[Albion] Charlton's Cat 2 academy has generated transfers of £50m in 4 years

[Easy 10]

I think the crux of my point is that your post that was clearly stupid a year ago is even funnier with hindsight.

Hmmm...not really. It was just an observation that at that point Charlton's Cat2 academy had generated tens of millions in revenues, whereas in comparison, ours at that point had generated pretty much zilch - posted in the hope that that would change. A year on, we're now starting to see it bear fruit for us now (without making sales of our best assets, as unlike Charlton, we don't need to), and long may it continue. It was always the hope.

I'm honoured that you diarised it though.

 

[Springal]

I think the crux of my point is that your post that was clearly stupid a year ago is even funnier with hindsight.

What an incredibly odd post to go back and find on a Sunday evening. How much has our academy generated in transfers to date out of interest ?

 

[ac gull]

its not how much it generates us in transfers that counts - its how much it saves us spending when bringing through players rather than just buying experienced players that cost a fortune in comparison

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jul/31/charlton-young-players-lookman-konsa-grant-gomez

Lookman £11m to Everton, now £22.5m to Leipzig
Konsa £12m to Villa
Gomez £3.5m to Liverpool
Grant to Hudds (undisc)

There are also currently three of their graduates now permanently plying their trade at Championship clubs - Fox at Massive, Ajayi at West Brom and Cousins at Stoke. All this despite them being surrounded by five Cat 1 academies (Arsenal, Chelsea, Fulham, Spurs, West Ham) and two Cat 2 academies (Millwall and Palace).

For a club bumping around between L1 and the Championship with a comedy owner, that is impressive. Wish ours could produce half what theirs does. Maybe Potter, Ashton and Barber should pay a visit and take a look at what they're doing there that we're not.

Think we’re doing very well ourselves.

I would say Alzate, White, Molumby and Connolly has saved us spending well over £50m


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[Springal]

its not how much it generates us in transfers that counts - its how much it saves us spending when bringing through players rather than just buying experienced players that cost a fortune in comparison

Ok. How’s our net spend doing in the PL over the last couple of years ?