Wes and Reece had a dad who was active in getting local lads to play football and off the streets.
Welbeck, who's also been mentioned, had parents who were social workers and if Danny hadn't made it as a player he'd have probably gone to Uni like his brothers.
Kids can and do break out of bad situations, and being poor or living in a poor area isn't necessarily a bad situation, but it isn't easy, even for the ones who've got a special talent. Morrison couldn't ditch his mates (or even from the sounds of it some of his family) and it seems like he couldn't get his head round the idea of sacrificing something now to get something later. Well, you know what, a lot of people can't. Even people brought up in better environments than him.
Anyway, if he makes it at Birmingham, and beyond, good luck to him. If he doesn't, maybe it'll help some other kids to see that talent is nothing, without the effort to back it up.