As Premier League clubs pay dafter and dafter amounts for players I have never heard of - and in some cases will probably never hear of again - I was reminded of this recent article from the Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/football...demy-graduates-arsenal-illusion-flawed-system One particularly interesting fact is that Arsenal have an academy in 30 different countries!
The Jocks are doing something interesting, where the big clubs will make their youngsters available, and then lower league clubs will pick from them in a draft, similar to how the NFL or NHL operate.