What is the point of our academy?

[Bald Barry Bastad]

The academy has only been going in its current form for a few years and it takes time to produce the right level of talent to move up to the first team. There are some excellent prospects coming along now under Bellamy etc and in a couple of years we should reap the benefit. Patience is required, which is something that is in short supply in our current position. You cant just chuck them in at the deep end though.

I agree with not throwing them in the deep end but we've heard this over and over again over the years. When are we going to see actual evidence rather than hearsay? As it is the academy is a failure and will continue to be so until we actually see one of these players break into the first team!