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Hit The Century!

Match against Everton was the 100th consecutive competitive match in which at least one academy graduate has started. Longest in Abramovich era.

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Can’t stress enough how satisfying it is witnessing them come through, and in the first-team starting line-up on merit (long overdue).
All come through in their different ways, journeys and challenges.

Always have been and always will be proud of them.

posted on 10/3/21

You even signed my cat a couple of years ago

posted on 10/3/21

You promised him Premier League football.

posted on 10/3/21

I see the envy is palpable

comment by Blarmy (U14547)

posted on 10/3/21

Have you seen your youth on loan list currently Boris

Appear to be copying our model

posted on 10/3/21

Their's nothing worse than a bored Boris !

posted on 10/3/21

comment by HarlequinHebdo (U16981)
posted 51 minutes ago
Their's nothing worse than a bored Boris !
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True

Nevertheless, you do have about 100 players on your books if you include the loanees.

Maybe we are copying your business model.

comment by Blarmy (U14547)

posted on 10/3/21

Its mostly to make money. I cant defend it from a traditional view of academies and youth teams

Many of them get careers out of it though

posted on 10/3/21

comment by Blarmy (U14547)
posted 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
Have you seen your youth on loan list currently Boris

Appear to be copying our model
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And have been for several years

posted on 11/3/21

comment by Blarmy (U14547)
posted 18 hours, 23 minutes ago
Its mostly to make money. I cant defend it from a traditional view of academies and youth teams

Many of them get careers out of it though
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Should actually be another reason to praise it. We have several academy graduates who have gone on to make a fantastic living in the pl or other professional leagues. People use it as a stick to beat us with but the Loan system has helped several players get good careers

posted on 11/3/21

comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 1 day, 2 hours ago
You even signed my cat a couple of years ago
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Only to stop you buying him

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