Because the club are missing out on these players, and sometimes other clubs are benefitting from our youth. Its as much the teams loss as it is the players themselves.
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But some of them, have been offered scholars - and they turn them down because they want to do A levels and Albion won't let them, and thats why we are missing out of some, a prime example being Russel Martin. Who knows Wheeler could be the next and I know of some others that turned it down for...