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I don't think we'll see the true 'balance' until the academy has been up and running for 5 or more years, as we need a period to allow the quality to flow into the club at the younger age groups. We're lucky in a way to have produced some good youngster despite out setup until now...

All clubs with a productive academy system has to work on the basis that a percentage of the successful products from the academy will be sold on, and that encourages others to join, as they CAN see a path to the 1st team and see no blockers to moving on. Therefore, if we get a fair offer, we...