Crew & Biancheri have been deemed good enough as teenagers to be signed by Premier League sides. Crew is already in Leeds' under 21 team and trained with their seniors, Biancheri was training with our seniors as a 16 year old, it's not beyond us to produce a serious talent. This crop of Cardiff players make up the bulk of a successful Wales u17s side
Rjk's right, 40k a year is what 400k if you've had them from 6 to 16? How much has been spent on their development in that time? It's a ridiculous rule shafting smaller clubs