Looks like another Academy spin in the paper... "In five months' time Bobby Robson will be able to call the Academy coaches and ask for one or two of the students to jump on a golf cart and join the first team squad for training."

That would explain a few recent performances, we are really a Golf team!

"Middlesbrough already boast one of the best training centres in Britain, and Sunderland are close to completing their own state-of-the-art single site facility at Whitburn."

Do we really want one then? Look what happened to them!

"If you look at the Chopras, the Ameobis, the Offiongs and Steven Taylor, who committed his future to the club earlier this week, then we are already producing top local talent," added Shepherd.

Chopra, Ameobi, Offiong... real border counties families :-)

Gotta be good news!

-- Anonymous, April 06, 2002

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5 months time - seems quite soon if the builders they employ are anything like the ones who are working on my house. My kitchen might be finished in 5 months time - dunno about the Academy.

I agree though Swift, it's great news.

-- Anonymous, April 06, 2002