"The odds of people coming through academies and making it as a fully fledged pro is 0.01 percent, something crazy," he says.
"Look, Rubin and Isaak haven't made it – I've told them both that. I told them the hard work starts now.i) It's always a bit funny when UK players are called cr*p online considering they're the best 0.01% in the UK"Winning for us, in the grand scheme of things, is Rubin Colwill making his debut, Isaak Davies being in the squad, that is winning for this football club," he says.
"We just have to keep working hard and we are by no means done yet. We are working round the clock, grafting to make sure we make this football club better from within.
ii) Winning youth games means you play harder youth teams which helps development, but success at youth level is always about how many make the first team and have good careers.
iii) Neil Harris clearly has some strengths - I wonder if he's one who is better suited to being a youth manager? There are some mid-level or worse managers (Lee Johnson the classic example) who are just waiting for youth manager to be considered as prestigious a role in order to have their best career.