Newcastle United are looking to improve in every department under their new owners - and the club's Under-21 set-up definitely has plenty of room to do that.
A day after the defeat at Oakwell, Newcastle announced a new long-term deal for Elliot Anderson, a player who scored his first competitive goal in the EFL Trophy away to Port Vale a few years ago but can anybody follow his example?
Of course, it's a work in progress and as we head to the one-year anniversary of the takeover, it's still early to be expecting a strong flow of quality young players coming through the ranks. However, with injuries in the first-team squad and an ageing bench unable to help the seniors get back to winning ways, producing homegrown talent is still as important as ever.
