Our neighbours Bristol City - have show

Our neighbours Bristol City - have shown us the way too. The Robins just banked circa £24m from Bournemouth for the sale of attacking midfielder Alex Scott.

Only five years ago we paid them £10m for Reid!

And, you have to ask, how shrewd have Swansea been in the markets and nurturing their own players via their academy?

Rodon, Roberts and Allen have all gone for inflated money over the years.

McBurnie and Daniel James were youngsters bought from Bradford City and Hull City for peanuts and sold for circa £40m-plus.

Home-grown defender Ben Davies was sold to Tottenham in 2014 with Iceland attacking midfielder Gylfi Sigurosson coming the other way in a player plus cash arrangement.

Sigurosson stayed three years in West Wales before being sold to Everton in a club-record deal worth a potential £45m.

And last week's transfer of Piroe to Leeds is another triumph. Swansea paid PSV £1m for the striker two years ago - and have now sold him in a deal worth up to £15m, if Leeds get promoted.

Swansea banked £12m up front, although there is a 33.33% kick-back (£4m) to PSV on the deal. Never-the-less, great business.

The Swans will also be earning a right coin, when, as expected, defender Nathan Wood joins Southampton before the window closes

And the money is going to the USA LOL

And the money is going to the USA LOL

The point is both Bristol's and Swansea's academy are miles better than ours and have been for a long time.

It's a big concern how our academy hasn't produced any good players for a while.

The only one who has had potential is Rubin Colwill. He has struggled to get into the first team but will now get his chance this season with Erol Bulut. But if Colwill doesn't do well this season, he'll be another that will leave.

And the money is going to the USA LOL

The point is both Bristol's and Swansea's academy are miles better than ours and have been for a long time.

It's a big concern how our academy hasn't produced any good players for a while.

The only one who has had potential is Rubin Colwill. He has struggled to get into the first team but will now get his chance this season with Erol Bulut. But if Colwill doesn't do well this season, he'll be another that will leave.

Exactly Ned.

Like anything you need a bit of luck, plus it doesn’t help that cat 1 academy’s can pinch all our quality youngsters which has happened recently. All seems a bit pointless really. We’ve sold some players for good money like zahore, we sold Reid on for more money, Mason to wolves etc. Apart from a small group of clubs with lucky transfers the majority of the championship can’t hold onto to quality long enough to get the big transfers.

And the money is going to the USA LOL

The point is both Bristol's and Swansea's academy are miles better than ours and have been for a long time.

It's a big concern how our academy hasn't produced any good players for a while.

The only one who has had potential is Rubin Colwill. He has struggled to get into the first team but will now get his chance this season with Erol Bulut. But if Colwill doesn't do well this season, he'll be another that will leave.

Our academy has produced players only for them to be poached that's the reality.

Like anything you need a bit of luck, plus it doesn’t help that cat 1 academy’s can pinch all our quality youngsters which has happened recently. All seems a bit pointless really. We’ve sold some players for good money like zahore, we sold Reid on for more money, Mason to wolves etc. Apart from a small group of clubs with lucky transfers the majority of the championship can’t hold onto to quality long enough to get the big transfers.

Agree .

And the money is going to the USA LOL

The point is both Bristol's and Swansea's academy are miles better than ours and have been for a long time.

It's a big concern how our academy hasn't produced any good players for a while.

The only one who has had potential is Rubin Colwill. He has struggled to get into the first team but will now get his chance this season with Erol Bulut. But if Colwill doesn't do well this season, he'll be another that will leave.

Our academy has produced players only for them to be poached that's the reality.

Bollocks we've produced little and coaching have developed little. How many player'shave we turned over for profit although huge profit? At the end of the day those players mentioned above have performed massively in the first team. Which obviously generates better teams interest which ultimately generate better transfer deals. Our first team have generated jack shit for years and youth even less so how can we expect anybig transfer deals?

And the money is going to the USA LOL

The point is both Bristol's and Swansea's academy are miles better than ours and have been for a long time.

It's a big concern how our academy hasn't produced any good players for a while.

The only one who has had potential is Rubin Colwill. He has struggled to get into the first team but will now get his chance this season with Erol Bulut. But if Colwill doesn't do well this season, he'll be another that will leave.

Our academy has produced players only for them to be poached that's the reality.

Bollocks we've produced little and coaching have developed little. How many player'shave we turned over for profit although huge profit? At the end of the day those players mentioned above have performed massively in the first team. Which obviously generates better teams interest which ultimately generate better transfer deals. Our first team have generated jack shit for years and youth even less so how can we expect anybig transfer deals?

Ypu both make good points; our best players have been poached, however those that are left cannot say they've been given 'fair' opportunity...

It's a sad fact that at our club, we don't appear ready to give youth a chance; and I include a large contingent of our support in that...