Academy Success?

[Yankee_Jack]

Just how good is our academy in identifying, producing, and monetizing talent?

The latest report from CIES ranks 10 year production (2014 thru 2023) in terms of Monetization through transfer. Most profitable club academies worldwide - CIES Football Observatory

This is a global ranking and we are number 99 with 53€ million, 74% or 40€ million in the last five years ... Roberts, Rodon, James, and McBurnie being the biggest contributors (Swansea City - Most expensive departures). Note: players have to have been in the academy for 3+ years)

There are a few Championship clubs ranked above us: Leeds, Norwich, Sheff Utd, Leicester, Bristol City

Seems like we do a pretty good job. 99th in the world may not sound like much but there are a hell of a lot top clubs not making that list. In Europe alone, there are 5 top leagues of 20 clubs each that we are competing with: EPL, Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga, French League. And then the Mexican and South American premier leagues and the secondary premier leagues in Europe and Asia. So, guessing, we're in the top 10%, perhaps better.

 

[ivoralljack]

And just a reminder that under Cameron Toshack and Gary Richards (must never forget his contribution) our U21s won the League and Cup double beating the best in the country including those from the Premier League. Still baffles me why CT has never been given his chance with us.

 

[CroJack]

It seems that Dan James is finally fulfilling his potential as a goalscoring winger under Daniel Farke. In 1689 minutes of playing time this season, he has scored 8 goals and provided 5 assists, a goal contribution every 130 minutes.
At this rate he is on track to score 15 goals this season.

 

[jackodiamonds]

Cameron Toshack is in the running for the Notts County job

 

[ivoralljack]

Ouch!! But, if he gets the job and makes a success of it, it'll stand him in good stead for our job in the future. Good experience from which he should benefit as County is a decent outfit. Here's a crazy scenario though - if Williams makes a mess with us and Tosh is a resounding success at County, we might go looking to poach him, which would not best please them after us pinching Williams. If that actually happened I wouldn't blame Tosh one iota if he told us to get stuffed!

 

[jackodiamonds]

It's a good place to start for Tosh. His first EFL head coach appointment. Williams went from assistant to League Two head, seems like a reasonable career path. Plus he has the players to succeed. It might only have been lack of experience which kept him out of the running for the Swans job.

 

[ivoralljack]

It might only have been lack of experience which kept him out of the running for the Swans job.

Hr did have experience in the Premier League with Leeds; maybe not as head coach but certainly as one of the head honchos. And I reckon he'd have learned far more there than he ever did at the Swans. But my source at the Liberty who actually asked him about it was told that he thought he was too straight talking for the suits there, as I posted on another thread recently. If he's anything like his old man I believe that totally. Met John several times, once with LadyGG at the Liberty, and he doesn't mince his words. The owners seem to like 'yes-men' among their minions and Tosh Jr ain't one of them!