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Wonder if there’s any youth team players that will now be offered contracts.

I understand it’s confirmed that the club is going to be rejoining the EFL academy system. That means quite a lot of additional funding coming in the door for the development of young players. And I’m also told that it includes some extra EFL funding for any home grown players in the first team squad based on appearances.

I have it on good authority that there’s been a lot of preparation going on at the academy in advance of them getting back their EFL funded status. And that they’ve been trialling young players from other clubs with a view to offering them contracts in the new youth set up. Hearing that parents of existing academy players have become bothered that players from other clubs are being looked at ahead of their kids. Those parents have been paying for the privilege of being in the academy during the time we’ve been non-league, so their disappointment is perhaps understandable. But at the end of the day is understandable. But let’s face it, if there are young players available from places like Forest or Sheffield, who have grown up in their academies, they are likely to better than what we have had in our academy over the last 6 seasons.

Great to see we are going to have some progress on youth though

They took between 5000 and 6000 to the 2022 final at West Ham where there was a stink about ticket prices. I assume they’ll take more to Wembley this time, although they are also in the Trophy final a week later. Be interesting which game will attract the out and out days trippers most.

Rolled back in to Tibby at 5.30am from Anfield after listening to the Stones for the third, and best time. I say listening 'cos seated half way up the Kop I was too far away to see owt. The sound though was superb, clear, strong, just like Jagger's voice which shows no sign of wear and tear.

I urge anybody who can manufacture an opportunity to catch the next concert to do so. It might be the Last Time. It is literally unforgettable.

Harsh to judge when this is the most I’ve seen of him but I wouldn’t touch him with a barge pole. Playing like he knows he’ll be in the EFL next season regardless of todays result.