Getting back to the youth team thread, all those who keep harping on about ACFC importing players and not developing local youngsters should note how successful ACFC's youth side is. Current champions no less. Already Oliver Sail, Mario Ilich and Nicolas Zambrano have made the step up into the senior team ranks as well. You can bet ACFC is keeping a close eye on the best of the youth squad as development players for the ASBP. So ACFC is doing a great job in developing young NZ talent.
Time will tell if they do or not but despite having lost only 1 Youth League game in 3 seasons I cant think of many if any players that have progressed to the Senior squad?
From last year's grand final there are none who have played a game for ACFC this season.
But 2 have played for Wanderers SC
Were these 2 really youth developed by Central / ACFC?
With Waitakere United they are a duopoly in the largest pool of talent in the country, so they can't really miss can they when it comes to assembling a strong youth squad . Are they really developing or simply attracting the cream?
How many have completed the path of Central thru to ACFC Youth
