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• MG, genuine question out of interest: how many of those 41 Academy players have actually become regular PL players? Nick Cox says that it's 35 by the way. Interesting exit chat here: https://www.manutd.com/en/news/inside-the-academy-nick-cox-column-reflecting-on-manchester-united-departure-september-2025 This high level of Man-U Academy debutants is actually an embedded piece of the club's history: 249 debutants since Christmas 1931 'represents roughly half of the players who have ever played for our great club and it’s an incredible statistic' https://www.manutd.com/en/news/inside-the-academy-nick-cox-reflects-on-omari-forson-senior-debut Paul Tait. Not our Paul Tait I believe. But what has happened to our Paul Tait?...
  Paul Griffiths in Everton Academy finally gets a shake-up
• We can only hope this works out well. It may take some time but the rewards could be worth waiting for.rnrnI just hope I live long enough to see any rewards. 41 players is impressive, but how many of them were actually any good?rnrnFingers crossed this move produces positive results ...
  Annika Herbert in Everton Academy finally gets a shake-up
• Michael #17, all you could ever want to know about Nick Cox\'s priorities, metrics for success, methods and willingness to change a club\'s youth ecosystem is contained in this profile in The New York Times/The Athletic profile from 2024, when he was still running and reworking United\'s Academy: rnrnhttps://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5428831/2024/04/22/manchester-united-academy-players/rnrnIt\'s behind a paywall but if you wanted to read and excerpt it, I\'m sure you\'ll be able to.rnrnOf course you remain to be convinced. We all do. The Academy is yet another aspect of an overall TFG plan that likely will take years to carry through and execute. And you\'re right, it won\'t be a matter of a season or three. This is a long, slow process necessitated by a decade or more of neglect.rnrnWhat I\'m convinced of is that TFG have hired the right man to rebuild the Academy into a foundational piece of the club\'s eventual success. ...
  Mike Gaynes in Everton Academy finally gets a shake-up
• Tony,rnrnGood post mate,and a good point on experience.rnYou will know what it\'s like when a team grow together and garner the \"you fight one you have to fight eleven.\"spirit.rnYour right though.The Utd team of kids were exceptional and a one off really.rn...
  John Collins in Everton Academy finally gets a shake-up
• France will take some beating. They basically outplayed Morocco who looked half decent on the break early but had no plan \'B\' once France scored.rnrnQuestion--why are these national teams not wearing national team shirts when there is no clash of colors. It\'s happened in quite a few games with different teams....
  Tom Bowers in The 2026 World Cup — Quarter-Finals
• Rather play Norway & argies than France or Spain. rnBest chance to get to a world cup final. rnrnSpain not let a goal in yet, so would be a much tougher game for France.rnrnrnrnrnrnrn...
  David West in The 2026 World Cup — Quarter-Finals