Yes strange that isn't it. I keep checking the table in case I'm dreaming! Long may these good times continue!
No if my memory is right, Luke Shaw was spotted at a Southampton Tyro League team (Southampton youth sunday league) years ago, but I believe Jake Sinclair hailed from the satellite. And obviously, Spider came from across the channel
we have a centre of excellence there. with the old academy rules, half of our "live within an hour of the training ground" area is in the ocean so we are allowed a centre up there. why else do you think we've had so many welshies going through the academy?
There is a huge list I could reel off as the Bath satellite academy has proved very fruitful down the years for getting Welsh and South West youngsters. The most notable of which being Gareth Bale.