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No, no, no! Walton is not an academy player, he's been in the first team squad for most of the last season. By 'academy lead' I mean fledgling talent in the age range 14 to 18, most of whom may not even have joined the club yet. Look at the 15 year old Irish kid we signed recently who turned...

It could not be clearer, this is now a 5 to 8 year academy lead plan. In about 7 years time we will be producing senior team talent in the same way that Southampton were doing 2 years ago. Talent we can use to win things on the pitch, and talent we can sell on to harvest huge profits for the...