[Salopbaggie]

Just what IS the point of an academy?
Louise Barry ('wonderkid') rejects contract offer and leaves
https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/foo...west-brom/

There is no point, unless you are a top club, so the lure away is not so appealing. The academy must cost millions and what do we get back in return, players going overseas for a couple of hundred thousand. Scrap the academy and put the money into the women's and powerball teams. No point putting it into general funds, as it will only end up overseas.