Head of academy at Leeds United is convinced more first team stars are on the way.
Leeds United’s head of academy Paul Hart has promised more young players will make their way into the first team.
Speaking to the West Riding FA, Hart insisted the club are blessed with talent, which is all down to the hard work of the scouting department.
He said: “I can think back to ’63 when Lorimer, Gray, Hunter, Cooper, Madeley, Reaney all came through, and in my first spell we had a very fruitful five years.
“That’s continuing now, and I can speak with authority to say that the future is bright. I’m very pleased with what it’s looking like.
“We have Terry Potter here, who works his magic in this area. We have a great record of recruiting inner-city boys, and he (Potter) seems to pluck them out of nowhere. We know that the first place to start is your own city, and as long as we’re here Leeds boys will know that they have a chance at this football club”
Hart’s words are encouraging for supporters who long for their great tradition of producing players to continue,
He was appointed earlier in the season as a replacement for Neil Redfearn, who helped Charlie Taylor, Sam Byram, Alex Mowatt and Lewis Cook all progress to the first team.
Lewie Coyle has since made the step up, while Bailey Peacock-Farrell has been on the bench in recent months, and Hart’s confident pledge that they can continue this, bodes well for a club which has had a tough time over the past decade in terms of results on the pitch.
Hart himself has a proven track record, working in the same role at Leeds back in the 1990s and helping the likes of Paul Robinson, Jonathan Woodgate and Alan Smith become first team stars.
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