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Yet they will have made enough money on the sales to pay for the youth setup for a few years. Academies aren't just about producing first team players, it's just as much about creating a steady income

Just out of interest though john have any clubs made a viable go of a youth team over a longer period of time than a couple of years?
West brom are finally seeing a couple of decent players come through after decades. Chelsea stole one of them for peanuts. Saido looks tasty but is in reality being over hyped. Apart from economies of scale for large clubs I think it's a false rd for most clubs to ........blah blah . Haven't i/ we been down this rd before?