WEST BROM legend Chris Brunt has returned to the club to become Under-23s assistant to Deon Burton.
WEST BROM legend Chris Brunt has returned to the club to become Under-23s assistant to Deon Burton.
MANCHESTER UNITED Under-18s coach Neil Ryan says winning is “just a bonus” for his side and that preparing players for senior football is the most important thing.
ENGLAND manager Gareth Southgate says young homegrown players are finally “getting their chance and showing their ability” in this country.
SWANSEA CITY have announced new Under-23 and U18s coaches in a major overhaul that follows the arrival of Mark Allen as the club’s new Academy Director last month.
ALL players under the age of 16 have been given the green light to return to Academies for training from March 8th and in matches from the weekend of 27/28th March.
LEWIS DICKMAN has been promoted to Academy Manager at Sunderland, with Stuart English joining from Birmingham City as Head of Coaching and Leann Cowperthwaite stepping up to become Head of Academy Operations.
FOLLOWING Scott Sellars' promotion to Technical Director at the start of this year, Jonathan Hunter-Barrett and Laura Nicholls have taken over the day-to-day running of the club's Category One Academy. They told TGG how they've been getting on.
WHEN EPPP was introduced in 2012, Bolton were one of the clubs awarded Category One status. Now they are in Cat 3 and a large number of experienced staff have departed.
ALMOST three quarters of players under the age of 23 who were released last season have said they were not given enough support by their clubs, according to research by ITV News.
RANGERS Academy Manager Craig Mulholland tells TGG that the club's new partnership with Orange County will offer excellent opportunities for player development on both sides.
EVERTON'S Head of Academy Coaching, Sean Lundon, has left the club after 21 years to work for Italian wearable tracking firm gpexe.
BRIGHTON Under-23s coach Simon Rusk has left the club after nine years to become manager of ambitious Conference Premier side Stockport County.