who got the best academy in London ? it must be hard to find or attract the best kids with so many club ..
Chelsea hoover up most of the best youth in London with mind blowing basic salaries
It doesn't help that ManCity follow up on smaller academies by buying up players slightly older who Chelsea missed - Jaden Sancho at QPR being a good example
After that Woolwich and us are pretty similar in strength, we were ahead 7-10 years ago but lost ground when no pathway was visible to first team and we lost young players - ex Spurs u 16 captain Noni Mandueke joining PSV for that reason, and at aged 18 starting to look a very good with 5 goals and 5 assists in the first team this season (circa 5 starts, 11 off bench).
So yes, very competitive to recruit youngsters in London - always been so.