“Loved every minute at the academy, who wouldn’t want to play football every day. Met some quality friends along the way and learnt some great life lessons as well”

“Being at Lichfield Academy was a very good 2 years of my life I’ll always remember & gave me numerous amounts of opportunities to experience things I wouldn’t have done at my age throughout the 2 years I was there, had I not decided to go there, like going on holiday with 25 of your mates at once, going to Wembley to watch England instead of going to college, training at St George’s, meeting & being coached by ex pros etc. I met people who I bonded well with from the get-go and have made some solid friendships with the lads & coaching staff there & Darren always had my back when I needed him to & made time for me which I’ll always appreciate. I’d recommend anyone thinking about joining to just go for it as I joined in the first of it & speak highly of it & it will only improve & get more enjoyable each year with added experience, opportunities & quality being added into the team. The Academy & the club in general will definitely be making big progress within the next few years and I’m glad I was a part of the first step of it all & will miss it all & everyone that was a part of it with me.”