I was just thinking about players that we have brought through from our youth team over the years who have actually made it in the side and have been successful.  There isn't many that i can think of but recently we seem to be having a greater success than in the past.  Who would you say has been a success and does taking a 16/17 year old from another club count as our own or not?

 

Ross Tokely - obvious choice but was snatched from Huntly when he was 17?

 

Richard Hastings - Not sure of his background before ICT but seeing as he joined us very early on in our existence and he was our record youngest player for so long he has to be in the running.

 

Graeme Shinnie - Where did he play before us?

 

Grant Munro and Nick Ross have also made a mark in the first team and done well,  and now we have Ryan Christie.

 

 

 

I'm sure Richard Hastings played for Nairn before us.  Presumably he was the last ICT player to play against the old clubs as well.  

 

Michael Fraser came through our youth system as well I think, who eventually made to be number 1 keeper (despite not being very good!).

Shinnie had been released by Aberdeen and joined us 15/16 i think. 

Shane Sutherland, although not very good scored a cracker of a goal against Celtic

Shane has the bustle but, well, perhaps lacks the finish.

 

Comments please?

Shinnie had been released by Aberdeen and joined us 15/16 i think.

This is not correct. Graeme came through the ranks at Dyce Boys Club which is the top boys club in Aberdeen. Boys who don't get picked up by Aberdeen ( ie Graeme and Stuart Armstrong) invariably end up at Dyce and/or Albion Boys Club. AFC have had a major review of their scouting having missed out on the aforementioned prospects. There's also a major gnashing of teeth going on at the moment given the fact they missed out on Ryan Gauld and John Soutar who grew up in AFC scouting zone.

I know one of the AFC youth scouts and the amount of money and time spent scouting for youth talents is incredible. I'm surprised Dyce or Albion can get anywhere near the level of Aberdeen youths with all the players the Dons snap up from primary age onwards.