Quote Originally Posted by thehumblegringo View Post
I don't think we should be criticized for taking Ralls and developing him and I don't think they should be criticized for how they've developed Mcburnie and particularly Dan James who was about 14 when he went to Swansea from Hull.

Either way they've spent a lot of time developing these players in their academy according to their philosophy and made a profit of £35 million ffs. How can anyone be sceptical of that!!
Players were 17 (James) and 19 (Mcburnie). They pretty much spent their time in other academies.

This shows that its useful being in the Premier league to scout younger players and have them playing in your U23 side.