The financial plight of Manchester United under the Glazers means the days of spending exorbitant sums on inflated transfer fees are over.
Signing and developing young players, as well as nurturing talent from within their ranks, is the way forward, which is why a first reserves title for United in four years is such a significant achievement.
It has long been said the FA Youth Cup-winning Class of '92, which produced David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and the Neville brothers, will never be replicated.
And while that might be true, that generation of United stars coming through at the same time a one-off, there is enough evidence to suggest several of the current crop have what it takes to establish themselves at first-team level.
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The transition from United youth or reserve team player to first-team regular is a difficult one, with many youngsters falling into the black hole in between, eventually moving to a club where the expectation level is not so high.
But the likes of centre-half Corry Evans, brother of United defender Jonny, full back Ritchie De Laet, midfielder Oliver Norwood and striker Fabien Brandy, have suggested they have what it takes to make the step up to the first-team and not be daunted by the prospect.
United reserve team coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has done an impressive job in landing the title, particularly with Sir Alex Ferguson needing to raid his squad on a regular basis to fill his bench in what has been an injury-ravaged season for United's first-team.
The big question now is whether United's stars of tomorrow can justify their hype and show they are genuine first-team material or merely being developed so other clubs can eventually profit from their talent.
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