Both of these players though are fine examples of our academy though - proof that even if you don't quite make it for City, chances are you'll 'fall short' and still end up an upper championship player/lower prem player and earn a very good living. I'd be pretty happy with a (hypothetical) son of mine going City, even if I knew his chances of getting into the first team are slim. If he did, great, you've won the lottery, if not then chances are instead of winning the rollover lottery draw he'll just win a couple of million instead. Not really a bad compromise is it?
Agree wholeheartedly with this. Saw some numbers a few years ago of how many players from the Ajax academy ply their trade in football on some level and it was amazing to see. Definitely increases the attractiveness of our academy if City can show that there's a future in football for more people than the stars.
And... I mean... Trippier is, regardless, one of the 10-20 best English right backs in the country right now. Even though he may not reach stardom, it's no small feat. I've never been top 20 in my country on anything except perhaps masturbation but that's it.