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The hole in this argument is that a number of Premier League clubs don't even have Category One academies (Bournemouth, Burnley, Crystal Palace and Watford). Swansea City achieved Category One status two years after Albion did. Our U-23 side achieved promotion from PL2 Division Two in 2017-18...

You'd be surprised then. In 2017-18, 15 different Premier League clubs gave a total of 40 (yes, 40) self-developed young players* at least some playing time in the Premier League. We,of course, were one of 5 clubs that didn't give a single minute to a single such player (and one of the other...

:lol::lol: When chaileyjem has to resort to using Dunk and March as evidence of Hughton's commitment to youth development, it underlines just how few opportunities CH gave the kids. Dunk had made 75 - that's 75 - league appearances before Hughton was appointed. March had made 30 league...

They did indeed.

:shrug: Tilley's only league appearance came at the meaningless last regular league game of the season at Middlesbrough at the end of the 2014-15 campaign.