“Growing up, I always found our Academy to be – outside of Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, West Ham and Southampton – one of the best ones in the country,” former Palace Academy graduate and first-teamer, Arron Fray, proudly kicks off the conversation.
“Not just because of our production line but also the way in which we went about winning our games,” Fray adds.
We will get to the eye-catching game against Inter Milan in which Fray got his first taste of action as part of the senior team but the pride in which Fray speaks with when discussing his journey through Palace’s Academy – and the set-up itself - is infectious.