Comments on: Middlesbrough’s Academy of North-East Starlets

By: mark

mark — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:07:52 +0000

I believe that you are wrong.

By: mike

mike — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:28:44 +0000

I believe Downing was developed at Arsenal's academy.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:46:34 +0000

I couldn't say for sure recently. But I'd say West Ham maybe? They seem to produce good talent, especially their heralded academy class which they ultimately had to sell off.

By: Shaun

Shaun — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:18:58 +0000

Tom Craddock is at loan at Luton not Norwich. Jonathan Grounds is at Norwich.

By: TLR

TLR — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:32:37 +0000

Its a shame the national media and TV have a constant obsession with the “big 4″. Middlesbrough FC never seem to get any credit or positive media coverage about being a club that still tries to run itself in the traditional way… bringing through local talent, giving young English players a chance, being a club of the community and for the community, and having a locally born chairman whose loyal to his managers. While most other clubs are selling thier souls to foreign ownership and increasingly detaching themselves from the communities those clubs once thrived off – at least there's at least one club left that still tries to hold the old traditional values to heart. Well done Boro.