The generic transfer thread

[leww_rfc]

McEachran, Bertrand, Chalobah, Bruma, Van Aanholt, John Terry etc....not to mention the likes of Scott Sinclair, Jack Cork etc....

How many of those went on to be regular Chelsea players?

This the same Bruma and Van Aanholt who looked utterly out of their depth against Long and Kebe last April?

and the same Scott Sinclair whos only had one good season with one team in the 2nd tier?

[Tredder]

Gabbidon - IN YOUR FACE

[Friday's Legacy]

Gabbidon - IN YOUR FACE

oh dear. it does make you wonder what those billionaire owners are playing at. there is little chance qpr can stay up with that squad and new signings like gabbidon. when i heard he'd signed for someone on the radio i immediately assumed it was for a top end championship club. i was right.

[No Fixed Abode]

McEachran, Bertrand, Chalobah, Bruma, Van Aanholt, John Terry etc....not to mention the likes of Scott Sinclair, Jack Cork etc....

How many of those went on to be regular Chelsea players?

Of course, Reading have the best Youth Policy going

Give the players I mentioned a chance!

[Friday's Legacy]

McEachran, Bertrand, Chalobah, Bruma, Van Aanholt, John Terry etc....not to mention the likes of Scott Sinclair, Jack Cork etc....

How many of those went on to be regular Chelsea players?

Of course, Reading have the best Youth Policy going

Give the players I mentioned a chance!

reading has arguably the best academy in the country right now, most definitely outside the premiership but tell me one in the premiership that is producing better players at the rate we are?

[Big Foot]

How many of those went on to be regular Chelsea players?

Of course, Reading have the best Youth Policy going

Give the players I mentioned a chance!

reading has arguably the best academy in the country right now, most definitely outside the premiership but tell me one in the premiership that is producing better players at the rate we are?

City
Villa
Liverpool
Arsenal
United

[cmonurz]

'Most effective' might be a better phrase. United will churn players out who won't get near the team, City likewise (I couldn't name one for certain, Onuoha?), Liverpool yes but it's only recently with Spearing, Flanagan and Robinson.

[Big Foot]

Most effective, you mean us bringing through the likes of Jake Taylor and Obita is more effective than the likes of Micah Richards, Albrighton, Gabby Agbonlahor etc?

Please

[Hoop Blah]

How many of those went on to be regular Chelsea players?

This the same Bruma and Van Aanholt who looked utterly out of their depth against Long and Kebe last April?

and the same Scott Sinclair whos only had one good season with one team in the 2nd tier?

Nah, this is the Scott Sinclair that Chelsea bought from Bristol Rovers as a 16 year old. Hardly a product of their youth program.

[cmonurz]

Most effective, you mean us bringing through the likes of Jake Taylor and Obita is more effective than the likes of Micah Richards, Albrighton, Gabby Agbonlahor etc?

Please

I thought you were better than making such gimpish comparisons. If you are going back to Richards and Agbonlahor breaking through then why are you not talking about Karacan and Pearce, both of whom, like the City and Villa players, have been regular first-teamers.

[sheshnu]

Most effective, you mean us bringing through the likes of Jake Taylor and Obita is more effective than the likes of Micah Richards, Albrighton, Gabby Agbonlahor etc?

Please

Whilst I agree that there are several 'Premier League' clubs with academies on a par with Reading's: how many of them have sold one of their 'products' for £7 million+ ?

I'm being facetious of course but please don't belittle "our" club's tremendous efforts.

[Platypuss]

Most effective, you mean us bringing through the likes of Jake Taylor and Obita is more effective than the likes of Micah Richards, Albrighton, Gabby Agbonlahor etc?

Please

Whilst I agree that there are several 'Premier League' clubs with academies on a par with Reading's: how many of them have sold one of their 'products' for £7 million+ ?

Sunderland?
Newcastle?

[Whore Jackie]

In the Championship, Middlesbrough's academy is very highly regarded.

[Hoop Blah]

Most effective, you mean us bringing through the likes of Jake Taylor and Obita is more effective than the likes of Micah Richards, Albrighton, Gabby Agbonlahor etc?

Please

Whilst I agree that there are several 'Premier League' clubs with academies on a par with Reading's: how many of them have sold one of their 'products' for £7 million+ ?

I'm being facetious of course but please don't belittle "our" club's tremendous efforts.

What's the bigger achievement, producing the odd gem and selling them or producing a number of players who go on to be consistent performers in the top flight?

'Boro (Prem at the time of development), Villa and Southampton are other top academies that could quite happily claim to top ours.

I agree we shouldn't belittle what they're doing though, but at the same time it's best to keep some realism too.

[papereyes]

Most effective, you mean us bringing through the likes of Jake Taylor and Obita is more effective than the likes of Micah Richards, Albrighton, Gabby Agbonlahor etc?

Please

I thought you were better than making such gimpish comparisons. If you are going back to Richards and Agbonlahor breaking through then why are you not talking about Karacan and Pearce, both of whom, like the City and Villa players, have been regular first-teamers.

Not really wanting to get too involved, but Villa's academy has consistently produced players that have gone into their first team or at least hung around the Premiership. While 'stars' have not been quite so forthcoming (Agbonlahor probably the best player), they regularly churn out one or two Premiership quality players a year.

We are nowhere near that.

[No Fixed Abode]

How many of those went on to be regular Chelsea players?

Of course, Reading have the best Youth Policy going

Give the players I mentioned a chance!

reading has arguably the best academy in the country right now, most definitely outside the premiership but tell me one in the premiership that is producing better players at the rate we are?

[leww_rfc]

Well can you?

[Row Z Royal]

Well can you?

7 have been listed above.

[roadrunner]

It isn't the best academy but it's certainly more fruitful to it's first team than any other I can think of at the moment. How many other clubs have as many academy graduates in their first team line-up and squad as we do currently?

[Tails]

We have an academy doing its fair share - more than can be said of most academies.