Greater emphasis has been placed on Cardiff City's academy in recent years.
The Bluebirds changed tack following Neil Warnock's exit, pledging to become more sustainable by lowering their playing squad budget, slashing transfer fees and, pertinently, leaning more heavily on the club's own production line.
The results have been mixed, that much is fair to say, but being able to see a number of kids come through the system and graduate into the first team in the last couple of years has certainly brought smiles to ardent City fans' faces.
