Who was the last player...

[FatTony]

from the youth academy to make it as a premiership regular (and I'm not talking about 16/17/18 years nabbed from around the world).

This doesn't just have to be someone who's made it into our 11 as that will be going back many, many years.

[nebbers]

Warnock? Mellor? Guthrie?

[PTP]

imo probably warnock was the last 1st "regular" to make the step up from youth team - academy - to 1st team

[FatTony]

I could only think of Warnock myself, but wasn't sure if he was a Blackburn regular.

[Norbs]

Apply the same question to Man U, Chelsea and Arsenal

[Darkon]

Warnock would be a shot, at least for 2 seasons he was sort of regular.

Other than that it would have to be Gerrard...

[Elvoz]

Apply the same question to Man U, Chelsea and Arsenal

i think its because manure and chelsea can afford to buy who they want its why he is asking

very defensive you pal eh

[FatTony]

very defensive you pal eh

Just a bit!

[Parm]

Apply the same question to Man U, Chelsea and Arsenal

Well I dont recall any chav youth players coming through since Terry
as for Arsenal, if you take out the lads bought from around the world, then you'd looking at Hoyte and Cole
for the Mancs, it's the likes of Brown, OShea and possibly Foster. But they have had a lot of young players turn up around the leagues. Think Fergie does tell them when they first join the club that they may not make it as first team regualrs at utd, but will defo be first team quality elsewhere.

[Le Chef]

Well I dont recall any chav youth players coming through since Terry
as for Arsenal, if you take out the lads bought from around the world, then you'd looking at Hoyte and Cole
for the Mancs, it's the likes of Brown, OShea and possibly Foster. But they have had a lot of young players turn up around the leagues. Think Fergie does tell them when they first join the club that they may not make it as first team regualrs at utd, but will defo be first team quality elsewhere.

More or less spot on but that Jonny Evans for Man Ut was a first tema regular for Sunderland last year and he is only around 21.

The Chavs - Didn't carlton Cole come thro the ranks ?

[FatTony]

Well I dont recall any chav youth players coming through since Terry
as for Arsenal, if you take out the lads bought from around the world, then you'd looking at Hoyte and Cole
for the Mancs, it's the likes of Brown, OShea and possibly Foster. But they have had a lot of young players turn up around the leagues. Think Fergie does tell them when they first join the club that they may not make it as first team regualrs at utd, but will defo be first team quality elsewhere.

Fletchers playing a bit now as well.

[Resu]

Guthrie is good player. He`d probably play a few games if he played in any other position than CM.

[Shaggy]

United bought Foster from Stoke.

[Norbs]

Just a bit!

Sorry, I wasn't meant to sound defensive, it's just there's a **** load of LFC negativity and pessimism on here at the moment.

I took your question as a knock against our academy, but I haven't seen that many come through theirs either. One second the fans are almost demanding that we win the league this season, the next we're questioning why we haven't brought players through. The answer's in the first part part of that sentence, we haven't got the time to bed them in these days.

[Rich]

More or less spot on but that Jonny Evans for Man Ut was a first tema regular for Sunderland last year and he is only around 21.

The Chavs - Didn't carlton Cole come thro the ranks ?

Carlton Cole?