[[England EFL Championship] Data Issues]

19 hours ago, Christina_D said:

I am not sure if this is a data Issue.   If not then can you advise me where I need to report this please.

I was playing with Blackburn Rovers, who start the game with a level 1 youth set up.  I was promoted to the premier league at the end of my first season, and my youth set up was then downgraded to level 2.

In real life Venkys (for all of their many faults) have committed to keeping Blackburn's youth set up operating at level 1, so it seems unrealistic to have the youth level downgraded so soon into the game (especially in the face of a 1st season promotion)

Also, it does seem that the Blackburn Youth staff   (especially head of academy Stuart Jones) and possibly some of the youngsters are underrated, given that they are in Englands top youth divisions and have a level 1 academy.

Many thanks for taking the time to look into this

Completely agreed. Faced the exact same issue. Currently in 2025 and still can't get my Academy at Blackburn Rovers to produce a credible Youth Intake, despite heavy investment in a Head of Youth Development and consistent Board Requests for increases in junior spending and facilities.

The club in real life have maintained the academy at an impeccible level for years and there's no sign of this going away, and seemingly in FM21 (as it was in FM20), no matter what the club achieves, in 2021 our Youth Rating gets downgraded.

Seems odd and is highly frustrating.

[[England EFL Championship] Data Issues]

Thomas Kaminski - Blackburn Rovers (GK)

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