You are correct, other than the fact we had Jagz from the age of 15, so I would always class Jags as one off our production line....but my point is that since 2004 we have been paying Brooks a wage (along with all the rest of the academy)... We invest money in them, like we have for Heneghan. why else would we give Brooks a contract if he was not seen as "one for the future" I can guarantee we didn't sign Brooks out of sympathy.
I'm trying to get across the point that buying (or even snapping up) young talent is part of our DNA it is one of the few things United get praised for outside of Sheffield. Truly bogles my mind that fans would moan about signing "one for the future" given our track record in developing young players. Also worth pointing out Wilder wanted Heneghan, that alone should be enough, but some still question it.