Like I say, they’re probably about on par with what we have done in the last few years. Fry, Tavernier, Coulson and Spence and in the same amount of time, we could name Pickford, Hume, Embleton, Robson, Kimpioka, Diamond, Asorro and Maja.
Now it’s fair to say that Boro have managed those players better than we have but I don’t agree that they have produced more. You could argue the players they have produced are at at better level than us but even then, we could point to Pickford and Maja performing at a higher level. I would then point to the lads coming in at a slighter younger age group and we are more than likely well ahead of the Boro. Huigull, Pye, Stephenson, Spencer, Sam Greenwood, Mumba etc are all at top PL and Championship clubs. Like I said, I’ve got close ties to Boro academy and beyond the likes of Nathan Wood and Nick Hood, there’s not many who are going to go beyond where they are at the moment which is mid-bottom half of the Championship.
