You make that sound like an eternity. He had his breakthrough 3 seasons ago. Have the other academies of Premier League teams been churning out star players since then?
Not every player on our books is going to make it. In fact, if 10% of them did we'd have the best youth system in the country.
How many other academies have turned out an England international striker in the last 3 or 4 years?
That's not really the point I'm making. None of our young players have developed whatsoever under Pardew, including the ones we've bought like Santon, Bigirimana etc.