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  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 33,776
    2 League One now Leicester City have been relegated.
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,364
    So, despite being unable to crack this Cat 1 status, we consistently outperform Premier League clubs for academy productivity & development. Were ranked 7th for all 92 Prem & FL clubs and 1st for the 72 FL ones. Sometimes feels that we’re being blocked, so Cat 1 clubs can try and take advantage of us.
  • Crispywood
    Crispywood Posts: 2,076
    LargeAddick said:
    2 League One now Leicester City have been relegated.
    Methven talked about on the financial podcast he did about Leicester that they will likely have to downgrade to Cat 2 to start cutting costs 
  • JustFloydRoad
    JustFloydRoad Posts: 2,632
    edited May 8
    LargeAddick said:
    2 League One now Leicester City have been relegated.

    I did define current as being 25/26 but you have to include Burnely and Wolves as Championship clubs if we are talking about next season

    JustFloydRoad said:

    Adding Brentford* to the list 30 clubs now operate at Category One: 19 Premier League, 10 Championship and 1 League One. AFC Bournemouth now are the only 'current' (25/26**) Premier League club not to have Category One status.

    *- Yes I understand Brentford's status doesn't come into effect till 2026/27 season.


    **- Post states current as 25/26, from 26/27 Category One would be: 18 Premier League (figure will 19 again if Southampton/Middlesbrough win the playoffs), 11 Championship (Figure will fall to 9 if Southampton/Middlesbrough win the playoffs) and 2 League One***.

    Crispywood said:
    LargeAddick said:
    2 League One now Leicester City have been relegated.
    Methven talked about on the financial podcast he did about Leicester that they will likely have to downgrade to Cat 2 to start cutting costs 

    ***-Appreciate that, but nothing has been confirmed as of yet. If that were to happen Reading would remain the only League One side to have one.





  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,819
    edited May 8
    Fair play to Reading for maintaining top tier status.
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,384
    Two League One clubs there.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 71,903
    How have Brentford gone from just having a B team to Cat 1 status so quickly?
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 29,397
    killerandflash said:
    How have Brentford gone from just having a B team to Cat 1 status so quickly?
    Throwing money at it presumably.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 71,903
    aliwibble said:
    killerandflash said:
    How have Brentford gone from just having a B team to Cat 1 status so quickly?
    Throwing money at it presumably.
    They only got Cat 2 in June 2024. Seems ridiculous that you can go from zero to Cat 1 so quickly, just because you have lots of money to hire coaches and build facilities

    It's not just us, Millwall also in Cat 2 have a way better record than many of the Cat 1 clubs.


  • Crispywood
    Crispywood Posts: 2,076
    killerandflash said:
    How have Brentford gone from just having a B team to Cat 1 status so quickly?
    All based on facilities and staff etc rather than who’s actually got better academy outcomes 

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