A very good podcast. Rainey comes a cross as a really decent bloke and on the ball regarding youth development too. The stuff about admin was an eye opener. It is easy to forget the human side of things when players get told they are moving across the country with no notice.
From what little was said about County Colts, I think that is grass roots whereas the academy is elite. I would have thought that the Colts recommend players that could make the step up to the academy. A good way of casting the net wider.
What would be great is if there could be a tie up with all the schools in the borough and the council somewhat County can provide coaching and get to spot the best young prospects first. Maybe that would be too demanding resource wise.