Remember the mini-meltdown when two 16 year-olds left earlier this summer?
For the academy this window we have recruited;
Khianni Shombe (GK)
Sam Tabares (RB)
Noel Buck (Mid)
Brook Myers (Mid)
Kuryu Matsuki (Mid)
Romeo Akachukwu (Mid)
Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh (Mid)
Baylee Dipepa (Str)
Rory Macleod (Str)
Rento Takaoka (Str)
There's some serious talent in that lot, with Buck, Akachukwu, O'BW, Dipepa, and Matsuki in particular looking like excellent prospects.
And yesterday the u-21s beat Spurs - last season's Prem 2 champions - even without the four deadline-day signings, or Matsuki (on loan with Goztepe).
The academy is in very good hands at the moment it seems.