Best academies in the world usually have a target of two academy players establishing themselves around the first team every season... and few of these teams play in the PL. So far the academy has been doing a good job, though I do believe it is possible to take yet another step. Pretty far from a five minute job though - most things you do to improve your academy won't be noticable for 10 years or so.
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[Albion] Zac emmerson
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Best academies in the world usually have a target of two academy players establishing themselves around the first team every season... and few of these teams play in the PL. So far the academy has been doing a good job, though I do believe it is possible to take yet another step. Pretty far from a five minute job though - most things you do to improve your academy won't be noticable for 10 years or so.
Agree but look at fees chelsea have got for selling acedamy players
Chelsea are years ahead of us in that regard and have the benefit of being able to suck in the best youngsters around. But what's their biggest academy graduate sale? Tammy for 30-odd million. Remind me what we got for Ben White
Which ones and for how much to championship clubs ?
Weststander
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Left without a fanfare.
Homesick maybe? Don't see this as good news for us, not with that goalscoring record. Hope we have a humungous sell on clause, or even a buy back one.
Anyway, good luck to young Zac - hope the Blackpool fans appreciate him. A loan to te Championshi at 18 is not to bre sniffed at!
HastingsSeagull
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Had high hopes for him from the handful of times seen him play. Assumed he’d start having some loans up north but amazed we’ve sold him.
lhughes
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For such a great scoring record at his age level, I'm not sure what else he could have done to stay with us?
Thought a loan move would have been great for him & us.
Someone must have seen something to be comfortable letting him go despite the impressive scoring record. Wish him the best but hope we haven't lost a great prospect here
Thought a loan move would have been great for him & us.
Someone must have seen something to be comfortable letting him go despite the impressive scoring record. Wish him the best but hope we haven't lost a great prospect here
Gabbiano
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I wonder how much the emergence of Evan Ferguson had to do with his decision to leave.
The two are both the same age, and both have performed well at youth levels, but Ferguson has been given the opportunity to push on in the first team squad whilst Emerson was stuck in the U18s and only recently the U21s. Maybe he thought that his progress would be blocked here and opted to try a different club.
The two are both the same age, and both have performed well at youth levels, but Ferguson has been given the opportunity to push on in the first team squad whilst Emerson was stuck in the U18s and only recently the U21s. Maybe he thought that his progress would be blocked here and opted to try a different club.
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Appreciate this but as goalscorers are so rare just surprised not a loan. Assume a big sell on fee just in case.
The Wookiee
Back From The Dead
Anyone know how this lad is getting on ?
He went to Blackpool but don’t think he got anywhere near the first team.
Looked a real prospect with our youth
He went to Blackpool but don’t think he got anywhere near the first team.
Looked a real prospect with our youth
albionalex
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He's 18, Blackpool signed him to join their development squad.
AZ Gull
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He had been playing for Blackpool's development squad but I think he missed some or all of the second half of the season due to injury.
