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All the gear, no idea ?

I was born in 71, but my love for the Albion didn't flower until about 86, so I never saw Ward play. We didn't exactly develop Ward though did we ? We signed him as a 20 year old in 1975, and he was in the 1st team later that same season. That doesn't really count as a home-grown or DS talent...

I'd have been about 12 or 13 then. I vaguely remember the player but wasn't aware he came through the ranks at the Albion. Looks like he had a reasonable journeyman career mostly around the lower leagues. I guess that really is just about the best striker we've ever produced! Depressing.

I'm still waiting for the day we actually produce a striker from the DS capable of playing League football to a decent standard. Its never happened in my lifetime

Goldson was not a product of our DS though. He'd already played over a hundred games for Shrewsbury and captained them, so was already "battle hardened". Playing competitive football in L2 week in, week out , is an ENTIRELY different proposition to playing for the stiffs alongside and against...