FORMER Luton and Norwich Academy Manager Gregg Broughton explains how we should judge the relative merits of Academies.

FORMER Blackburn and Newcastle winger Scott Sellars tells TGG about his work at Wolves' renowned Academy.

MK DONS Head of Coaching Steve Brown, one of the original auditors under the EPPP system, has questioned why Academy performance data is not put in the public domain by the Premier League and EFL.

HERE is the second edition of our annual Academy Productivity Rankings - the only such publicly-available resource in the country.

GARETH SOUTHGATE has said “we can’t allow the trend to continue” after the number of England-qualified players starting in the Premier League hit an all-time low last weekend.

FORMER MK Dons manager Dan Micciche has been appointed as the Under-15 boss at Arsenal.

AZ ALKMAAR have installed a foot squash court and teqball tables at their Academy and are getting youngsters to organise ‘deliberate play’ tournaments every month.

FORMER England international Steve Stone has been appointed as Burnley Under-23 boss.

THE future of Everton’s Academy Head of Recruitment Martin Waldron - father of Academy Director Joel - hangs in the balance after the club was found guilty of tapping up a former Cardiff City schoolboy in 2016.

KEN GILLARD has been put in temporary charge of Arsenal Under-18s following the departure of Kwame Ampadu to Monaco.

CREWE say the suspension of Foundation Phase coach Carl Everall is “totally unconnected” to his role at the club.

WEST HAM have suspended Under-18 coach Mark Phillips after he tweeted about attending a march organised by the Democratic Football Lads Alliance.