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We picked up Barnes pretty late didn't we? Normally our kids are with us since they're in their early teens, or we get sign them from other clubs when they're around 16. But Barnes was only playing for his school team when we signed him up, if I'm not mistaken.
Just a question to Tony or anyone else in the know - do you reckon a player like Barnes would have been more developed at this stage, had he been with the academy of a professional club from an earlier age? Or am I misinformed, and was he actually part of another academy or school of excellence?
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