Search results

Why is it clueless to suggest that geography, money and/or reputation is a major factor in producing players? No. I'm saying certain academies can afford to offer better deals to better players, thus a better success rate in talent turned out. There is nothing to suggest that Walcott would...

Well, I think Moses and Zaha would have been professional footballers without the help of Palace. Just so happens that they are the highest ranked side in London behind the usual suspects, a large pool of players and allowing a greater chance of first team football without expensive imports...

I'm arguing the wrong point and erring towards homegrown. They nabbed him off Swindon, didn't they? Granted, he was very young when they did that, but I don't see him as being a product of the Southampton academy.

What is the success rate for a year of scholars? Very low, I would imagine. Southampton had a bit of a purple patch, but not sure how many were local boys. Certainly the likes of Walcott were brought in from elsewhere.