I agree with pretty much all of that, righteous1. As a Liverpool fan myself I'm staggered at the inability of the Academy to produce a single first team regular in the last few years. But I don't think it's the fault of the Reserve league that the club is struggling to produce top class homegrown talent - other clubs like Man City and Blackburn can, and their reserves play in the same league as Liverpool's.
Arguably 18 league games isn't enough, particularly if it means a mass exodus of Premiership reserves every March, influencing promotion and relegation across several divisions. The loan system may not be as harmful as allowing B teams into the Football League but it still has the potential to distort the balance and competitiveness of the lower leagues.
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