It frustrates me that we’ll continue to see likes of Obertan and Gouffran on the bench this season rather than youngsters, but it is starting to make sense.

Whatever happened to the Mike Ashley ‘plan’ of youth development at Newcastle United?

Latest research shows surprisingly that Newcastle are credited in the top 50 clubs for developing players for the Brazil World Cup.

The disgraceful reality of Newcastle United youth development under Alan Pardew and Mike Ashley.

Mark Scott wonders what ‘No Investment + Poor Coaching + Failed Youth Policy’ leads to?

When I saw a headline pop up from the official Newcastle United website, I hoped it was one of two things – neither of which sadly were very likely.

The headline of the club’s article was ‘Meet The New Boys’.

What is talent? What is important for a talent? How do you recognise talent? And how do you get the best out of talent?

Newcastle United are ahead of the game with successful youth development according to a new Europe-wide survey. United have a rating of 26.9% as ‘club-trained’ which is the fifth best in England and easily above the European average of 22.2%.