Garage Flower said:What's doing my head in is all the Arsenal fans who think they're on some moral high ground and actually believe they've created their team from scratch.
Apart from Wilshire (who I think is a local lad for them although I could be wrong!) haven't they just poached youngsters from around the continent (Fabregas, Clichey etc) or bought expensive youngsters for at least 10m (Nasri, Walcott)
That is NOT having a youth policy - snaring talented 15 year olds is far more damaging to the game then buying players at a premium rate.
City have more true acadamy players than Le Arsenal anyway so their stuck up cockney fans can get down from their high horse and fuck off
Wilshere, Gibbs, Lansbury and JET, all who have played this season, are from the youth academy, and started playing for the club from the age of 9.
Ashley Cole was also a youth academy product. People tend to ignore the facts about our youth academy, and go on little rants like you have. Pennant and Bentley were also youth products.
You'll be hearing about a few of our other youngsters too. One of them is named Chuks Aneke, and Wenger called him "technically complete" i.e. he has nothing to learn technique wise, and is only 16. He's got a huge future ahead of him, and expect to be hearing about him soon.