And why do people believe that having a high number of *youth project* players dropping out or is a bad thing or suggests some sort of failure? From hundreds of academy players only 2-5 should made it for a club our ambition and compared to what we get in transfer fees (most of the time), the cost in wages and training is negligible IMO.

Problem is, were not getting the other 17-22, experienced players and relying on the youths too much.