Back in 2008 when Frank Arnesen was sporting director at Chelsea, he proudly held forth at a conference about the investment the club were making in their academy.
A slick presentation illustrated how they had overhauled the previous youth system and were now scouting and developing the best players around Europe.
It ended with a glossy video clip, set to inspirational music, as the odd academy graduate trotted on for 15 minutes in a League Cup tie for Chelsea.
Club owner Roman Abramovich has been known to quickly get rid of underperforming bosses
Conspicuous by his absence in the presentation or video was Chelsea's captain at the time and one of their greatest ever players, even though he was an academy graduate.