SOUTHAMPTON B are “in the middle of something really really powerful” after being crowned Premier League 2 Division 2 champions, according to coach Dave Horseman.

MANCHESTER CITY manager Pep Guardiola has hailed an “incredible achievement” after the club completed a ‘double hat-trick’ of Under-18 and Premier League 2 titles.

OLDHAM ATHLETIC have vowed to “continue to support” their Category Three Academy despite a fall in funding next season because they are remaining in the National League.

SCUNTHORPE UNITED owner David Hilton has granted a reprieve to the club’s Academy, just two weeks after announcing it would close.

JON GREY is ending his 45-year association with Swansea City and joining the Football Association of Wales as assistant for Wales Women.

JORGE RAFFO'S mission is to bring the culture of South American street football to European youth development. The results have been impressive, with the Argentine helping to develop Mykhailo Mudryk at Shakhtar Donetsk and turn Elche into one of the most productive Academies in La Liga

FORMER Stoke City manager Tony Pulis says English clubs are “not doing enough to protect” youngsters who are released from Academies and is lobbying the Premier League to introduce a “dual scholarship system.”

GARETH SOUTHGATE says he is concerned that the number of England-qualified players in certain positions in the Premier League is “deteriorating rapidly.”

WHEN Stuart Webber arrived at Norwich City in 2017, staff worked out of 49 Portakabins at the training ground. Now the Canaries have a state-of-the-art facility that is the envy of rivals. TGG was given a tour.

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE have secured £21m of investment to provide a permanent home for their Academy as they lay the foundations to go Category Two. Currently, the Academy staff operate out of club offices in Home Park and lease pitches owned by Plymouth City Council.

WHEN Ansoumane Konde's dreams of becoming a pro ended, he found he had nothing to showcase his unique experiences in the game. He decided to do something about it and the result is the Routes App - a digital record of a scholar's journey.

KENNY BROWN has been appointed permanent Academy Manager at West Ham, having held the job on an interim basis following the departure of Ricky Martin in November.