, big news whatever!

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Fantastic! Well done Albion and thanks Tony Bloom!

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

 

[Albion_Dave]

Well done TB and MP. Really laying down some great foundations.

 

[brighton_girl87]

Great news. I thought we were hoping to initially get category 2 status, with the aim of getting it to category 1 in a couple of years.

 

[cjd]

WOW ! Just f*****g wow !

 

[dadams2k11]

That is us and Derby who got Cat 1 today.

 

[Rookie]

Absolutely brilliant news, massive congratulations to all involved and as always big thanks to big Tone for the finance.

Portacabins and sharing with the uni to this is a monumental change.

 

[Ernest]

What is the point if we don't have any players ?

 

[The Terminator]

That is massive!

 

[AZ Gull]

Great news. I thought we were hoping to initially get category 2 status, with the aim of getting it to category 1 in a couple of years.

We did get Category 2 Status, two years ago. The status is reviewed every two years.

 

[Rugrat]

How many clubs are Category 1?

 

[dougdeep]

Perhaps less whinging on here for a while. Well done the club.