Season › 2011-12 › News Is It Time English Football Set-Up An Elite Academy League? Michael Kenrick , 7 May, 0comments | Jump to most recent Let?s be brutally honest for a moment: football at a reserve level is in a state of disrepair. Teams are littered with players banished from the first-team, those who are recovering from injury or simply those who can no longer continue their development in the academy. The games are played at a monotonous pace in front of a handful of people, with players almost looking embarrassed upon hearing the subdued reaction when they score. Reserve football is so far removed from the intensity and atmosphere of the Premier League that clubs prefer to send their most promising youngsters out on loan, thus saving them from growing stale in such an uninspiring environment. » Read the full article at FootballFanCast.com About these ads