Whatever the outcome of these long drawn out legal actions affecting us, it must be having a somewhat negative effect on our squad and staff, indeed of anyone who is employed by the club, let alone supporters. It must be having a negative effect by repeatedly being told your club is run by cheats (or worse).
For this reason we need to be keeping our own youngsters instead of being kind to rival clubs by loaning them out or selling them cheap.
That is a policy that has no impediment coming from the EPL rulers and developing our own players has always been popular anyway, so with our academy facilities then what have we to lose?