Here he picks his top 16 youth recruits and explains why – in no particular order...
13. Kevin Ball - Scholar 1982
'You couldn't help but like him, not a great footballer, but would kick it, head it. He would kick you but would always be looking at you when he kicked you, he didn’t do it behind your back.' Photo: None
14. Joel Ward - Scholarship 2006
'Always gave 110 per cent and I had this feeling that if you gave him the opportunity, he would make himself a player.' Picture: Steve Reid Photo: Steve Reid
15. Brendan O'Connell - Scholarship 1983
'We let him go at 18, Alan Ball didn't fancy him. I remember walking around the South Stand with the lad, he was in tears, I told him I would get him sorted out. He went on to have a good career at Barnsley, Exeter, Burnley and Charlton.' Picture: Anton Want/ALLSPORT Photo: Anton Want
16. Gary O'Neil - Scholarship 1999
'When I first saw him, he was a bit small but could play, that was the most important thing.' Picture: Steve Reid Photo: Steve Reid