He didn't come through our ranks: he was born in Coventry and came to us from Birmingham (he was previously an apprentice at QPR). He wasn't a teenager when he came to us either
I suppose the last local striker made good was Tommy Cook, who played for England while in Div 3 South. But that was more than 80 years ago, it's time we had another.
I'm not convinced of this no-sporting facilities argument. Surely more and better sporting facilities would encourage more...