SeagullCrow
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- May 9, 2008
- 556
The Albion are likely to loan five or six different young players to Championship clubs next season. It completely blows my mind that the likes of Blackburn, Derby, Leeds, and QPR are turning to Brighton and Hove Albion to break in our youth players. It wasn't that long ago that the boot was on the other foot and we could only dream of taking their players on loan.
By my reckoning, we have the following:
Blackburn - Christian Walton
Derby - Rumoured to be after Matt Clarke
Leeds - Ben White
Millwall - Jayson Molumby
QPR - Jan Mlakar
Several Championship clubs appear to be interested in Aaron Connolly too
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We often berate the academy for not having a constant flow of youth players coming through into the first team. We might see one or two breaking through into the first team under Potter this season, but irrespective of whether this happens the fact that we will have so many players plying their trade in the Championship is real progress.
Like many others, I am concerned about our first team's ability to secure our Premier League status in the short to medium term. However, should we be more optimistic about our longer-term prospects given the proliferation of our young players in the Championship?
By my reckoning, we have the following:
Blackburn - Christian Walton
Derby - Rumoured to be after Matt Clarke
Leeds - Ben White
Millwall - Jayson Molumby
QPR - Jan Mlakar
Several Championship clubs appear to be interested in Aaron Connolly too
[Tweet] 1156277367511375873 [/Tweet]
We often berate the academy for not having a constant flow of youth players coming through into the first team. We might see one or two breaking through into the first team under Potter this season, but irrespective of whether this happens the fact that we will have so many players plying their trade in the Championship is real progress.
Like many others, I am concerned about our first team's ability to secure our Premier League status in the short to medium term. However, should we be more optimistic about our longer-term prospects given the proliferation of our young players in the Championship?
