Quote Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue View Post
You have to admire the Brentford model, it's been amazing and seems pretty logical, other teams are obviously going to be copying it in various parts. I think we are already looking for failed young pros from the elite academies aren't we?
The Brentford model 'alone' wouldn't work for us.

We would soon be pissed off if we saw more and more Welsh youngsters heading to other clubs acedemies before they had an opportunity with us (because we wouldn't have an academy under the Brentford model).

The model works for them as there are loads of clubs with academies around them that they can't compete with. We have (or should have) limited competition when it comes to signing youth players for our acdemy from South Wales / South West.

In terms of a recruitment model a combination of
a well run academy and finding lower division gems would be good for us.

We seem to be stepping up with youth recruitment, which is promising.