Alan Pardew claims there is a young Coloccini emerging from the youth ranks yet has shown almost zero interest in giving young players a chance.

The truth of Alan Pardew’s record in (not) developing young players at Newcastle and beyond.

A new report points strongly to investing in young players is more than ever a key success factor.

However, in terms of saving money in the long run, rather than going to France (Abeid), Holland (Krul) and Italy (Santon) for our youngsters, why not spend a little extra developing our own young players?